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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in Toronto 17 October 2012<br></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><br>Reference to ICANN Schedule<br><a href="http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34347" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34347</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">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><u><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2012-10-17" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">GNSO Council workspace</a>.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">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/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf</a><br><br>For convenience:<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-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">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></li></ul><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7m62mzy" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Meeting Times 19:00 UTC</a><br></span></u><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/9v4qpbr" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://tinyurl.com/9v4qpbr</a></span></b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Coordinated Universal Time 19:00 UTC:<br></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">12:00 Los Angeles; 15:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris/Prague;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>04:00 Tokyo; 08:00 Wellington next day)<br><br>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.<br><br>15:00- 16:00 GNSO Council Public Forum<br><br><b><u>Presentations by Stakeholder Groups and Constituency Leaders (60 minutes)</u></b></span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Registries Stakeholder Group – David Maher<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Registrars Stakeholder Group – Matt Serlin<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) – Robin Gross<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency – Alain Berranger.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">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-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) –Steve Metalitz<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) – Tony Holmes<br><br></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Break</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)<br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">1.1 Roll Call<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">1.2 Statement of interest updates<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">1.3 Review/amend agenda<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Draft Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 13 September 2012 approved on 9 October 2012.<br>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; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</span></a><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-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Review main changes.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Comments and/or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 2: Consent agenda</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">No consent agenda items.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 3: Consumer Trust (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">The GNSO's Consumer Choice, Trust, and Competition WG has produced an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/cctc/cctc-final-advice-letter-17aug12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">advice letter</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for consideration by ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">The GNSO Council is now asked to consider approval of this<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/cctc/cctc-final-advice-letter-17aug12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>letter</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 1:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">3.1 Reading of the motion (John Berard).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">3.2 Discussion<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">& open microphone<br></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">3.3 Nest steps (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">I<u>tem 4: RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Contracts to Address Registration Abuse (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended that an Issue Report evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions should be created for ICANN agreements. The Final Issue Report, which was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 September 2012, recommends the initiation of a PDP (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registration-abuse/uofc-final-issue-report-20sep12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(20, 77, 230); ">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registration-abuse/uofc-final-issue-report-20sep12-en.pdf</span></a>).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Council must now consider a motion to initiate a PDP.<br><br>Refer to motion 2:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">4.1 Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil).<br>4.2 Discussion & open microphone<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">4.3 Vote (PDP threshold: 1/3<sup>rd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of each house, or 2/3 of one house).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 5: RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Reporting (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended that the GNSO and the larger ICANN community in general, create and support uniform reporting processes. Following further discussion on this issue, Mikey O'Connor submitted a thoughts paper to the GNSO Council which was presented to the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/rap/comments-rap-uniformity-of-reporting-30jul12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(20, 77, 230); ">Council at its September 13, 2012</span></a> meeting <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/rap/comments-rap-uniformity-of-reporting-30jul12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(20, 77, 230); ">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/rap/comments-rap-uniformity-of-reporting-30jul12-en.pdf</span></a>. A motion has now been submitted requesting an Issue Report on the current state of uniformity in the mechanisms to initiate, track, and analyze policy-violation reports. This issue report should consider the issues highlighted in the RAPWG Final Report, the ICANN Compliance Department Report on this issue and the thought paper and is expected to recommend next steps.<br><br>Refer to motion 3:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">5.1 Reading of the motion (John Berard)<br>5.2 Discussion & open microphone<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">5.3 Vote (Issue report threshold: 25% of each house, or majority of one house).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 6: Protection of IOC/RC names at the second level (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">On September 13, 2012, the ICANN Board published an approved resolution (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-13sep12-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-13sep12-en.htm</a>) asking the GNSO conclude ongoing policy work on the issue of second-level protections for the IOC and RC names by January 31, 2013.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">This is an update item to allow the IOC/RC DT to brief the Council on its ongoing work and whether it expects to be able to meet the Board's deadline, so that should this not be the case, the GNSO Council can take any action it sees fit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">6.1 Update from DT Chair (Jeff Neuman)<br>6.2 Discussion & open microphone<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 7: Policy Development Process (PDP) on International Governmental Organizations (IGO) names (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pursuant to its 12 April 2012 motion, the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of certain international organizations including, International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) and Non-<br>Governmental Organizations such as the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RCRC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Final Issue Report, which was submitted to the GNSO Council on 1 October 2012, recommends the initiation of a PDP (see<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>)<br>The Council must now consider a motion to initiate a PDP.<br></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 4:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">7.1 Update from Staff (Brian Peck)<br>7.2 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)<br>7.3 Discussion & open microphone<br>7.4 Vote (PDP threshold: 1/3<sup>rd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of each house, or 2/3 of one house).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Item 8:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></strong><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thick Whois PDP WG Charter (10 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Thick Whois DT has finalised a charter for the WG which will be formed as part of the PDP initiated on this issue by the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Council must now approve the charter.<br><br>Refer to motion 5:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">8</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)<br>8.2 Discussion & open microphone<br>8.3 Vote (PDP threshold: 1/3<sup>rd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of each house, or 2/3 of one house).<br></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">8.4 If motion carries, selection of Council Liaison to WG.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Item 9: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C (</span></u></strong><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">IRTP Part C) Working Group (WG) (10 minutes)<br><br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">IRTP is an ongoing 5-part PDP. Current work is on the 3<sup>rd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>part, part C. The WG is now presenting its Final Report for approval by the GNSO Council.<br><br>Refer to motion 6:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">9.1 Reading of the motion (X Y)<br>9.2 Discussion & open microphone<br>9.3 Vote (Approval of consensus policy PDP threshold: Supermajority (2/3 of each house, or ¾ of one house and a majority of the other)).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: black; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Item 10: Internationalized Registration Data WG (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Having received the IRD WG's final report, the GNSO and SSAC have submitted it to the Board via a joint letter. There is now discussion of initiating an issue report as a follow-up to the IRD WG's final report.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Council must consider whether to request such an issue report.<br><br>Refer to motion 7:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">10.1 Reading of the motion (X Y)<br>10.2 Discussion & open microphone<br>10.3 Vote (Issue report threshold: 25% of each house, or majority of one house).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 11: WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey Report (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">This survey evaluated the feasibility of conducting a future in-depth study into communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for gTLD domain names registered using Proxy and Privacy services. The Interisle Consulting Group has completed this survey and initial results have been reported, and explored in a community webinar held on 13 August. This item is an overview of the final report to be published in mid-September, and an examination of possible next steps for the GNSO Council to consider.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">11.1 Update from Staff (Barbara Roseman)<br>11.2 Discussion & open microphone<br>11.3 Next step<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 12:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Uniform Rapid Suspension (</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">URS) (10 minutes)</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">On September 18, 2012,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Kurt Pritz</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote to the GNSO Council Chair to inform the Council of ongoing discussions on the implementation of the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">It is being suggested that some of the implementation solutions may not match the work of the Special Trademark Issues (STI) group and that increased involvement by the GNSO may be helpful at this stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">This is a discussion item.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">12.1 Update from Staff (Kurt Pritz)<br>12.2 Discussion & open microphone<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Item 13: Whois Review Team Final Report (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br><br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council has put together a team to work on a response to a request from the Board to comment the WHOIS RT Final Report recommendations. However, this group was unable to agree on a response and it was suggested that the Council might instead respond with a list of individual constituency and SG opinions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">At its September 13 meeting, the Council agreed to ask Staff to compile this list <link to Staff list>. The Council must now agree on next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; ">13.1 Update from the group (Brian Winterfeldt)<br>13.2 Discussion & open microphone<br>13.3 Next steps</span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 14: Thanks to outgoing Councilors (5 minutes)<br></span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Stéphane van Gelder, Mary Wong, Rafik Dammak, Bill Drake, Carlos Aguirre</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 15. Any Other Business (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">BREAK</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">18:00 - 18:30 New Council convenes</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 1. Seating of the New Council</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">1.1 Roll call <br>1.2 Statements of interest<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Item 2 Vote for GNSO Council chair</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Two nominations were received for this position, Jonathan Robinson and Thomas Rickert. The GNSO Council held a question & answer session over the weekend with Dr.Robinson and Mr Rickert.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">Vote by secret Ballot.<br></span></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>