<html><head><base href="x-msg://364/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">November 10, 2011 10:00:31 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">liaison6c <<a href="mailto:liaison6c@gnso.icann.org">liaison6c@gnso.icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[liaison6c] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 17 November 2011</b><br></span></div><br><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-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 17 November 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div 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; ">The Agenda posted on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wiki page</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>usually has the latest updates:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+17+November+2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+17+November+2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">The<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>motions</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>can be found on page:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011</a><br><br>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">* 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></div><div 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; "><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting&iso=20111117T20&ah=2" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Meeting Time 20:00 UTC</a><br><br>Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">( 12:00 Los Angeles; 15:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">18 November 2011<br>05:00 Tokyo; 09:00 Auckland<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><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><b>GNSO Council meeting audiocast</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1.1 Roll Call<b><u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></u></b><br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<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:<o:p></o:p></span></div><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; ">26 October minutes –approved on 2011.<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; ">26 October new Council minutes – approved on<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br><b><u><br>Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (5 minutes)</u></b><br><br>Standard agenda item looking at changes made to the GNSO's Pending Projects list since the previous meeting.<br>Refer to Pending Projects list<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><br><br>2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div 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; ">• GNSO activities: 9 (Outreach Task Force DT and Fake Renewal Notices DT added).<br>• Other activities: 11(RAP, request to ICANN Compliance complete – Uniformity of Contract IR and Meta Issue, Uniformity of Reporting added)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>• Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (no change).<br>• Outstanding recommendations: 2 (no change).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 3: Outreach Task Force Charter (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As part of the GNSO improvements, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC)'s Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team worked on a set of recommendations on a global outreach program<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">A motion is being made to approve the resulting Outreach Task Force's charter.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">This motion is deferred from the Dakar GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; 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 motion 1<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.1 Reading of the Motion (Stéphane Van Gelder)<br>3.2 Discussion<br>3.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 4: UDRP (25 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">Following the drafting of an Issue Report on a possible review of the UDRP, a motion is before the Council to initiate a PDP on this topic and that a drafting team be formed to write a charter for the working group.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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 motion 2<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011</a><br><br>4.1 Reading of the motion (Mary Wong)<br>4.2 Discussion<br>4.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">If the Council does not approve the above motion, a second motion on this issue has been made and will be examined by the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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 motion 3<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">4.4 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)<br>4.5 Discussion<br>4.6 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 5: Open Council Meeting Drafting Team (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">Following the Singapore meeting, a GNSO Drafting Team (DT) was formed to work on possible enhancements to the format of the GNSO Council's Open Meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">An update was provided to the Council on the DT's work during our Dakar Open Council Meeting. As some DT members have since left the Council, this discussion item is an opportunity for the Council to decide how to take this work forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.1 Update from DT (<span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">John Berard ?</span>)<br>5.2 Discussion<br>5.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 6: Dakar Board resolution on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments RAA (15 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; ">At its meeting in Dakar, the Board approved a resolution on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments (RAA).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#7" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#7</a><br><br>The resolution requests staff to prepare an issue report as a prelude to a PDP. This item is an update from staff on this work.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam)<br>6.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 7: Best Practices to address abusive domain registrations (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">On 3 February 2011, the GNSO Council resolved to request a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the abusive registrations of domain names in accordance with the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">The discussion paper was submitted to the Council on 28 September<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/discussion-paper-rap-best-practices-28sep11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/discussion-paper-rap-best-practices-28sep11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">During the Dakar meeting wrap-up, there were questions on whether a WG should be created as a result of the discussion paper and if so a DT would need to create the charter. Another question asked was should the paper be put out for public comment instead?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">7.1 Update from Staff (<span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">?</span>)<br>7.2 Discussion<br>7.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; "><br><b><u>Item 8: Cross-TLD registration scam and domain kiting (20 minutes)</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">Following the Council's request, SSAC has responded that it does not see any additional work it can do on this at this time<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">During the Dakar meeting wrap-up, it was suggested that Council reps go back to their respective groups and think about possible next steps and what to do with data once it is available? It was also asked whether Staff look at how the ccTLDs address this issue?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">This discussion item aims at seeing if this issue should be closed or if work should continue.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">8.1 Update from Staff (<span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">?</span>)<br>8.2 Discussion<br>8.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; "><br><b><u>Item 9. Any Other Business (5 minutes)</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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; ">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><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></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">)<br></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br>4.4.1 Applicability<br>Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>d. Fill a Council position open for election.<br><br>4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting‟s adjournment. 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 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.<br><br>4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br>4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. 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"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div 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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); 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