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[bc-gnso] Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 28 April 2011 at 11:00 UTC

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  • Subject: [bc-gnso] Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 28 April 2011 at 11:00 UTC
  • From: Benedetta Rossi <secretariat-bc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:16:10 +0200


Dear BC Members,
Please find below the updated version of the Council Agenda. At the request of 
the Chair, I will be undertaking routine forwarding of updates to the BC.

Thank you,
Kindest Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat




 Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 28 April 2011.
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-28apr11-en.htm

The agenda on the Wiki has the latest updates:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+28+April+2011The 
motions before Council can be viewed here:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures 
approved 7 April 2011 for the GNSO Council.
http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-08apr11-en.pdf
For convenience:* An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds 
is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.
* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting 
procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.Meeting Time 
11:00 UTC

Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times
(04:00 Los Angeles, 07:00 Washington DC,12:00 London, 13:00 Brussels, 19:00 
Beijing; 21:00 Melbourne 

Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should 
notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.

GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3uItem 1: 
Administrative matters (10 minutes)1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling 
for Disclosures of Interest • Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, 
we are required to poll Councilors regarding “any direct or indirect interests 
that may affect a Relevant Party’s judgment on an issue that is under review, 
consideration, or discussion” in this meeting.
Here is the definition provided in the procedures:
“Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A 
written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests 
that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. 
non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and 
may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a 
specific issue.”
The main issues for this meeting are: 
GNSO Project Decision Making GNSO ImprovementsSO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support 
WhoisNew gTLDs Compliance
1.2 Update any statements of interest
1.3 Review/amend agenda

1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO 
Operating Procedures:
• 7 April 2011 Council minutes –approved on 21 April 2011Item 2: WHOIS studies 
(15 minutes)

Refer to motion 1, deferred from previous meeting at IPC's request. 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011

Refer to Motion 1 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011 
2.1 Discussion

2.2 Vote2.3 Suggestions on next steps for Whois Requirements (Avri Doria)

Item 3: Pending Projects – Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) (15 
minutes)Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending 
Projects.
Refer to motion 2 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011

3. 1 Update on Pending Project: PPSC (Jeff Neuman)
3. 2 Discussion
3. 3 Vote

Item 4: Motion on OSC Global Outreach Recommendations (10 minutes)Refer to 
motion approved by the Council at the 24 February 2011 GNSO Council meeting: 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+February+2011.
 Specifically the following clauses:RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council 
acknowledges receipt of the document submitted by the OSC
http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf
and directs Staff to post this document for forty-five (45) days in the ICANN 
Public Comment Forum.RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council shall take formal 
action on this document, including potential modification, as soon as possible 
after the conclusion of the public comment period.Refer to motion 3 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+20114.1
 Discussion4. 2 Vote
Item 5: Meeting with ICANN's new Compliance Director (10 minutes)

The Council invites, Maguy Serad, ICANN’s senior compliance director to provide 
both an overview of her Compliance philosophy and her 30-60-90 day plan for the 
department. 

5.1 Presentation from Compliance Director (Maguy Serad)

5.2 Discussion and questionsItem 6: Cartagena Board Resolution on Consumer 
Choice, Competition and Innovation (10 minutes)Refer to Board resolution: 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm#6 
Rosemary Sinclair has volunteered to lead.

6.1 Update from Rosemary Sinclair.6. 2 Discussion 

6. 3 Next steps?

Item 7: Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS) (15 minutes)7.1 
Update from co-Chairs (Rafik Dammak and Carlton Samuels).7. 2 Discussion 

7. 3 Next steps?

Item 8: UDRP Issues Paper (10 minutes)8.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam) 8.2 
Discussion8.3 Next steps 

Item 9: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN 
TLDs (JIG) (10 minutes)Refer to motion approved by the GNSO Council at the 
April 7, 2011 meeting 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011The 
ccNSO Council has since asked that the GNSO Council not forward the report to 
the Board until it has had an opportunity to address a few issues it has with 
the report.In the meantime, it is suggested that the GNSO Council submit, as 
part of the DAGv6 Public Comment period, its comments on those parts of the JIG 
report that pertain to new gTLDs.9.1 Discussion9.2 Next stepsItem 10. Any Other 
Business (5 minutes) 10.1 Possible topics for Singapore weekend GNSO sessions 
Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 
3)9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO 
Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or 
other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting 
thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:
1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote 
of each House or majority of one House;
2. Initiate a Policy Development Process (“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in 
Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more 
than 66% of one House;
3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 
75% of one House and a majority of the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);
4. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an 
affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO 
Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups 
supports the Recommendation;
5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an 
affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and
6. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting 
Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that “a two-thirds vote of 
the council” demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority 
vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting 
party affected by such contract provision.Appendix 2: Absentee Voting 
Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4)

4.4.1 Applicability
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council 
motions or measures.
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;
d. Fill a Council position open for election.

4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced 
time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting‟s adjournment. In 
exceptional circumstances,announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may 
reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided 
such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.

4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes 
according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for 
transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by 
telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become 
available.
4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a 
quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)
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