For other places see:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCSG+Teleconference&iso=20111213T21
Telephone dial-in details and passcode (NCSG): http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm
Adobe Connect Room: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/
1. GNSO Counsel Policy Issue
A. Thick Whois Report out for Public Comment (12 minutes)
B. ICANN Outreach Efforts to Increase Participation (12 minutes)
C. Review of the UDRP (12 minutes)
D. Joint Applicant Support Update (12 minutes)
E. Report of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) (12 minutes)
F. Law Enforcement Recommendations to Changes in RAA (12 minutes)
G. 15 Dec 2011 GNSO Council Meeting - key votes & discussion items (12 minutes)
2. Open Discussion on NCSG Membership Criteria (16 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)
see: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/
4. Related Issues NCSG May Wish to Comment on: (10 minutes)
SOPA/PIPA & domain name take-downs?
5. AOB? (5 minutes)
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:
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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:
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)