Please find the proposed GNSO Council Agenda for the meeting on 25 September 2014 at 18:00 UTC.

The agenda is posted on the Wiki 
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+25+September+2014

and the GNSO website.

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 18:00 UTC: 
http://tinyurl.com/qek29ro

Coordinated Universal Time 18:00 UTC
11:00 Los Angeles; 14:00 Washington; 19:00 London; 20:00 Brussels; 02:00 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 4 September 2014 will be posted as approved on xxxxxxx 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 and Action List.

Comments or questions arising.

Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)

Item 4: DISCUSSION – A letter to the ICANN NGPC regarding the proposed modification of GNSO consensus recommendations relating to IGO acronyms and Red Cross identifiers (10 mins)

On 10 November 2013 the PDP Working Group (IGO-INGO PDP WG) delivered its Final Report to the GNSO Council that included twenty-five consensus recommendations. On 20 November 2013 the GNSO Council unanimously adopted 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 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 and Annex B 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 recommendeda 90-day period of protection by way of a claim notification service utilising the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).

On 16 June 2014 the NGPC sent 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.

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. As a result of the briefing it was agreed to send a follow-up letter to the NGPC. Here the Council will review the letter with the objective of providing sufficient input and/or support such that the letter can now be sent.

4.1 – Review the letter (Thomas Rickert / Mary Wong)
4.2 – Discussion

Item 5: UPDATE – A GNSO liaison to the GAC (10 mins)

The council voted 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.

Here the Council will have an opportunity to hear from Mason Cole ahead of the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles in order to be clear on the proposed objectives and plan of action.

5.1 – Introduction (Mason Cole)
5.2 – Discussion

Item 6: UPDATE - PDP WG on IRTP Part D - Final Recommendations (10 mins)

The WG anticipates that it will be in a position to submit its Final Report in advance of the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles. As such, James Bladel, the Chair of the WG, has proposed that he presents the Final Report and recommendations to the Council now  so that there is ample time for review and discussion prior to and during the LA meeting which with the objective being that the Council is in a well-informed position to vote on the report during the meeting in LA.

Here the Council will have an opportunity to hear from James Bladel ahead of the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles.

6.1 – Presentation (James Bladel)
6.2 – Discussion

Item 7: UPDATE – Subsequent rounds of new gTLDs – status report (15 mins)

A status report from ICANN staff following on from the GNSO Council’s motion on New gTLD Subsequent Rounds was requested during the ICANN 50 meeting in London.

This status update is expected to include status reporting on: 
(a) the new gTLD program in general; 
(b) ICANN's anticipated timeline and work plan for the review specified in Section 9.3 of the Affirmation of Commitments; 
(c) ICANN's work to date on any evaluation of the first round; 
(d) the work to date on the post-launch independent review of the Trademark Clearinghouse; (e) ICANN's current projection for a timetable for subsequent rounds.

An interim update has previously been provided by Karen Lentz but a more detailed report is anticipated in advance of this council meeting. Here the Council will have an initial discussion during in order to be best prepared for and potentially provide more detailed topics for review / discussion during the LA meeting. 

7.1 – Update (Karen Lentz)
7.2 – Discussion

Item 8: UPDATE  – A cross community working group to develop a transition proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (10 mins)

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.

Following adoption of the charter at the previous meeting, this is an opportunity for the Council to receive a brief update on the next steps.

8.1 – Update (Jonathan Robinson)
8.2 - Next steps

Item 9: DISCUSSION – The report 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 itsreport. Here the Council will take the opportunity to consider what if any action that should be taken on the part of the Council.

9.1 – Introduction
9.2 – Discussion
9.3 – Next steps

Item 10: 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 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.

10.1 – Update (David Cake & Jonathan Robinson)
10.2 – Discussion
10.3 – Next steps

Item 11: Any Other Business (5 mins)

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