<html><head><base href="x-msg://254/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010.</span></strong></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; 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; font-size: medium; "><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm</a></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Consolas; font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010</a><br><a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions</a><br><br><span class="a">This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council.</span><br><span class="a"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">* 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 class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Meeting Time 11:00 UTC<br><br>Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times<br>(03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne )<br><br>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.<br><br><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Council meeting audiocast</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 1: Administrative matters (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">• Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors regarding “any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant Party’s judgment on an issue that is under review, consideration, or discussion” in this meeting.<br>Here is the definition provided in the procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The main issues for this meeting are<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Project Decision Making<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Status of Council Chair Nominations and NCA Assignments<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Disclosure of Interest Procedures motion<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br>1.2 Update any statements of interest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br>1.3 Review/amend agenda<br><br>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<br>• 28 October 2010 meeting minutes – Scheduled for approval on November 2010.<br><br><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 2: GNSO Project Decision Making</span></u></strong><span class="a"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">(15 minutes)</span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">2.1</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Considering the prioritization discussions we had on 28 October and prior to that, is the following a possible way forward: Rather than spending more time prioritizing GNSO projects, develop criteria for making decisions on a case by case basis?<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Other alternatives?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Volunteers?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">2.2</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 3: Election of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to procedures approved on 28 October:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Chair Nominees?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Non-contracted Party House (TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Contracted Party House (TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.2</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NCA Assignments?<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Non-contracted Party House (TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Contracted Party House (TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.3</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Status of OSC/GCOT review of the election process (?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 4: Disclosure of Interest Procedures (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.1</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Refer to revised procedures:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.2</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Refer to motion:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.4</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 5: Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (20 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.1</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Refer to final report:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf" target="_blank" title="(external link)" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">tp://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.2<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Overview of report<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.4</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 6: Planning for Cartagena Meetings (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.1</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Changes to schedule (Stéphane Van Gelder, Glen de Saint Géry)<br><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.2</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Topic(s) for Joint meetings with the GAC & ccNSO<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to discussion paper titled “ Proposed discussion of Cross-SO/AC policy development work ”:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Overview of paper (Liz Gasster)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Status of topic for GAC & ccNSO joint meetings (Chuck Gomes)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Discussion?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.3</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Other agendas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 7: New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (25 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.1</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Refer to latest version of the guidebook: (Insert link)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.2<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Highlights (Kurt Pritz?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.4<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Action Items?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.5<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Joint Applicant Support Recommendations (Karla Valente?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 8: Other Business<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">(10 Minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="style1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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:<br>1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;<br>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;<br>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”);<br>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;<br>5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br>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 council” 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 class="style1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="a1" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="a"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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 lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br><span class="a">----------------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">----------------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span class="a">California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 03:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 06:00</span><br><span class="a">Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 08:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 09:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 19:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 20:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 22:00<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">----------------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions)</span><br><span class="a">----------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><span class="a">For other places see<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="a"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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