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Begin forwarded message: > From: Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> > Date: August 25, 2010 9:01:26 AM PDT > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Note: REVISED link to Audio Cast & Agenda for GNSO Council > Meeting 26 August 2010 > >> Please note that the GNSO Council Meeting Audio Streaming link >> has changed: >> http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u >> Please distribute this link to all the members of the community so >> that they can listen to the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday, 26 >> August 2010 at 20:00 UTC. >> This will be the link for all GNSO meetings going forward. >> >> Please find the updated Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August >> 2010. >> >> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council >> Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council. >> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-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 20:00 UTC >> >> See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times: >> 13:00 PDT; 15:00 CDT; 16:00 EST; 17:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 Brazil; >> 22:00 CET; 24:00 Moscow >> >> Friday, 27 August >> 01:00 Pakistan; 04:00 Hong Kong; 05:00 Tokyo, 06:00 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. >> >> Item 1: Administrative matters (15 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. >> • The main issues for this meeting are: >> >> o New voting procedures >> o Whois studies >> o GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs >> o Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG >> o Community WG regarding the GAC requested community working group >> on new gTLD Recommendation 6 (i.e., morality & public order) >> >> 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: >> • 5 August 2010 meeting – Scheduled for Approval on 26 August 2010. >> >> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09519.html >> >> Item 2: Overview of New Procedures Related to Voting (5 minutes) >> >> 2.1 Refer to: >> >> • GNSO Operating Procedures >> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf >> >> • Cheat sheet for new voting procedures >> >> Visual Procedures Map covering abstentions, absences, and vacancies >> http://gnso.icann.org/council/visual-procedures-map-en.htm >> >> Abstention Notification Form to be completed by an officer of the >> abstaining Councilor's appointing organization (Stakeholder Group >> or Constituency, as appropriate) >> http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm >> >> >> 2.2 Opportunity for SGs, Constituencies and the Council to >> schedule an overview session with Ken Bour >> >> 2.3 Discussion >> >> 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 Highlights of Report for Whois Study # 3 (Liz Gasster) >> >> 3.3 Motion to proceed with Study # 1 >> >> • Refer to motion: >> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?26_august_motions >> • Discussion >> • Vote >> (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new >> procedures may apply.) >> >> 3.4 Continuing discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies >> 3.5 Next steps? >> >> Item 4: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (20 >> minutes) >> >> 4.1 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 >> >> 4.2 SG primary & alternate endorsements: >> >> >> CSG >> NCSG >> RrSG >> RySG >> SSR Primary >> Jeff Brueggeman >> David Cake (Australia) >> Rick Wilhelm >> Ken Silva >> SSR Alternate(s) >> >> George Asare Sakyi >> >> >> Whois Primary >> Susan Kawaguchi >> Kim G. Von Arx >> James Bladel >> Kathy Kleiman >> Whois Alternate(s) >> >> >> >> Kim G. von Arx >> 4.3 Summary of Geographic & Gender Diversity for SG Primary >> Endorsements: >> >> >> SSR RT >> Whois RT >> # from Africa >> 0 >> 0 >> # from Asia/Pacific >> 1 >> 0 >> # from Europe >> 0 >> 1 >> # from Latin America & Caribbean >> 0 >> 0 >> # from North America >> 3 >> 3 >> # Male >> 4 >> 2 >> # Female >> 0 >> 2 >> 4.4 Possible Candidates to Improve Diversity: >> >> >> SSR RT >> Whois RT >> Africa >> George Asare Sakyi >> None >> Asia/Pacific >> N/A >> None >> Europe >> None >> N/A >> Latin America & Caribbean >> None >> None >> North America >> N/A >> N/A >> Male >> N/A >> N/A >> # Female >> None >> N/A >> >> Note the ccNSO endorsements: >> >> SSR RT: Ondrej Filip from Europe, Rodney Joffe from North America >> and Simon McCalla from Europe (for two seats) >> >> Whois RT: Emily Taylor from Europe (for one seat) >> 4.5 Should the GNSO add one or two candidates to improve diversity >> of either RT slate? >> >> • Discussion >> • Next steps? [e.g., motion(s) for consideration on 8 September] >> • Note: GNSO endorsement slate is due to Selectors not later than >> 12 September >> >> >> Item 5: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (20 Minutes) >> >> 5.1 Refer to Revised Initial Report from the WG >> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/revised-vi- >> initial-report-18aug10-en.pdf >> >> 5.2 Overview of the report (Margie Milam) >> >> • Discussion >> • Next steps? >> • Deadline for submission of report to the Board for their >> retreat: 13 September >> >> 5.3 Refer to motion (if any): >> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?26_august_motions >> >> • Discussion >> • Vote >> • Follow-up actions >> >> Item 6: GAC requested community working group on new gTLD >> Recommendation 6 (15 Minutes) >> >> 6.1 Refer to draft terms of reference (ToR): >> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-new-gtld-recommendation-6-wg- >> tor-18aug10-en.pdf >> >> 6.2 Discussion >> >> 6.3 Any suggested changes to the draft ToR >> >> 6.4 Any objections to the ToR? >> >> Item 7: Ongoing Action Items (10 Minutes) >> >> 7.1 Next Steps for Prioritization of GNSO Projects (Chuck Gomes) >> >> 7.2 Registration Abuse Policies WG Recommendations Action Plan >> (Marika Konings) >> >> 7.3 Suggested improvements for GNSO Public Council meetings * >> (Wendy Seltzer) >> >> * Target date for completion of work and submission of input to >> Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September. >> >> 7.4 Suggestions for GNSO Council interaction with the Board * >> (Stéphane Van Gelder) >> >> * Target date for completion of work and submission of input to >> Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September. >> >> 7.5 Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (Chuck Gomes) >> >> • Note that the ccNSO identified the following as members of this >> group: >> >> Jay Daley, .nz >> Chris Disspain, .au, ccNSO Chair >> Luis Diego Espinoza, .cr >> Ondrej Filip. .cz >> Hiro Hotta, .jp >> Hansang Lee, .kr >> Jörg Schweiger, .de >> Tan Yaling, .cn >> >> >> 7.6 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvements implementation >> (Glen de Saint Géry) >> >> 7.7 Council meeting dates for November, December & January (Glen >> de Saint Géry) >> >> Item 8: Other Business (5 Minutes) >> >> 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) 20:00UTC >> ________________________________________ >> California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 13:00 >> Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 15:00 >> New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 16:00 >> Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 17:00 >> Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 17:00 >> Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+0DST 21:00 >> Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 >> Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 >> Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+0DST 00:00 next day >> Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 01:00 next day >> Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 04:00 next day >> Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 05:00 next day >> Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 06:00 next day >> ________________________________________ >> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 >> local time (with exceptions) >> ________________________________________ >> For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com/ >> >> Please let me know if you have any questions. >> Thank you. >> >> >> Glen de Saint Géry >> GNSO Secretariat >> [log in to unmask] >> http://gnso.icann.org >> >> > > > > > 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] > > > 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]