Excellent report, bringing good news, Norbert! It is not shorthand, it is very concise. Thanks again! frt rgds --c.a. Norbert Klein escreveu: > 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). > > So much as a quick information. I am sorry to use "shorthand" language. > If you have some further questions, please raise them, and I am sure > Robin or Mawaki will also help to correct what I may have said too > simply, and I am of course also prepared to give more information. > > One important item to be addressed soon is to make suggestions with whom > to replace Michael Palage who resigned from the ICANN Board. > > Norbert > Phnom Penh/Cambodia > > -- Carlos A. Afonso diretor de planejamento Rits -- http://www.rits.org.br ******************************************** * Sacix -- distribuição Debian CDD Linux * * orientada a projetos de inclusão digital * * com software livre e de código aberto, * * mantida pela Rits em colaboração com o * * Coletivo Digital. * * Saiba mais: http://www.sacix.org.br * ********************************************