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<DIV>I apologize that I won't be able to participate on this call, though I will be on the Council call the following day and so will greatly appreciate any updates and comments from NCSG members that might assist the Councillors in relation to the various action items and motions for voting that will be discussed.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'd also encourage interested members to listen in on the live audiocast of the Council meeting. As Bill and others have said previously, this was the result of a motion made by NCSG Councillors in Brussels, to increase transparency and facilitate better SG participation and decision-making. While some Council meetings can be, shall we say, fairly dry or overly procedurally-focused, there are numerous substantive issues that do come up - e.g. VI, the various Review Teams, WHOIS etc. -and it will be good to be able to not only demonstrate NCSG interest but, perhaps more significantly, help make bottom-up consensus a stronger reality.</DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, since I won't be on the NCSG call tomorrow, I thought I'd report here that the RAP Implementation team has been established (I'm the sole NCSG rep on it, surrounded by numerous commercial and IP folks). Although we were due to make our first report to the Council this Thursday, nothing much has happened (not surprising, since the group was formed only about a week ago). I expect there'll be more action after the Council meeting, during which the RAP-WG's Final Report will be further discussed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks and cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Mary</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs</DIV>
<DIV>Franklin Pierce Law Center</DIV>
<DIV>Two White Street</DIV>
<DIV>Concord, NH 03301</DIV>
<DIV>USA</DIV>
<DIV>Email: <A href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</DIV>
<DIV>Webpage: <A href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A></DIV>
<DIV>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></DIV><BR><BR>>>> </DIV>
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<TD>Avri Doria <avri@ltu.se></TD></TR>
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<TD>NCSG-Policy <ncsg-policy@n4c.eu></TD></TR>
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<TD>8/1/2010 10:57 PM</TD></TR>
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<TD>[ncsg-policy] NCSG Open Policy Meeting - 4 August 1300 UTC</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Hi,
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<DIV>I will send out an updated agenda before the meeting.</DIV>
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<DIV>So far I see:</DIV>
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<DIV>- Issues from the Council Agenda below</DIV>
<DIV>- Report on any WG Status - let me know if the group you are in is worth talking about</DIV>
<DIV>- Update on the Charter and the Board</DIV>
<DIV>- Candidates for Review teams. We spoke to the candidates for Whois at the last meeting. If the candidates for the Stability and Security are on the call we speak with them.</DIV>
<DIV>- Other policy issues?</DIV>
<DIV>- other?</DIV>
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<DIV>Remember the Council meeting can not be listened to in audiocast - Thursday 5 August at 1500 UTC</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">30 July 2010 19:30:32 EDT<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[liaison6c] Updated Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 5 August 2010.</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>GNSO Council meeting audiocast<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://stream.icann.org/gnso/">http://stream.icann.org/gnso/</A></SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Please distribute this link and the agenda to all your stakeholder group/constituency members</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 5 August 2010.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><BR><SPAN class=a>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council.</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf</A></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>For convenience:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>* An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<BR>* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Meeting Time 15:00 UTC<BR><BR>See the following and<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/">http://www.timeanddate.com/</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>for other times:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT & Quito; 11:00 EDT; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 Brazil; 17:00 CEST; 19:00 Moscow; 20:00 Pakistan; 23:00 Hong Kong; 00:00 Tokyo, 01:00 Melbourne (next day)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Please click on the link to join the GNSO Council Adobe Connect room<BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/">http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/</A><BR>Please enter as a 'guest'.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">GNSO Council meeting audiocast<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://stream.icann.org/gnso/">http://stream.icann.org/gnso/</A></SPAN></STRONG><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=style1><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>1.1 Roll call of Council members<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>1.2 Update any statements of interest<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>1.3 Review/amend agenda<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• 15 July Meeting – Scheduled for approval on 28 July 2010<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09389.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09389.html</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><B><U><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 2: OSC GNSO Improvement Recommendations (15 minutes)</SPAN></STRONG></U></B><BR><BR>2.1 Refer to motion:<BR><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions</A><BR><BR>2.2 Read the motion (Olga Cavalli)<BR>2.3 Discussion<BR>2.4 Vote<BR>(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this vote.)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>2.5 Action Items (if motion passes):<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR>• Cheat sheet for new voting procedures (Ken Bour)<BR>• Distribution of Constituency & Stakeholder Group Operating Procedures (Glen de Saint Géry)<BR>• Staff will distribute a package of materials for SGs and Constituencies regarding charters (Rob Hoggarth)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=style1><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><B>Item 3: Whois Studies (20 minutes)</B></SPAN></U><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>3.1 Refer to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Whois Studies Report:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• RFP for Proxy/Abuse Study:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm</A><BR>• Liz Gasster's summary chart of the studies:<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/whois/whois-studies-chart-30jul10-en.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/whois/whois-studies-chart-30jul10-en.pdf</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Brief overview of the study choices presented by Lisa Phifer on 15 July:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation-whois-report-23jun10-en.pdf">http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation-whois-report-23jun10-en.pdf</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>3.2 Motion to delay decision on Whois studies<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Refer to motion:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Discussion<BR>• Vote<BR>(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>3.3 Motion to proceed with Study # 1 (if needed)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Refer to motion:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Discussion<BR>• Vote<BR>(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>3.4 Continuing discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies<BR>3.5 Next steps?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=style1><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Item 4: September meeting date September 16 (scheduled date) vs. September 8? (10 Minutes)</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Refer to Doodle Poll results:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o 8 September 11:00UTC and 15:00UTC<BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.doodle.com/k8ci6c69e8zb9ywq">http://www.doodle.com/k8ci6c69e8zb9ywq</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o 16 September 11:00UTC<BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.doodle.com/zvvzwfkd9xdp4wge">http://www.doodle.com/zvvzwfkd9xdp4wge</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Discussion<BR>• Adobe Connect Poll (Kristina Nordstrom)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 5: Prioritization of GNSO work (20 Minutes)</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>5.1 Refer to posted project ratings:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-work-prioritization-project-list-value-ratings-23jun10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-work-prioritization-project-list-value-ratings-23jun10-en.pdf</A><BR><BR>5.2 Key points made in the 15 July Council meeting (from meeting minutes):<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• “. . . not a useful exercise, not much was learnt, should not proceed further with the prioritization exercise.”<BR>• “. . . spending more time on the exercise will not accomplish useful results.”<BR>• “It was a difficult exercise, policy matters were not prioritized and the core issue, management of the workload, still has not been resolved.”<BR>• “The exercise was intended as a first step and not intended to solve the workload management; other steps are needed. The exercise contributed an important degree of common awareness and dissent to the group.”<BR>• “The prioritization process could be improved with further input from the Councilors and stakeholder groups.”<BR>• “The exercise is important and informative from a staff perspective and the Council needs to look at a two-step process going forward: step one - form a small team to improve the process used to date drawing on input received; step two - develop a process to manage the workload with input from staff of the resources being used to support each of the working groups, which will reflect both staff and community efforts.”<BR>• “Support was expressed for continuing the prioritization work, but linking it to the overall ICANN Staff and Community workload and to the Budget process.”<BR>• “The question of available resources should be looked at in context. The Vertical Integration working group as an example of one that would not normally have commenced with all the work before Council, yet it did and the community resources were available.”<BR>• “Some believe that work should be prioritized but the methodology chosen is not the most appropriate or efficient.”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>5.3 Next Steps<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Staff Utilization Analysis targeted for 26 August meeting (Liz Gasster)<BR>• Adobe Connect Poll Council regarding possible next steps (Kristina Nordstrom):<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o Option 1: Spend no more time on prioritization<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Option 2: Develop a plan for using the results to manage the workload in the near term<BR>o Option 3: Form a drafting team with the task of developing a new process<BR>o Option 4: Form a drafting team with the task of improving the process<BR>o Option 5: Other? (including combinations of options 2, 3, and or 4)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Discussion?<BR>• Action Items<B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=style1><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Item 6: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (10 minutes)</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>6.1 Refer to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• GNSO AoC Reviews site:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/">http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• GNSO SSR RT site:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm</A><BR>• GNSO Whois RT site:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/whois-policies-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/whois-policies-en.htm</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>6.2 Key dates in the endorsement process:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• 29 July – End of application period<BR>• 19 August – Due date for SG input (SG primary endorsements + additional candidates supported for diversity purposes)<BR>• 26 August – Council meeting<BR>• 8 or 16 September – Council meeting (see agenda item 11.2 below)<BR>• 12 September – GNSO endorsement slate due to Selectors<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>6.3 Brief summary of candidates by SG for the SSR & Whois RTs (Glen de Saint Géry)<BR>6.4 Discussion<BR><BR><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 7: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (10 Minutes)</SPAN></U></STRONG><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>7.1 Progress report (Stéphane Van Gelder)<BR>7.2 Timeline<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• End of public comment period for Initial Report: 13 August<BR>• Target date for summary & analysis of public comments: 16 August<BR>• Target date for submission of revised Initial Report to Council: 18 August<BR>• Deadline for submission of Initial Report to the Board for their retreat: 13 September<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>7.3 Discussion<BR><B><U><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 8: Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report (5 Minutes)</SPAN></STRONG><BR></U></B><BR>8.1 Refer to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Final Report:<BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf</A><BR>• Summary of Recommendations<BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-final-report-conclusion-recommendations-13jul10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-final-report-conclusion-recommendations-13jul10-en.pdf</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>8.2 Volunteers to develop action plan for Council consideration:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Greg Aaron, chair of the RAP WG<BR>• Chuck Gomes, Council Chair<BR>• Mikey O'Connor CBUC-RAP WG member<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Joi White<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN> - IPC CSG<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• David Donahue -IPC CSG<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Berry Cob - CBUC -RAP WG member<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Phil Corwin - CBUC -RAP WG member<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Mary Wong - NCSG<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Faisal Shah -RAP WG member<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Fred Felman -RAP WG member<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Other?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>8.3 Note:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Marika Konings will provide Staff policy support for this effort.<BR>• An email list is up and running with all of the above subscribed.<BR>• The group will be polled regarding the regular time of the meetings and date of the first meeting; it may be appropriate to use the recurring time that the RAP group used.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Item 9: Cartagena Planning (10 Minutes)</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>9.1 Action items from Brussels Wrap-Up Meeting<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Stéphane van Gelder to take the lead, with Glen's assistance, in preparing the schedule for the GNSO calendar for the Cartagena meetings in December 2010.<BR>• Glen will follow-up with the ICANN meetings team regarding the following:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 70.8pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o Coffee should be available in close proximity to the meeting rooms.<BR>o Allowance should be made in the schedule for breaks between all the meetings.<BR>o Make Adobe Connect work better with all operating systems or alternatives that allow participation from Linux based systems.<BR>o Changing the start time of the Council meeting so that it is no so early.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Wendy Seltzer will lead a group of the following volunteers to develop suggested improvements to the running of the GNSO Public Council meetings:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 70.8pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o Tim Ruiz<BR>o Kristina Rosette<BR>o Wolf-Ulrich Knoben<BR>o Edmon Chung<BR>o Adrian Kinderis<BR>o Others?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• A group will be formed to work on the GNSO Council interaction with the Board.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 70.8pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>o Volunteers:<BR>o Terry Davis<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o David Taylor<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Jaime Wagner<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Zahid Jamil<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Stéphane van Gelder<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Others?<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>o Stéphane volunteered to lead this effort.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Target date for completion of work and submission of input to Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>9.2 Other issues?<BR><BR><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 10: Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (5 minutes)</SPAN></U></STRONG><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>10.1 GNSO Volunteers:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Terry Davis (NCA)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Rafik Dammak (NCSG)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Greg Aaron (RySG, Afilias)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Kathy Kleiman (RySG, PIR)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Keith Drazek (RySG, VeriSign)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Mike Rodenbaugh (CSG, CBUC)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Zahid Jamil (CSG, CBUC)<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>• Rodney Joffe (RySG, NeuStar)<BR>• Jaime Wagner (CSG, ISCPC)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>10.2 Status report (Chuck Gomes)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 11: Audio-casting of Council meetings (5 minutes)</SPAN></U></STRONG><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR>11.1 Refer to information sent to the Council list by Marika on 26 July 2010.<BR>11.2 Implementation status<BR>11.3 Additional feedback?<BR><BR><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Item 12: Other Business (10 minutes)</SPAN></U></STRONG><BR><BR>12.1 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvement implementation<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>• Note: As part of the motion to approve implementation of the OSC CCT recommendations, the Council resolved to convene a standing committee whose role will be to monitor, coordinate, and manage the continuing implementation of the various recommendations emanating from the chartered GNSO Improvements Work Teams.<BR>• Any suggestions regarding how to do this?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm"><SPAN class=a><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>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:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><SPAN class=a>1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>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;</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>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”);</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>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;</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>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 counci</SPAN>l” 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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=style1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot:<BR>1. Initiate a policy development process;<BR>2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;<BR>3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;<BR>4. Fill a position open for election.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm" class=a1><SPAN class=a><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US>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.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif" lang=EN-US><BR><SPAN class=a>________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 15:00UTC</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 08:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 10:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 12:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+1DST 16:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+1DST 19:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 23:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 00:00</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>Melbourne/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 01:00 next day<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=a>The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions)</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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