A huge three cheers for our NCUC Council representatives -- Norbert, Robin and Mawaki -- who led a successful fight (against many odds) to win today! A huge amount of work went on behind the scenes to educate and share ideas with others on Council. I have never been more pleased with ICANN. Thank you! Kathy > > Dear NCUC colleagues, > > just a short note after the GNSO Council teleconference (in which also > Robin Gross and Mawaki Chango participated, the other two NCUC delegates): > > One agenda item was to handle the two WHOIS purpose drafts, where > Formulation 1 had been preferred over Formulation 2 by us (and those > who had been pressing for Formulation 2 withdrew it in Wellington - we > had a third text today, which was supposed to be an amendment replacing > 1 and 2. > > First this "amendment" was voted down 17 to 9, and then the original > Formulation 1 was voted in 18 to 9 - basically from the registries, > registrars, the three Nomination Committee appointees, and our NCUC > votes, while the Business, Intellectual Property, and ISP constituencies > were in the minority during the vote. > > There were again several suggestions NOT to vote which would have led to > a further delay as so often before - especially also an intervention > from an observer/guest in the GNSO Council (I want to clarify the status > later) of the US government representative on the GAC, who cautioned > against a hasty vote (on an issue which is going on for 7 years already, > and has been on the respective Task Force list and open for public > comments at different stages). > >