<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you all will join in this Wednesday's NCSG Open Policy Call. We've got several important items on the discussion agenda (see below) and I invite your participation via the telephone bridge (contact details below). </div><div><br></div><div>All NCSG members are invited to ask questions of and provide feedback to the NCSG GNSO Councilors and other NCSG Policy Committee Members during this call.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Robin </div><div><br></div><div><b>NCSG Open Policy Call</b></div><div><b>9 May 2012 (this Wednesday)</b></div><div><b>15:00 - 17:00 UTC</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal; ">Other times: 08:00 San Francisco; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Paris; 00:00 Tokyo</span></b></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>NCSG Draft Discussion Agenda</u></b></div><div><br></div><div>1. Should GNSO Council disband IOC/RC drafting team or send new instructions to team?</div><div><br></div><div>2. What's this? URS "summits" to rework GNSO negotiated URS in proposed ICANN budget?</div><div><br></div><div>3. GNSO to vote on creation of drafting team for best practices to address abusive registrations</div><div><br></div><div>4. Update on Joint Applicant Support (JAS) Working Group</div><div><br></div><div>5. Path forward for whois access recommendation - synthesis of whois service requirements</div><div><br></div><div>6. New gtld application issues (delay, etc.)?</div><div><br></div><div>7. Update on SSAC work / Internationalized Registration Data WG</div><div><br></div><div>8. Open <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment">Public Comments</a></div><div>Draft FY13 Budget</div><div>24 May / 15 June (Reply)</div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>9. AoB?</div><div><br></div><div><b>++++++++</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Telephone Bridge / Contact details at end of this email.</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "> </span></b></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">NCSG ADOBE CONNECT Room:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++</o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>See related from:</div><div> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+10+May+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+10+May+2012</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>GNSO Council Meeting 10 May 2012</u></b></div><div><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Council+meting+&iso=20120510T15&ah=2" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: underline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Meeting Times 15:00 UTC</a></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC<br>08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Paris; 00:00 Tokyo</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">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.</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>GNSO Council meeting audio cast: </b><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</a></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">1.1 Roll Call</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">1.2 Statement of interest updates</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">1.3 Review/amend agenda</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Draft Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 12 April 2012<br>To be approved on 30 April 2012.<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12945.html" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12945.html</a></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a></p><ul style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><li style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Review main changes.</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Comments and/or questions.</li></ul><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 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.</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 3: Best practices for addressing abusive registrations (10 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Following the recommendation of the Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) Working Group, the GNSO Council requested a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the abusive registrations of domain names. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The discussion paper recommended the creation of two Working Groups, one to establish the framework for best practices and one to propose candidate best practices to address the abusive registration of domain names. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The Council must now consider a motion to set up a drafting team to create the charter for these groups. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 1[<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012</a> <br class="atl-forced-newline">]</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">3.2 Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">3.3 Discussion<br>3.3 Vote</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 4:</ins></b> <b><ins>Update on the new PDP (10 minutes)</ins></b><br><b><ins> </ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, 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.</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Introduction to Revised Policy Development Process (PDP)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf</a><br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">4.1 Update (Marika Konings)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">4.2 Discussion</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins> </ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 5:</ins></b> <b><ins>International Olympics Committee /Red Cross Names Drafting Team (IOC/RC DT)</ins></b> <b><ins>(10 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">At its March 26 meeting, the GNSO Council approved the IOC/RC DT's recommendations (see resolution passed by the Council here <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20120326-1" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20120326-1</a>).</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">On April 10, 2012, the Board established the New gTLD Program Committee and granted it all of the powers of the Board to exercise Board-level authority for any and all issues that may arise relating to the New gTLD Program. The Committee met on 10 April 2012 and resolved not to update the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook at this time (see<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-10apr12-en.htm" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(50, 108, 166); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-10apr12-en.htm</a>).</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">In the light of this Board decision, this discussion item aims to determine whether the Council should disband the IOC/RC DT or whether fresh instructions should be given to the DT. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">5.1 DT Update from Staff (X Y).</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">5.2 Discussion</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">5.3 Next Steps <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 6:</ins></b> <b><ins>Update on</ins></b> <b><ins>the Joint Supporting Organisations/Advisory Committee on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group(</ins></b> <b><ins>JAS WG) (10 minutes)</ins></b><br><b> </b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">This item aims to provide the Council with a status update on the JAS WG so that next steps for the group can be determined. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">6.1 WG update from Staff (Kurt Pritz)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">6.2 Discussion</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">6.3 Next steps <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 7:</ins></b> <b><ins>Synthesis of WHOIS Service Requirements - The WHOIS Access recommendation (10 minutes)</ins></b> <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The WHOIS access recommendation was considered as part of the consent agenda at the Council's 16 February 2012 meeting. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">At that meeting, the ISP constituency requested that the proposal to end this work be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of the GNSO's main agenda. A further suggestion was suggested that constituency/stakeholder members work with Staff to identify a path forward and that the topic be further discussed at the Costa Rica meetings. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">This agenda item is to determine what next steps, if any, should be planned for this project item. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">7.1 Update from Staff (X Y)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">7.2 Discussion</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">7.3 Next steps</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins> </ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 8:</ins></b> <b><ins>Update on the Internationalised Registration Data WG (10 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO Council and SSAC on March 3, 2012 for review and approval. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">However, SSAC has recommend some substantial changes and more work may now be needed by the IRD before its final report can be considered. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">This agenda item is to provide an update on these latest developments in the IRD WG's work to the Council. <br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">8.1 WG update from Staff (Steve Cheng)</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">8.2 Discussion <br class="atl-forced-newline"><br class="atl-forced-newline"></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><ins>Item 9: Any Other Business (5 minutes)</ins></b></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">9.1 Discussion on recent Board announcement to alter ICANN meeting Friday schedule.</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">9.2 Discussion on ALAC proposal for ICANN Academy.</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">9.3 URS update in draft budget – should the Council write to the Board to request that it be involved?</p><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><b>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><b>NCSG Open Policy Call TELEPHONE BRIDGE - CONTACT DETAILS (9 May 15:00 UTC)</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="apple-style-span">____________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">Participant passcode:</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> NCSG</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><br><br><span 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1-800-657-260</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">BRAZIL 0800-7610651</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">CHILE 1230-020-2863</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">ESTONIA 800-011-1093</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-203 0-800-9-14610</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-203 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class="apple-style-span">UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726</span><br><span class="apple-style-span">VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 </span><br><br><span class="apple-style-span"> </span><br><span class="apple-style-span">Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "><div></div></div></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><br></div></div></body></html>