Hi all, My apologies as I won't be able to dial in - I have a conflicting meeting at IGF. All the best, Maria On 28 August 2014 06:34, Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > According to my calculations, that would be 7 pm in Istanbul. Since > there will be a crowd of us there, perhaps we could gather somewhere and > skype in. I doubt there is much scheduled at 7pm that we could not steal > an hour from?? > On 14-08-28 12:40 AM, William Drake wrote: > > During the IGF? Sorry, can’t make it. > > Bill > > On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Please book in your calendar for the *Tuesday 2nd September 2014 at > 16:00 UTC *for the monthly NCSG conference call . > Acknowledging that several members and councillors will be attending IGF > in Istanbul, this call will focus mainly on GNSO council matters and will > be shorter than usual. > > Everybody is encouraged to attend. We usually cover: > - the GNSO council call agenda (planned for 4th September) and discussing > its items . Councillors and NCSG members involved in related WG will give > more insight about the motions > - Updates about ongoing policies: updates from working groups, statements > , open public comments and discussing how NCSG should act. > - Any other relevant item e.g. NCSG election > > *Why it is important to join?* > > it is good opportunity, happening monthly, to catch-up with the ongoing > policies and finding opportunities to volunteer for some tasks. For > newcomers to get snapshot of activities within NCSG , GNSO and ICANN, and > also interacting with GNSO councillors . > > *We have this initial draft agenda below, please send me any other > suggestion for item you would like to add:* > > *I. Roll-call * > > *II. 4th September GNSO Meeting Preparations* > See below: > A. GNSO councillors will attend the call and brief to the membership > about the GNSO call agenda items. > B. Discussion Items > > *III. Quick Update on ICANN policies* > ** Working Groups / Panels/ Expert groups e.g. (non exhaustive list)* IANA > transition Coordination Group, Proxy and Privacy accreditation, Expert > Working Group, GNSO review working party etc > ** Open Comment Periods * > See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment > > *IV. AOB* > A. Reminder about the election: vote starting in 1st September > B. NCSG and members activities at IGF : NCSG workshop > http://igf2014.sched.org/event/a187b6ef1a88c028f718559353a3758f#.U_30nIC1Zck > > looking forward to interact with our members next week. > If you need dial-out or you don't find your country listed below, please > send me email off-list > > Best Regards, > > Rafik > > *GNSO council Draft Agenda* > > This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating > Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated. > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-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 Times 15:00 UTC*: > *http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm <http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm>* > > Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC > 08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Brussels; 23:00 > Perth > > Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councillors > 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 (5 mins)* > > 1.1 Roll Call > 1.2 Statement of interest updates > 1.3 Review/amend agenda > 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the > GNSO Operating Procedures: > > Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 25 June 2014 > <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16567.html>,and 24 > July 2014 > <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16568.html> will > be posted as approved on 3 September 2014 > > *Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)* > > Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics > > Include review of Projects List > <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action List > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items>. > > Comments or questions arising. > > > *Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)* > > 3.1 - Uniformity of Reporting and the ICANN Contractual Compliance > three-year plan. > > A *MOTION > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014>* > to : > > 1. Thank ICANN Contractual Compliance for its presentation of their > three-year plan and continued collaboration with the GNSO in future policy > development efforts > > AND > > > 2. Consider the issues identified in the Uniformity of Reporting > Final Issue Report to have been addressed and to consider the issue closed. > > 3.2 - The Council confirms the Co-Chairs for the Working Group on Curative > Rights Protections for IGO/INGOs (IGO-INGO-CRP), namely Philip Corwin and > Petter Rindforth. > > *Item 4: MOTION – A proposed modification of the GNSO's consensus > recommendations relating to IGO acronyms and Red Cross identifiers (20 > mins)* > > On 10 November 2013 the PDP Working Group (IGO-INGO PDP WG) delivered itsFinal > Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> to > the GNSO Council that included twenty-five consensus recommendations of the > WG. On 20 November 2013 the GNSO Council unanimously adopted > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> all twenty-five > consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP WG and forwarded them to the > ICANN Board in January 2014 with a recommendation for their adoption. > > On 30 April 2014 the Board resolved > <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-04-30-en> to > adopt those of the GNSO's recommendations that are not inconsistent with > GAC advice, and to facilitate dialogue between the affected parties in > order to reconcile the remaining differences, as further detailed in Annex > A > <https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-annex-a-30apr14-en.pdf> > and Annex B > <https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-annex-b-30apr14-en.pdf> of > the Board's resolution. The GNSO's recommendations and GAC advice are > largely consistent except in relation to the duration and mechanism of > protection for IGO acronyms and the full names and acronyms of 189 Red > Cross national societies and the international Red Cross and Red Crescent > movement, for which the GNSO had recommended > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2>a 90-day period > of protection by way of a claim notification service utilising the > Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). > > On 16 June 2014 the NGPC sent > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-16jun14-en.pdf> a > letter to the GNSO Council requesting that the GNSO consider modifying its > recommendations relating to the duration and mechanism of protection for > IGO acronyms and national society names of the Red Cross. This modification > to be in accordance with and as envisaged by Section 16 of the GNSO's PDP > Manual <http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-13jun13-en.pdf>. > > On 24 July 2014, the Chair of the NGPC followed up with a note to the > Chair of the GNSO Council and offered to provide a written or oral briefing > to provide greater clarity on the GAC’s advice and expectations with > respect to protections of IGO-INGO Identifiers. Such briefing will now be > provided as part of this meeting. > > 4.1 – Receive the briefing (Chris Disspain) > 4.2 – Present the motion > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014> (Thomas > Rickert / Mary Wong) > 4.3 – Discussion > 4.4 – Vote (Threshold: simple majority) > > *Item 5: MOTION – To appoint a GNSO liaison to the GAC (10 mins)* > > The call for applications > <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16435.html> for > the GNSO Liaison to GAC was circulated and a deadline for applications was > set for the 31 July 2014. > > > > The three evaluators (GNSO Council Chair and Vice Chairs) carefully and > thoroughly evaluated each application against the specified criteria. > Following this process, the application submitted by Mason Cole was > selected to be put forward to the GNSO Council for the position of GNSO > Liaison to the GAC. > > Here the council will consider motion 5 > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014> to > appoint Mason Cole as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC with immediate effect > such that he can be well informed and up to speed in order to participate > effectively as soon as possible and, in particular, at ICANN 51. > > Unless terminated earlier according to the processes agreed or extended by > a new motion of the Council, the term of the Liaison will run for the > course of the current financial year, FY 2015 (ending 30 June 2015). > > 5.1 – Motion > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014> (David > Cake) > 5.2 – Discussion > 5.3 – Vote (simple majority) > > *Item 6: MOTION – **Adoption of the charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf> for > a cross community working group to develop a transition proposal for IANA > stewardship on naming related functions (15 mins)* > > Following the distribution of an invitation to participate > <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en>, > a drafting team (DT) was formed with participants from the ccNSO, GNSO, > SSAC and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross Community Working Group to > Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions. > > A drafting team was formed and has worked efficiently to produce a > charter. Thecharter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf> is > now being sent out to the supporting organisations for support. > > Here the Council will take the opportunity to review, discuss and vote on > the adoption of the Charter. > > 6.1 – Motion > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014> (Avri > Doria) > 6.2 – Discussion > 6.3 – Vote (simple majority) > 6.4 – Next steps > > > *Item 7: DISCUSSION – The r**eport of the ICANN Board Working Group on > the Nominating Committee* *(10 mins)* > > The Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG‐NomCom) is charged > with performing the review called for in Recommendation 10 of the > Nominating Committee Review Finalization Working Group, addressing issues > of the size and composition of the Nominating Committee, as well as the > related issues of NomCom’s recruitment and selection functions. > > > > The Board Working Group on Nominating Committee has recently published its > report <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en>. > > Here the Council will take the opportunity to discuss the report and > consider what if any action to take. > > 7.1 – Discussion > 7.2 – Next steps > > *Item 8: DISCUSSION – The draft charter from for a **cross community > working group on internet governance **(10 mins)* > > A drafting team was formed and has worked to produce a charter. The > charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16549.html> has > been previously sent out to organisations for discussion and comment, > including the GNSO Council. > > Here the Council will take the opportunity to discuss the charter and > consider the appropriate next steps. > > 8.1 – Discussion > 8.2 – Next steps > > *Item 9: UPDATE – On the work of the GNSO Review Working Party (10 mins)* > > As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model, > work on the ICANN Board initiated reviews of the GNSO (and the GNSO Council > and related functions) has commenced. The objective of the Review is to > examine the organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its > components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and > Constituencies). The review is to be tightly scoped based on objective and > quantifiable criteria provided to an independent examiner. > > The GNSO Review Working Party has been assembled to: > > - Act as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the > SIC, > - Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment, > - Coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and > responses to the draft findings and recommendations. > > The SIC envisages that once a final report is issued and the Board takes > action on it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party will also > coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and > champion implementation of improvement activities. > > 9.1 – Update (Jennifer Wolfe) > 9.2 – Discussion > 9.3 – Next steps > > *Item 10: Procedure to elect the GNSO Council Chair (10 mins)* > > We have previously used an election procedure. Here we will review a current > version > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-26aug14-en.pdf> of > the same procedure with a view to approving it for use in the run up to and > during the course of the 2014 ICANN Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. > > 10.1 Presentation of procedure > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-26aug14-en.pdf> (Jonathan > Robinson) > 10.2 Discussion > 10.3 Call to approve the procedure > > *Item 11: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Planning for LA (10 mins)* > > Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting time available at the > ICANN Meeting in LA will take planning and preparation work. The Council > has output from the survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QMQJY7Z> of > the ICANN 50 meeting in London. > > Here the Council has the opportunity to feed into plans and provide input > based on past experience. Included in this item will be the opportunity to > shape the approach to and substance of the Council's proposed meetings with > other groups such as the ccNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board. > > *Please Note:* The LA Meeting is an ICANN annual meeting and so will > include the GNSO Council development session on the second Friday i.e. *Friday > 17 October 2014*. This is a day and evening session focused on the > successful and productive functioning of the Council for the period Annual > Meeting 2014 to Annual Meeting 2015. > > 11.1 – Update (David Cake & Jonathan Robinson) > 11.2 – Discussion > 11.3 – Next steps > > *Item 12: Any Other Business (5 mins)* > > *Remote participation for NCSG confcall in Tuesday:* > > > > > > *Please find the AC room and dial in details here:* > > > > *Adobe Connect room*: > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/?launcher=false > > > > *Passcodes/Pin codes:* > > Participant passcode: NCSG Policy > > *For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the > conference. * > > > > *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 > > > > 55-11-3958-0779 > > 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 > > CROATIA > > > > > > 080-08-06-309 > > CZECH REPUBLIC > > > > 420-2-25-98-56-64 > > 800-700-177 > > DENMARK > > > > 45-7014-0284 > > 8088-8324 > > ESTONIA > > > > > > 800-011-1093 > > FINLAND > > > > 358-9-5424-7162 > > 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 > > > > 36-1-700-8856 > > 06-800-12755 > > INDIA > > BANGALORE: > > 91-80-61275204 > > INDIA > > MUMBAI: > > 91-22-61501629 > > INDIA > > INDIA A: > > > > 000-800-852-1268 > > INDIA > > INDIA B: > > > > 000-800-001-6305 > > INDIA > > INDIA C: > > > > 1800-300-00491 > > INDONESIA > > > > > > 001-803-011-3982 > > IRELAND > > > > 353-1-246-7646 > > 1800-992-368 > > ISRAEL > > > > > > 1-80-9216162 > > ITALY > > MILAN: > > 39-02-3600-6007 > > 800-986-383 > > ITALY > > ROME: > > 39-06-8751-6018 > > 800-986-383 > > ITALY > > TORINO: > > 39-011-510-0118 > > 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 > > 8002-9246 > > MALAYSIA > > > > > > 1-800-81-3065 > > MEXICO > > GUADALAJARA (JAL): > > 52-33-3208-7310 > > 001-866-376-9696 > > MEXICO > > MEXICO CITY: > > 52-55-5062-9110 > > 001-866-376-9696 > > MEXICO > > MONTERREY: > > 52-81-2482-0610 > > 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 > > 1800-111-42453 > > POLAND > > > > > > 00-800-1212572 > > PORTUGAL > > > > > > 8008-14052 > > ROMANIA > > > > 40-31-630-01-79 > > RUSSIA > > > > > > 8-10-8002-0144011 > > SAUDI ARABIA > > > > > > 800-8-110087 > > SINGAPORE > > > > 65-6883-9230 > > 800-120-4663 > > SLOVAK REPUBLIC > > > > 421-2-322-422-25 > > 0800-002066 > > SLOVENIA > > > > > > 0-800-81310 > > 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 > > TURKEY > > > > > > 00-800-151-0516 > > UNITED ARAB EMIRATES > > > > > > 8000-35702370 > > 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 > > > > > *********************************************** > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, > ICANN, www.ncuc.org > [log in to unmask] (direct), [log in to unmask] (lists), > www.williamdrake.org > *********************************************** > > >