I hope you all will join in Tuesday's NCSG Open Policy Call. This is NCSG's monthly SG-wide open policy discussion between the NCSG Policy Committee / GNSO Councilors and the entire NCSG membership. Draft discussion agenda and dial-in details are below for the call are below. Thank you, Robin NCSG Open Policy Discussion 13 December 2011 (Tuesday) 21:00 - 23:00 UTC Call in details: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/ Draft Discussion Agenda 1. GNSO Counsel Policy Issues A. Thick Whois Report out for Public Comment (15 minutes) B. ICANN Outreach Efforts to Increase Participation (15 minutes) C. Review of the UDRP (15 minutes) D. Joint Applicant Support Update (15 minutes) E. 15 Dec 2011 GNSO Council Meeting - key votes & discussion items (15 minutes) 2. Open Discussion on NCSG Membership Criteria (20 minutes) What does it mean to be a "non-commercial organization" for purposes of NCSG membership eligibility? How do organizations living in the ccTLD space fit in GTLD/NCSG space? Membership criteria for individuals applying for membership. 3. What's Open for Public Comment at ICANN Now? (10 minutes) 4. Related Issues NCSG May Wish to Comment on: (10 minutes) SOPA/PIPA & domain name take-downs? 5. AOB? (5 minutes) Call in details: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Related to: Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 15 December 2011 GNSO Council meeting audiocast: http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes) 1 Roll Call 1.2 Statement of interest updates Mason Cole 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: 17 November minutes – will be approved on 8 December 2011. . Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (5 minutes) Standard agenda item looking at changes made to the GNSO's Pending Projects list since the previous meeting. Refer to Pending Projects list http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf 2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder) • GNSO activities: 9 (9 - No change). • Other activities: 10 (10 - No change) • Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 - no change). • Outstanding recommendations: 2 (2 - no change). Item 3: Outreach Task Force Charter (20 minutes) As part of the GNSO improvements, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC)'s Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team worked on a set of recommendations on a global outreach program At the previous Council meeting, a motion on this was not approved. It was proposed that a small group be assisted by Staff to produce a new motion that would include specific revisions to the charter. Refer to motion: [https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011|display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011|\||] Reading of the motion (John Berard) 3.1 Discussion 3.2 Vote 3.3 Next steps Item 4: UDRP (25 minutes) Following the drafting of an Issue Report on a possible review of the UDRP, a motion is before the Council to initiate a PDP on this topic and that a drafting team be formed to write a charter for the working group. Refer to motion https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011 The motion was deferred from the Nov 17 Council meeting. 4.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman) 4.2 Discussion 4.3 Vote Item 5: Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) (15 minutes) The JIG is proposing that both GNSO and ccNSO councils ask their Chairs to send to the ICANN Board a letter in response to their August 2011 resolution on Single Character IDN TLDs. The letter would note discrepancies between the WG's work and the Board resolution. Refer to motion https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011 5.1 Reading of the motion (Ching Chiao) 5.2 Discussion 5.3 Vote Item 6: Cross-TLD registration scam and domain kiting (10 minutes) At the previous Council meeting, there was discussion on possible next steps and decisions that could be made on this topic, following SSAC's response (http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf) . Staff has suggested several options: Adding these issues to the mandate of the Fake Renewal Notices Drafting Team which is tasked to prepare a request for information for the Registrar Stakeholder Group to obtain further information on the issue of Fake Renewal Notices in order to help inform the GNSO Council on the appropriate next steps, if any. As there are certain similarities, especially between the cross-tld registration scam and fake renewal notices, it might be possible for this DT to also try and obtain further information on that specific issue to help inform the Council's deliberations. Continue discussions on the topic of cross-TLD registration scam with the ccNSO to discuss whether there are any steps that could be taken or considered jointly. The GNSO Council and the ccNSO Council had some initial discussions on this topic at its meeting in Dakar and as this is an issue that also affects ccTLDs there might be common approaches to be explored. As noted, such approaches might involve improved communication / education in relation to this issue as it is not clear at this stage that this issue could be addressed through policy development. Do nothing – as there is no set mechanism for data gathering or monitoring of abuses at the moment or any evidence that these practices are in non-compliance with ICANN policies or agreements, the GNSO Council could decide to not undertake any further action at this stage. Note, at any point in time, should further information or data become available, any Council member or SO/AC could raise this issue again for further consideration. This discussion item aims at seeing if this issue should be closed or if work should continue. 6.1 Discussion 6.2 Next steps Item 7: Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) (10 minutes) This agenda item is to update the Council on recent developments in the JAS WG, and more specifically details of the measures being taken to implement the recommendations made in the JAS Final Report that was sent to the Board. 7.1 Update from Staff (X Y) 7.2 Discussion Item 8: Transitioning existing Policy Development Process (PDP) work to the new PDP procedures (10 minutes) At its meeting on December 8, 2011, the Board adopted the new GNSO PDP. Out of that comes the following text: 'For all ongoing PDPs initiated prior to the adoption by the Board, the Council shall determine the feasibility of transitioning to the procedures set forth in this Annex A for all remaining steps within the PDP. If the Council determines that any ongoing PDP cannot be feasibly transitioned to these updated procedures, the PDP shall be concluded according to the procedures set forth in Annex A in force on before the adoption of the new Annex A by the Board'. Currently the following PDPs are under way: - IRTP Part C (Working Group) - Thick Whois (Preliminary Issue Report out for public comment) - RAA (Preliminary Issue Report in preparation) - Uniformity of Contracts (Preliminary Issue Report in preparation) - UDRP - (pending) - Law Enforcement Recommendations - (pending) 8.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam) 8.2 Discussion 8.3 Next steps Item 9: Any Other Business (5 minutes) ____________________________________________________________________________ DETAILS FOR FOR NCSG MTG: Participant passcode: NCSG For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. ____________________________________________________________________________ Dial in numbers: Country Toll Numbers Freephone/Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0519 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4842 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7713 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5223 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259 BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795 BRAZIL 0800-7610651 CHILE 1230-020-2863 CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670 CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177 DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324 ESTONIA 800-011-1093 FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-60-72 080-511-1496 GERMANY 49-69-2222-20362 0800-664-4247 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0687 00800-12-7312 HONG KONG 852-3001-3863 800-962-856 HUNGARY 06-800-12755 INDIA 000-800-852-1268 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3982 IRELAND 353-1-246-7646 1800-992-368 ISRAEL 1-80-9216162 ITALY 39-02-3600-6007 800-986-383 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4799 0066-33-132439 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5191 0066-33-132439 LATVIA 8000-3185 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1364 MALAYSIA 1-800-81-3065 MEXICO 001-866-376-9696 NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8588 0800-023-4378 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4771 0800-447-722 NORWAY 47-21-590-062 800-15157 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072065 PERU 0800-53713 PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3716 POLAND 00-800-1212572 PORTUGAL 8008-14052 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-0144011 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9230 800-120-4663 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-25 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80414 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1083 00798-14800-7352 SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 800-300-053 SWEDEN 46-8-566-19-348 0200-884-622 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-6398 0800-120-032 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7379 00801-137-797 THAILAND 001-800-1206-66056 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9025 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3225 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2125 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421 USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone. 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