> Please note the link to the : > > GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/ > Please distribute this link and the agenda to all your stakeholder > group/constituency members > > > > http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-05aug10-en.htm > > Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 5 August 2010. > > This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating > Procedures approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council. > http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft- > clean-09oct09-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 15:00 UTC > > See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times: > > 08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT & Quito; 11:00 EDT; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 > Brazil; 17:00 CEST; 19:00 Moscow; 20:00 Pakistan; 23:00 Hong Kong; > 00:00 Tokyo, 01:00 Melbourne (next day) > > 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. > > Please click on the link to join the GNSO Council Adobe Connect room > http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/ > Please enter as a 'guest'. > > > GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/ > > Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes) > > 1.1 Roll call of Council members > > 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: > > • 15 July Meeting – Scheduled for approval on 28 July 2010 > > http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09389.html > > Item 2: OSC GNSO Improvement Recommendations (15 minutes) > > 2.1 Refer to motion: > > https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions > > 2.2 Read the motion (Olga Cavalli) > 2.3 Discussion > 2.4 Vote > (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this vote.) > > 2.5 Action Items (if motion passes): > > > • Cheat sheet for new voting procedures (Ken Bour) > • Distribution of Constituency & Stakeholder Group Operating > Procedures (Glen de Saint Géry) > • Staff will distribute a package of materials for SGs and > Constituencies regarding charters (Rob Hoggarth) > > > Item 3: Whois Studies (20 minutes) > > 3.1 Refer to: > > • Whois Studies Report: > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for- > gnso-23mar10-en.pdf > • RFP for Proxy/Abuse Study: > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm > • Liz Gasster's summary chart of the studies: > http://gnso.icann.org/whois/whois-studies-chart-30jul10-en.pdf > • Brief overview of the study choices presented by Lisa Phifer on > 15 July: > http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation- > whois-report-23jun10-en.pdf > > 3.2 Motion to delay decision on Whois studies > > • Refer to motion: > https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions > • Discussion > • Vote > (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.) > > 3.3 Motion to proceed with Study # 1 (if needed) > > • Refer to motion: > https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions > • Discussion > • Vote > (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.) > > 3.4 Continuing discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies > 3.5 Next steps? > > Item 4: September meeting date September 16 (scheduled date) vs. > September 8? (10 Minutes) > > • Refer to Doodle Poll results: > > o 8 September 11:00UTC and 15:00UTC > http://www.doodle.com/k8ci6c69e8zb9ywq > > o 16 September 11:00UTC > http://www.doodle.com/zvvzwfkd9xdp4wge > > • Discussion > • Adobe Connect Poll (Kristina Nordstrom) > > > Item 5: Prioritization of GNSO work (20 Minutes) > > 5.1 Refer to posted project ratings: > http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-work-prioritization-project-list- > value-ratings-23jun10-en.pdf > > 5.2 Key points made in the 15 July Council meeting (from meeting > minutes): > > • “. . . not a useful exercise, not much was learnt, should not > proceed further with the prioritization exercise.” > • “. . . spending more time on the exercise will not accomplish > useful results.” > • “It was a difficult exercise, policy matters were not > prioritized and the core issue, management of the workload, still > has not been resolved.” > • “The exercise was intended as a first step and not intended to > solve the workload management; other steps are needed. The exercise > contributed an important degree of common awareness and dissent to > the group.” > • “The prioritization process could be improved with further > input from the Councilors and stakeholder groups.” > • “The exercise is important and informative from a staff > perspective and the Council needs to look at a two-step process > going forward: step one - form a small team to improve the process > used to date drawing on input received; step two - develop a > process to manage the workload with input from staff of the > resources being used to support each of the working groups, which > will reflect both staff and community efforts.” > • “Support was expressed for continuing the prioritization work, > but linking it to the overall ICANN Staff and Community workload > and to the Budget process.” > • “The question of available resources should be looked at in > context. The Vertical Integration working group as an example of > one that would not normally have commenced with all the work before > Council, yet it did and the community resources were available.” > • “Some believe that work should be prioritized but the > methodology chosen is not the most appropriate or efficient.” > > 5.3 Next Steps > > • Staff Utilization Analysis targeted for 26 August meeting (Liz > Gasster) > • Adobe Connect Poll Council regarding possible next steps > (Kristina Nordstrom): > > o Option 1: Spend no more time on prioritization > o Option 2: Develop a plan for using the results to manage the > workload in the near term > o Option 3: Form a drafting team with the task of developing a new > process > o Option 4: Form a drafting team with the task of improving the > process > o Option 5: Other? (including combinations of options 2, 3, and or 4) > > • Discussion? > • Action Items > > Item 6: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (10 > minutes) > > 6.1 Refer to: > > • GNSO AoC Reviews site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/ > • GNSO SSR RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm > • GNSO Whois RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/whois- > policies-en.htm > > 6.2 Key dates in the endorsement process: > > • 29 July – End of application period > • 19 August – Due date for SG input (SG primary endorsements + > additional candidates supported for diversity purposes) > • 26 August – Council meeting > • 8 or 16 September – Council meeting (see agenda item 11.2 below) > • 12 September – GNSO endorsement slate due to Selectors > > 6.3 Brief summary of candidates by SG for the SSR & Whois RTs (Glen > de Saint Géry) > 6.4 Discussion > > Item 7: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (10 Minutes) > > 7.1 Progress report (Stéphane Van Gelder) > 7.2 Timeline > > • End of public comment period for Initial Report: 13 August > • Target date for summary & analysis of public comments: 16 August > • Target date for submission of revised Initial Report to Council: > 18 August > • Deadline for submission of Initial Report to the Board for their > retreat: 13 September > > 7.3 Discussion > > Item 8: Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report (5 > Minutes) > > 8.1 Refer to: > > • Final Report: > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf > • Summary of Recommendations > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-final-report-conclusion- > recommendations-13jul10-en.pdf > > 8.2 Volunteers to develop action plan for Council consideration: > > • Greg Aaron, chair of the RAP WG > • Chuck Gomes, Council Chair > • Mikey O'Connor CBUC-RAP WG member > • Joi White - IPC CSG > • David Donahue -IPC CSG > • Berry Cob - CBUC -RAP WG member > • Phil Corwin - CBUC -RAP WG member > • Mary Wong - NCSG > • Faisal Shah -RAP WG member > • Fred Felman -RAP WG member > • Other? > > 8.3 Note: > > • Marika Konings will provide Staff policy support for this effort. > • An email list is up and running with all of the above subscribed. > • The group will be polled regarding the regular time of the > meetings and date of the first meeting; it may be appropriate to > use the recurring time that the RAP group used. > > Item 9: Cartagena Planning (10 Minutes) > > 9.1 Action items from Brussels Wrap-Up Meeting > > • Stéphane van Gelder to take the lead, with Glen's assistance, > in preparing the schedule for the GNSO calendar for the Cartagena > meetings in December 2010. > • Glen will follow-up with the ICANN meetings team regarding the > following: > > o Coffee should be available in close proximity to the meeting rooms. > o Allowance should be made in the schedule for breaks between all > the meetings. > o Make Adobe Connect work better with all operating systems or > alternatives that allow participation from Linux based systems. > o Changing the start time of the Council meeting so that it is no > so early. > > • Wendy Seltzer will lead a group of the following volunteers to > develop suggested improvements to the running of the GNSO Public > Council meetings: > > o Tim Ruiz > o Kristina Rosette > o Wolf-Ulrich Knoben > o Edmon Chung > o Adrian Kinderis > o Others? > > • A group will be formed to work on the GNSO Council interaction > with the Board. > > o Volunteers: > o Terry Davis > o David Taylor > o Jaime Wagner > o Zahid Jamil > o Stéphane van Gelder > o Others? > o Stéphane volunteered to lead this effort. > > • Target date for completion of work and submission of input to > Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September. > > 9.2 Other issues? > > Item 10: Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (5 minutes) > > 10.1 GNSO Volunteers: > > • Terry Davis (NCA) > • Rafik Dammak (NCSG) > • Greg Aaron (RySG, Afilias) > • Kathy Kleiman (RySG, PIR) > • Keith Drazek (RySG, VeriSign) > • Mike Rodenbaugh (CSG, CBUC) > • Zahid Jamil (CSG, CBUC) > • Rodney Joffe (RySG, NeuStar) > • Jaime Wagner (CSG, ISCPC) > > 10.2 Status report (Chuck Gomes) > > > Item 11: Audio-casting of Council meetings (5 minutes) > > > 11.1 Refer to information sent to the Council list by Marika on 26 > July 2010. > 11.2 Implementation status > 11.3 Additional feedback? > > Item 12: Other Business (10 minutes) > > 12.1 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvement implementation > > • Note: As part of the motion to approve implementation of the OSC > CCT recommendations, the Council resolved to convene a standing > committee whose role will be to monitor, coordinate, and manage the > continuing implementation of the various recommendations emanating > from the chartered GNSO Improvements Work Teams. > • Any suggestions regarding how to do this? > > 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 (Council Operating > Procedures 4.4) > > Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the > following items may vote by absentee ballot: > 1. Initiate a policy development process; > 2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board; > 3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws; > 4. Fill a position open for election. > > The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting > and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by > telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must > be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in > which a vote is initiated, except that, 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 days. There > must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated. > ________________________________________ > Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN > hemisphere > ________________________________________ > Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 15:00UTC > ________________________________________ > California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 08:00 > Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 10:00 > New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00 > Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00 > Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 12:00 > Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+1DST 16:00 > Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00 > Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00 > Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+1DST 19:00 > Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00 > Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 23:00 > Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 00:00 > Melbourne/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 01:00 next day > ________________________________________ > The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 > local time (with exceptions) > > > > > > >  IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]