Link to listen to audiocast & Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August 2010

[Robin Gross]

> Please note the link to the :
> GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/
> Please distribute this link and the agenda to all your stakeholder  
> group/constituency members
>
> Please find the updated  Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August  
> 2010.
>
> The agenda is posted at:
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26aug10-en.htm
>
> and the agenda on the Wiki has the latest updates
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi? 
> proposed_agenda_26_august_2010
>
> the motions are posted on page:
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?26_august_motions
>
>
> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating  
> Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council.
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf
>
> For convenience:
>
> * An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is  
> provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.
> * An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the  
> absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of  
> this agenda.
>
> Meeting Time 20:00 UTC
>
> See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times:
> 13:00 PDT; 15:00 CDT; 16:00 EST; 17:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 Brazil;  
> 22:00 CET; 24:00 Moscow
>
> Friday, 27 August
> 01:00 Pakistan; 04:00 Hong Kong; 05:00 Tokyo, 06:00 Melbourne
>
> 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.
>
> GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/
>
> Item 1: Administrative matters (15 minutes)
>
> 1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of  
> Interest
>
> • Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required  
> to poll Councilors regarding “any direct or indirect interests that  
> may affect a Relevant Party’s judgment on an issue that is under  
> review, consideration, or discussion” in this meeting.
> • The main issues for this meeting are:
>
> o New voting procedures
> o Whois studies
> o GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs
> o Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG
> o Community WG regarding the GAC requested community working group  
> on new gTLD Recommendation 6 (i.e., morality & public order)
>
> 1.2 Update any statements of interest
>
> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
>
> 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting  
> per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
> • 5 August 2010 meeting – Scheduled for Approval on 26 August 2010.
>
> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09519.html
>
> Item 2: Overview of New Procedures Related to Voting (5 minutes)
>
> 2.1 Refer to:
>
> • GNSO Operating Procedures
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf
>
> • Cheat sheet for new voting procedures
>
> Visual Procedures Map covering abstentions, absences, and vacancies
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/visual-procedures-map-en.htm
>
> Abstention Notification Form to be completed by an officer of the  
> abstaining Councilor's appointing organization (Stakeholder Group  
> or Constituency, as appropriate)
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm
>
>
> 2.2 Opportunity for SGs, Constituencies and the Council to schedule  
> an overview session with Ken Bour
>
> 2.3 Discussion
>
> Item 3: Whois Studies (20 minutes)
>
> 3.1 Refer to:
>
> • Whois Studies Report:
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for- 
> gnso-23mar10-en.pdf
> • RFP for Proxy/Abuse Study:
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm
> • Liz Gasster's summary chart of the studies:
> http://gnso.icann.org/whois/whois-studies-chart-30jul10-en.pdf
> • Brief overview of the study choices presented by Lisa Phifer on  
> 15 July:
> http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation- 
> whois-report-23jun10-en.pdf
>
>
> 3.2 Highlights of Report for Whois Study # 3 (Liz Gasster)
>
> 3.3 Motion to proceed with Study # 1
>
> • Refer to motion:
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?26_august_motions
> • Discussion
> • Vote
> (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new  
> procedures may apply.)
>
> 3.4 Continuing discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies
> 3.5 Next steps?
>
> Item 4: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (20  
> minutes)
>
> 4.1 Refer to:
>
> • GNSO AoC Reviews site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/
> • GNSO SSR RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm
> • GNSO Whois RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/whois- 
> policies-en.htm
>
> 4.2 SG primary & alternate endorsements:
>
>
> CSG
> NCSG
> RrSG
> RySG
> SSR Primary
> Jeff Brueggeman
> David Cake (Australia)
> Rick Wilhelm
> Ken Silva
> SSR Alternate(s)
>
> George Asare Sakyi
>
>
> Whois Primary
> Susan Kawaguchi
> Kim G. Von Arx
> James Bladel
> Kathy Kleiman
> Whois Alternate(s)
>
>
>
> Kim G. von Arx
> 4.3 Summary of Geographic & Gender Diversity for SG Primary  
> Endorsements:
>
>
> SSR RT
> Whois RT
> # from Africa
> 0
> 0
> # from Asia/Pacific
> 1
> 0
> # from Europe
> 0
> 1
> # from Latin America & Caribbean
> 0
> 0
> # from North America
> 3
> 3
> # Male
> 4
> 2
> # Female
> 0
> 2
> 4.4 Possible Candidates to Improve Diversity:
>
>
> SSR RT
> Whois RT
> Africa
> George Asare Sakyi
> None
> Asia/Pacific
> N/A
> None
> Europe
> None
> N/A
> Latin America & Caribbean
> None
> None
> North America
> N/A
> N/A
> Male
> N/A
> N/A
> # Female
> None
> N/A
>
> Note the ccNSO endorsements:
>
> SSR RT: Ondrej Filip from Europe, Rodney Joffe from North America  
> and Simon McCalla from Europe (for two seats)
>
> Whois RT: Emily Taylor from Europe (for one seat)
> 4.5 Should the GNSO add one or two candidates to improve diversity  
> of either RT slate?
>
> • Discussion
> • Next steps? [e.g., motion(s) for consideration on 8 September]
> • Note: GNSO endorsement slate is due to Selectors not later than  
> 12 September
>
>
> Item 5: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (20 Minutes)
>
> 5.1 Refer to Revised Initial Report from the WG
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/revised-vi- 
> initial-report-18aug10-en.pdf
>
> 5.2 Overview of the report (Margie Milam)
>
> • Discussion
> • Next steps?
> • Deadline for submission of report to the Board for their retreat:  
> 13 September
>
> 5.3 Refer to motion (if any):
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?26_august_motions
>
> • Discussion
> • Vote
> • Follow-up actions
>
> Item 6: GAC requested community working group on new gTLD  
> Recommendation 6 (15 Minutes)
>
> 6.1 Refer to draft terms of reference (ToR):
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-new-gtld-recommendation-6-wg- 
> tor-18aug10-en.pdf
>
> 6.2 Discussion
>
> 6.3 Any suggested changes to the draft ToR
>
> 6.4 Any objections to the ToR?
>
> Item 7: Ongoing Action Items (10 Minutes)
>
> 7.1 Next Steps for Prioritization of GNSO Projects (Chuck Gomes)
>
> 7.2 Registration Abuse Policies WG Recommendations Action Plan  
> (Marika Konings)
>
> 7.3 Suggested improvements for GNSO Public Council meetings *  
> (Wendy Seltzer)
>
> * Target date for completion of work and submission of input to  
> Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September.
>
> 7.4 Suggestions for GNSO Council interaction with the Board *  
> (Stéphane Van Gelder)
>
> * Target date for completion of work and submission of input to  
> Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September.
>
> 7.5 Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (Chuck Gomes)
>
> • Note that the ccNSO identified the following as members of this  
> group:
>
> Jay Daley, .nz
> Chris Disspain, .au, ccNSO Chair
> Luis Diego Espinoza, .cr
> Ondrej Filip. .cz
> Hiro Hotta, .jp
> Hansang Lee, .kr
> Jörg Schweiger, .de
> Tan Yaling, .cn
>
>
> 7.6 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvements implementation  
> (Glen de Saint Géry)
>
> 7.7 Council meeting dates for November, December & January (Glen de  
> Saint Géry)
>
> Item 8: Other Business (5 Minutes)
>
> Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article  
> X, Section 3)
>
> 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:
>
> 1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more  
> than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;
> 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;
> 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”);
> 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;
> 5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires  
> an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and
> 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.
>
>
> Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating  
> Procedures 4.4)
>
> Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the  
> following items may vote by absentee ballot:
>
> 1. Initiate a policy development process;
> 2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;
> 3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;
> 4. Fill a position open for election.
> The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting  
> and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by  
> telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must  
> be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in  
> which a vote is initiated, except that, 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 days. There  
> must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.
>
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> hemisphere
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> ________________________________________
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> local time (with exceptions)
> ________________________________________
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>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
> Thank you.
>
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>
>




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