Draft Discussion Agenda for 11 August (Tuesday) NCUC Constituency Meeting

[Milton L Mueller]

Wow.
That agenda is a bit too full and heavy. I would propose that we focus exclusively on the GNSO restructruring issue and the response we plan to make to it. That in itself could fill two hours.

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Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Draft Discussion Agenda for 11 August (Tuesday) NCUC Constituency Meeting

Dear all,

Below is the draft discussion agenda for this month's constituency call.   I hope you will all try to join in the call - and please volunteer to take live meeting minutes.  :-)

Thanks,
Robin

11 AUGUST 2009 NCUC Monthly Constituency Meeting

Scheduled for: Tuesday 11 August 2009 from 15:00 - 17:00 UTC

To be held via Elluminate online meeting software.
Join NCUC’s NING website to get link to participate in online meeting:
            http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?

Need volunteers to take running notes of meeting discussion please.
Other Time Zones:
08:00 - 10:00 - California
11:00 - 13:00 -  New York
12:00 - 14:00 - Sao Paulo
15:00 - 17:00 - UTC / Greenwich
16:00 -18:00 - London
17:00 - 19:00 - Geneva / Tunis
18:00 - 20:00 - Alexandria / Nairobi
19:30 - 21:30 - Tehran
22:00 - 24:00 - Phnom Pehn
23:00 - 01:00 - Singapore / Hong Kong
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Draft Discussion Agenda

I.  Constituency Business

1.  Membership Growth and Continued Membership Drive
NCUC's membership has reached 137 members<http://ncdnhc.org/page/membership-roster> from 48 different countries, including 72 noncommercial organizations and 65 individuals.  This represents a 205% increase in membership since 2008.
2.  Join NING Website for NCUC policy development
            http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?

3.  Join an NCUC Committee or GNSO Working Group
            http://ncdnhc.org/groups

4.  Next NCUC Monthly Meeting: 22 September 2009 – “One Web Day”
5.  Planning for next ICANN Meeting in Seoul, Korea 25 – 30 October 2009
            a.  Outreach to local noncommercial groups
            b.  Consider policy presentation / panel
            c.  Meeting with ICANN Board in person
            d.  Local press media outreach

6.  Tragedy of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) Petition and How to Respond
            Reject ICANN drafted charter?  Ask for reconsideration of board decision?

II.  Substantive GNSO Policy Issues

1.  GNSO Structuring
Proposed amended GNSO Bylaws Related to GNSO Restructuring
Comment Period ends 24 August
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html#gnso-restructure

2.  New gtlds policy – Draft Applicant Guidebook
a.  IRT Report response discussion

3.  “Vertical Integration” Issue & Registrar–Registry Separation

4.  Registrant Rights Charter Working Group - We need volunteers

5.  Modification of UDRP Rules
WIPO Proposal & Comment Period Ends 12 August
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#udrp

6.  Registration Abuse Working Group – We need volunteers

7.  Institutional Confidence (Or Lack Thereof)
Proposed Bylaw changes to improve accountability - Comment Period ends 25 Sept.
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07121.html

8.  Geographic Regions Initial Report Comment Period ends 4 Sept.
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#geo-regions-review

9.  Update on other GNSO teams (Fast Flux, Post-Expiration Domain Names, whois, IDNs, RAA)
10.  Any Other Business?
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