<html><head><base href="x-msg://232/"></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;">March 8, 2012 3:16:53 PM 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] Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in San José 14 March 2012</b><br></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-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in San José 14 March 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-14mar12-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-14mar12-en.htm</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; 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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Date: 14 March 2012<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Reference to ICANN Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29653" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29653</a><br><br>Note that this agenda may be updated as more information becomes available so interested parties are encouraged to periodically check for the latest updates on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meetings+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">GNSO Council workspace.</a><br><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As can be seen below, in addition to the Open Microphone at the end of the agenda, as possible throughout the meeting time will be allowed for audience participation. Please be aware that audience opportunities to comment will depend on available time.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" 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="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Public+Meeting+San+Jose%2C+Costa+Rica&iso=20120314T14&p1=225&ah=4" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Meeting Times</a><br></span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC see below for local times<br>San José, Costa Rica 14:00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">(13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>15 March 2012: 05:00 Tokyo; 09:00 Wellington)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members who cannot physically attend the meeting. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">14:00- 15:00 GNSO Council Public Forum.<br></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br><b><u>Presentations by Stakeholder and Constituency Group Leaders</u></b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Registries Stakeholder Group – Keith Drazek<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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Registrars Stakeholder Group – Graham Chynoweth<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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) – Konstantinos Komaitis<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">– Alain Berranger<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Commercial and Business Users Constituency (BC) – Marilyn Cade<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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) –<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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; line-height: 13pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) – Tony Holmes<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Break<br><br>15:20</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 19.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; text-indent: -19.5pt; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>1.1<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Roll Call<b><u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></u></b><br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<br><br>1.3 Review/amend agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 21pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; text-indent: -18pt; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">16 February 2012 GNSO Council minutes –approved on 6 March 2012.<br> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-16feb12-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-16feb12-en.htm</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1.5. GNSO 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><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 21pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; text-indent: -18pt; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Review main changes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 21pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; text-indent: -18pt; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Comments and/or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 21pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="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: 21pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">A consent agenda item is being added as a standard agenda item to provide for a simplified process to obtain Council approval on specific tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">• Approval of sending the Recommendations Report on IRTP B Rec 8 to the Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to the Recommendations Report:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/recommendations-report-irtp-b-8-22feb12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/recommendations-report-irtp-b-8-22feb12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 3: 'thick' Whois Final Issue Report (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As recommended by the IRTP Part B Working Group, the GNSO Council requested ICANN Staff to prepare an Issue Report on the requirement of ‘thick’ WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs. The Preliminary Issue Report was published for public comment (see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21nov11-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21nov11-en.htm</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Staff has now submitted the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Final Issue Report,</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>which includes the report of comments received and additional updates as a result of the comments made. The GNSO Council will now consider the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Final Issue Report</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and decide whether or not to initiate a PDP, as a motion on this was deferred from the Feb 16, 2012 Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion:<br></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.1 Reading of the motion (Stéphane Van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 4:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings Drafting Team charter</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(10 minutes)</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council initiated a PDP on the requirement to lock a domain name subject to UDRP proceedings. A Drafting Team was tasked with drafting a Charter for Working Group that will then work on this PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-IE" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The DT is presenting the draft charter to the Council for approval.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/locking-domain-name-udrp-proceedings-charter-05mar12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-IE">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/locking-domain-name-udrp-proceedings-charter-05mar12-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE" 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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-IE" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.1 Reading of the motion (Joy Liddicoat)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">4.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 5: Cross Community Working Group Drafting Team (CCWG DT) (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">On January 4, 2012, the CCWG Drafting Team sent the Council Chair its final recommendations with regard to the GNSO's approach on Community Working Groups.<br><br>Refer to:<br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Draft Principles for Cross</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math', serif; ">‐</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Community Working Groups (CWGs)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Council must now consider whether to approve these recommendations. A motion to that effect was made at the Jan 19 meeting and deferred to this meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.1 Reading of the motion (Jonathan Robinson).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.3 Vote</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 6: Red Cross and Olympic Committee names (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">A GNSO Drafting Team is working on a charter to determine how to handle the protection of RC and IOC names under the new gTLD program. Council must now vote on whether to approve this charter.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ioc-rcrc-proposal-02mar12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ioc-rcrc-proposal-02mar12-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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.1 Reading of the motion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br><b><u>Item 7: Fake Renewal Notice DT final report (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The Fake Renewal Notice Drafting Team is presenting its Final Report to the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.1 Update (Mikey O'Connor)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">7.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 8: Update on RAA Final Issue Report and Status of Negotiations (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Staff will provide a brief overview of the Final Issue Report on the RAA Amendments and the Status Report on the RAA negotiations, and discuss the next steps for the GNSO Council. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">8.1 Update (Margie Milam)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">8.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 9: Update on WHOIS surveys (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">ICANN policy staff will present an update on four gTLD WHOIS studies, commissioned by the GNSO Council, that are being conducted by independent research entities, and one survey of potential technical requirements for WHOIS that is currently being developed by a GNSO Working Group. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">9.1 Update on current work and surveys (Liz Gasster)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">9.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 10: Update on Consumer Trust WG (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council chartered the CCTC Working Group in September 2011 at the request of the ICANN Board Resolution (2010.12.10.30). The Consumer Metrics Working Group has since produced a draft Advice Letter defining Consumer, Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, & Competition. In addition the letter contains proposed metrics and three year targets; all designed to measure the effectiveness of the new gTLD program by a future AoC Review team.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">10.1 Update on Draft Advice Letter (Steve DelBianco)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">10.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 11: Update on The new PDP (20 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">In December 2011, the ICANN Board adopted, on the recommendation of the GNSO Council, the revised GNSO Policy Development Process. This session is to introduce the revised GNSO PDP and explain its new features in detail.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="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: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">11.1 Update (Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">11.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 12: Update on DSSA-WG (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">This is an update from the DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group (DSSA-WG). The goals of this item are to 1) update the GNSO Council on the progress of the DSSA-WG; 2) raise awareness of any issues; 3) and solicit input from the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12.1 Update (Mikey O'Connor)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none; "> </span></o:p></span></u></b></div><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Item 13: Any Other Business (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" 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:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</a>)<br></span></b><span lang="EN" style="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.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 18pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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-family: 'MS Mincho'; ">‟</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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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