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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Senior Lecturer,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Strathclyde,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>The Law School,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Graham Hills building, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765">http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Selected publications: <a href="http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038">http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D'>Website: <a href="http://www.komaitis.org">www.komaitis.org</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Sent:</b> Τετάρτη, 14 Δεκεμβρίου 2011 2:48 μμ<br><b>To:</b> liaison6c<br><b>Subject:</b> [liaison6c] Updated Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 15 December 2011 at 20:00UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please find the latest updated draft agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on 15 December 2011 at 20:00UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The main changes are the following additions: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6: Update from Congressional Hearings – Kurt Pritz<br>Item 10: Any Other Business: <br><br>10.1 Draft response to the Board regarding the GNSO input on Implementation of SAC 051 (SSAC Report on Whois Terminology and Structure)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-board-update-for-gnso-council-09dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-board-update-for-gnso-council-09dec11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.2 Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAA) (Margie Milam)<br><br>Please let me know if you have any questions.<br>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 15 December 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-15dec11-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-15dec11-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wiki Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+15+December+2011"><span lang=EN>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+15+December+2011</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>* 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=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting&iso=20111117T20&ah=2">Meeting Time 20:00 UTC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>12:00 Los Angeles; 15:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>16 December 2011<br>05:00 Tokyo; 09:00 Wellington<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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 class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GNSO Council meeting audiocast </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</a></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Roll Call<b><u> <br></u></b><br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mason Cole<br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Mason+Cole+SOI"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Mason+Cole+SOI</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1.3 Review/amend agenda <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>17 November minutes –approved on 8 December 2011. <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-17nov11-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-17nov11-en.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Standard agenda item looking at changes made to the GNSO's Pending Projects list since the previous meeting.<br>Refer to Pending Projects list <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>• GNSO activities: 9 (9 - No change).<br>• Other activities: 10 (10 – No Change) <br>• Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 - no change).<br>• Outstanding recommendations: 2 (2 - no change).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 3: Outreach Task Force Charter (20 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>At the previous Council meeting, a motion on this was not approved. It was proposed that a small group be assisted by </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff to produce a new motion that would include specific revisions to the charter.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion 1:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reading of the motion (John Berard)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.2 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.3 Next steps</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 4: UDRP (25 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to motion 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The motion was deferred from the Nov 17 Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman) <br>4.2 Discussion<br>4.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b><u>Item 5: </u></b></span><b><u><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (JIG) (15 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The JIG is proposing </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>that both GNSO and ccNSO councils ask their Chairs to send to the ICANN Board a letter in response to their August 2011 resolution on Single Character IDN TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The letter would note discrepancies between the WG's work and the Board resolution.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to motion 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+December+2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>5.1 Reading of the motion (Ching Chiao) <br>5.2 Discussion<br>5.3 Vote<br><br></span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 6: Update on Congressional Hearings (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There have been two recent hearings in the U.S. CONGRESS on new gTLDS on 8 and 14 December 2011, namely the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation full committee hearing on ICANN’s expansion of top level domains, examining the merits and implications of this new program and ICANN’s continuing efforts to address concerns raised by the Internet community, and the HOUSE Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “ICANN’s Top-Level Domain Name Program.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>6.1 Update from Kurt Pritz<br><br></span><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 7: </span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (JAS WG) (10 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This agenda item is to update the Council on recent developments in the JAS WG, and more specifically details of the measures being taken to implement the recommendations made in the JAS Final Report that was sent to the Board</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>7.1 Update from Staff (Kurt Pritz) <br>7.2 Discussion<br><br><b><u>Item 8: Cross-TLD registration scam and domain kiting (10 minutes)</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>At the previous Council meeting, there was discussion on possible next steps and decisions that could be made on this topic, following SSAC's response (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf</a>) .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Staff has suggested several options:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adding these issues to the mandate of the Fake Renewal Notices Drafting Team which is tasked to prepare a request for information for the Registrar Stakeholder Group to obtain further information on the issue of Fake Renewal Notices in order to help inform the GNSO Council on the appropriate next steps, if any. As there are certain similarities, especially between the cross-tld registration scam and fake renewal notices, it might be possible for this DT to also try and obtain further information on that specific issue to help inform the Council's deliberations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Continue discussions on the topic of cross-TLD registration scam with the ccNSO to discuss whether there are any steps that could be taken or considered jointly. The GNSO Council and the ccNSO Council had some initial discussions on this topic at its meeting in Dakar and as this is an issue that also affects ccTLDs there might be common approaches to be explored. As noted, such approaches might involve improved communication / education in relation to this issue as it is not clear at this stage that this issue could be addressed through policy development.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do nothing – as there is no set mechanism for data gathering or monitoring of abuses at the moment or any evidence that these practices are in non-compliance with ICANN policies or agreements, the GNSO Council could decide to not undertake any further action at this stage. Note, at any point in time, should further information or data become available, any Council member or SO/AC could raise this issue again for further consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This discussion item aims at seeing if this issue should be closed or if work should continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>8.1 Discussion<br>8.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 9: Transitioning existing PDP work to the new PDP procedures (10 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>At its meeting on December 8, 2011, the Board adopted the new GNSO PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Out of that comes the following text: 'For all ongoing PDPs initiated prior to the adoption by the Board, the Council shall determine the feasibility of transitioning to the procedures set forth in this Annex A for all remaining steps within the PDP. If the Council determines that any ongoing PDP cannot be feasibly transitioned to these updated procedures, the PDP shall be concluded according to the procedures set forth in Annex A in force on before the adoption of the new Annex A by the Board'.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Currently the following PDPs are under way:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>IRTP Part C (Working Group)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Thick Whois (Preliminary Issue Report out for public comment)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>RAA (Preliminary Issue Report in preparation)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Uniformity of Contracts (Preliminary Issue Report in preparation)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>UDRP (pending)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Law Enforcement recommendations (pending)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>9.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam) <br>9.2 Discussion<br>9.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 10: Any Other Business (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>10.1 Draft response to the Board regarding the GNSO input on Implementation of SAC 051 (SSAC Report on Whois Terminology and Structure)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-board-update-for-gnso-council-09dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-board-update-for-gnso-council-09dec11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>10.2 Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAA) (Margie Milam)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</a>)<br></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho";color:black'>‟</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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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