[gnso-consumercci-dt] GNSO Council adopted our advice letter today

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Congratulations.  At today's meeting, GNSO Council voted to adopt our metrics 
advice and forward to the Board (see below).
Have a wonderful holiday, everyone.

Motion on the Adoption of a Working Group on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, 
and Competition (CTCCC)

Made by: John Berard, Seconded by: Osvaldo Novoa

Whereas, on 10 December 2010, the ICANN Board adopted Resolution 30  
(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm) requesting advice 
from the GNSO, ccNSO, ALAC and GAC on establishing the definition, measures, 
and three-year targets for those measures, for competition, consumer trust and 
consumer choice in the context of the domain name system (DNS), such advice to 
be provided for discussion at the ICANN International Public meeting in San 
Francisco from 13-18 March 2011;

Whereas, the GNSO Council approved the 
Charter(http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cci-charter-07sep11-en.pdf) for a Consumer 
Choice, Trust, and Competition Working Group (CTCCCWG) to produce an Advice 
Letter for consideration by Supporting Organizations(SOs) and Advisory 
Committees (ACs) to assist them in responding to the Board request for 
establishing the definition, measures, and three-year targets for those 
measures, for competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the context of 
the domain name system;

Whereas, the CCI WG created a draft Advice Letter and posted it for Public 
Comment 
(http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/cctc-draft-advice-letter-23feb12-en.htm);

Whereas, the CCI WG reviewed all Public Comments and feedback from public 
sessions and produced a Final Advice Letter 
(http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/cctc/cctc-final-advice-letter-05dec12-en.pdf ) 
for consideration by the SOs and ACs.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the GNSO Council endorses there commendations 
for establishing the definition, measures and three-year targets for those 
measures for competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the context of 
the domain name system as described in the Final Advice Letter.

RESOLVED FURTHER, the GNSO Council approves the delivery of the Final Advice 
Letter to the ICANN Board.

RESOLVED FURTHER, the GNSO Council thanks the CTCCC WG members for their 
diligence and persistent efforts on this important topic and disbands the 
Working Group.


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Steve DelBianco
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