[gtld-council] Updated agenda for meetings in Wellington on Saturday 25 March 2006 and Sunday 26 March 2006

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

Here is an updated agenda for Saturday and Sunday.


Saturday 25 March 2006
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(1) 9:00 - 9:30 am
- Review ICANN mission and core values

[From ICANN bylaws: Any ICANN body making a recommendation or decision
shall exercise its judgment to determine which core values are most
relevant and how they apply to the specific circumstances of the case at
hand, and to determine, if necessary, an appropriate and defensible
balance among competing values.]

The intent is to set the scene for the subsequent discussions.


(2) 10:00 am - 10:30am
- Review list of selection criteria proposed by Committee members in
Washington

(3) 10:30am to 12:30pm
- rank the selection criteria based on level of support for each
criteria from the whole committee, and the degree to which the criteria
is consistent with the ICANN mission and core values

(4) 12:30pm - 1:30pm  lunchbreak

(5) 1:30pm - 3:30pm - Discuss criteria in more detail that have the
support of at least 3 constituencies, in order of those that have the
most support

(6) 3:30pm to 4:00pm - Afternoon tea break

(7) 4pm to 6pm  - Discuss any criteria that don't yet have broad support
- this is a further opportunity to convince the rest of the Committee
that a particular criteria is needed and consensus support from the GNSO
constituencies


Sunday 26 March 2006
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(0) 8am to 9am - Briefing by Tina Dam, Pat Kane, Ram Mohan, and Cary
Karp on IDN matters
  (i) List of activities currently underway
   - e.g IDN guidelines revision, President's Advisory Group, GNSO
issues report
  (ii) Update on IDN guidelines - what are the major elements of the
guidelines and what are the most recent changes
  (iii) Update on Presidents Advisory Group - current work items etc.
  (iv) Information on proposed technical test 

(1) 9am to 11am - Meeting between the GNSO Committee on new gTLDs and
the GAC working group on gTLDs
- GNSO Committee to review progress to date, and identify progress with
respect to the PDP process on new gTLDs
- GNSO Council chair provide an update on WHOIS PDP
- GAC working group to discuss progress to date on public policy
principles that may apply to the issue of new gTLDs or WHOIS - bearing
in mind
ICANN's mission and core values

(2) 11am to 11:30am - Morning tea break


(3) 11:30am to 1pm   Allocation methods
- review constituency statements with respect to allocation methods, and
with respect to the ICANN mission and core values
- review information from submitted papers plus public comments relevant
to this question
- identify possible allocation methods

(4) 1pm - 2pm  Lunch Break

(5) 2pm to 3pm - 
- rank the allocation methods based on level of support for each method
from the whole committee, and the degree to which the method is
consistent with the ICANN mission and core values

(6) 3pm to 3:30pm - Afternoon tea break

(7) 3:30pm to 5pm
- Discuss methods in more detail that have the support of at least 3
constituencies, in order of those that have the most support.

(8) 5pm to 6pm
- opportunity for further discussion on IDNs prior to GNSO Council
dinner 
with the Board

(9) 8pm to 10pm
- GNSO Council dinner with the ICANN Board

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin