Dear Avri, Whom should I request to dial out to me? kindly, On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Please find hereafter the conference call details for the NCSG call on Tuesday 16 November at 17:00 UTC (duration 120 minutes) > > > > > > On 15 Nov 2010, at 18:49, Avri Doria wrote: > >> Reminder that we have an open NCSG Policy Discussion meeting on 16 November 2010 (15:00 UTC) >> >> Details: >> >> http://ncdnhc.org/events/ncsg-open-policy-meeting-16 >> >> Draft Agenda: >> >> - Report of elections >> - GSNO Agenda review >> - WG/WT review >> - Other? >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> >>> Date: 15 November 2010 17:40:44 GMT+01:00 >>> To: GNSO Council <[log in to unmask]> >>> Subject: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010 at 11:00 UTC >>> >>> Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010. >>> >>> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010 >>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm >>> >>> 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 11:00 UTC >>> >>> Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times >>> (03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 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.m3u >>> >>> Item 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 >>> • Status of Council Chair Nominations and NCA Assignments >>> • Disclosure of Interest Procedures motion >>> • Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement >>> • New gTLD Applicant Guidebook >>> • RySG endorsements for AoC SSR RT replacement >>> >>> 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: >>> • 28 October 2010 meeting minutes >>> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09873.html >>> – Scheduled for approval on 15 November 2010. >>> >>> Item 2: Election of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (20 minutes) >>> >>> Refer to procedures approved on 28 October: >>> >>> http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm >>> >>> 2.1 Chair Nominees >>> >>> • Non-contracted Party House: Olga Cavalli >>> Candidate Statement >>> • Contracted Party House: Stéphane van Gelder >>> Candidate Statement >>> • Questions for Olga? >>> • Questions for Stéphane? >>> 2.2 NCA Assignments? >>> >>> • Non-contracted Party House: (TBD) >>> • Contracted Party House: (TBD) >>> 2.3 Status of OSC/GCOT review of the election process (Julie Hedlund) >>> >>> >>> >>> Item 3: GNSO Project Prioritisation (10 minutes) >>> >>> 3.1 Considering the prioritization discussions we had on 28 October and prior to that, is the following a possible way forward: Rather than spending more time prioritizing GNSO projects, develop criteria for making decisions on a case by case basis? >>> >>> • Discussion >>> • Other alternatives? >>> • Volunteers? >>> 3.2 Next steps? >>> >>> Item 4: Disclosure of Interest Procedures (10 minutes) >>> >>> 4.1 Refer to revised procedures: >>> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en.pdf >>> >>> 4.2 Refer to motion: >>> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions >>> >>> 4.3 Discussion >>> >>> 4.4 Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.) >>> >>> Item 5: Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (20 minutes) >>> >>> 5.1 Refer to final report: >>> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf >>> >>> 5.2 Overview of report (Margie Milam) >>> http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf >>> >>> 5.3 Discussion >>> >>> 5.4 Next steps? >>> >>> Item 6: Planning for Cartagena Meetings (15 minutes) >>> >>> 6.1 Changes to schedule (Stéphane Van Gelder, Glen de Saint Géry) >>> >>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf >>> >>> 6.2 Topic(s) for Joint meetings with the GAC & ccNSO >>> >>> • Refer to discussion paper titled “ Proposed discussion of Cross-SO/AC policy development work ”: >>> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en.pdf >>> • Overview of paper (Liz Gasster) >>> • Status of topic for GAC & ccNSO joint meetings (Chuck Gomes) >>> • Discussion? >>> 6.3 Other agendas >>> >>> Item 7: New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (30 minutes) >>> >>> 7.1 Joint Applicant Support WG (Rafik Dammak) >>> >>> • Refer to JAS WG recommendations: >>> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm >>> • Brief overview of recommendations (Rafik Dammak) >>> • Refer to Motion to Extend the WG: >>> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions >>> • Discussion >>> Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply) >>> 7.2 VI PDP WG Interim Report >>> >>> • Refer to Report: >>> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-interim-report-phase-i-09nov10-en.pdf >>> • Brief overview of report ( Margie Milam) >>> • Refer to motion: >>> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions >>> • Discussion >>> • Exception to Eight day requirement >>> • Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.) >>> 7.3 Refer to latest version of the guidebook: >>> >>> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-12nov10-en.pdf >>> >>> 7.4 Highlights (Kurt Pritz) >>> >>> 7.5 Discussion >>> >>> 7.6 Action Items? >>> >>> Item 8: Other Business (5 Minutes) >>> >>> 8.1 AoC SSR RT Resignation by Ken Silva >>> >>> • The RySG endorsed two candidates to replace Ken: >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm >>> • Rodney Joffe >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-motivation-letter-14jul10-en.pdf >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-additional-ccnso-requirements-14jul10-en.pdf >>> • Ramses Martinez >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-bio-04nov10-en.pdf >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-cv-04nov10-en.pdf >>> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-soi-11nov10-en.pdf >>> • Discussion >>> • Note that the GNSO procedures do not require approval by the Council. >>> • Any objections to sending the two candidates names to the Selectors? >>> 8.2 Personnel announcement >>> >>> 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 October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 03:00 >>> New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 06:00 >>> Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 08:00 >>> Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 09:00 >>> London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00 >>> Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 >>> Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 >>> Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 >>> Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00 >>> Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 19:00 >>> Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 20:00 >>> Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com >>> >>> Glen de Saint Géry >>> GNSO Secretariat >>> [log in to unmask] >>> http://gnso.icann.org >>> >>> >> >