Fwd: Note: REVISED link to Audio Cast & Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August 2010
Robin Gross
robin at IPJUSTICE.ORG
Thu Aug 26 22:08:52 CEST 2010
All are invited to listen to GNSO Council call happening now. Link
below to listen to audio stream.
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> From: Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org>
> Date: August 25, 2010 9:01:26 AM PDT
> To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Note: REVISED link to Audio Cast & Agenda for GNSO Council
> Meeting 26 August 2010
>
>> Please note that the GNSO Council Meeting Audio Streaming link
>> has changed:
>> http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u
>> Please distribute this link to all the members of the community so
>> that they can listen to the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday, 26
>> August 2010 at 20:00 UTC.
>> This will be the link for all GNSO meetings going forward.
>>
>> Please find the updated Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August
>> 2010.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN
>> hemisphere
>> ________________________________________
>> Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 20:00UTC
>> ________________________________________
>> California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 13:00
>> Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 15:00
>> New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 16:00
>> Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 17:00
>> Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 17:00
>> Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+0DST 21:00
>> Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00
>> Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00
>> Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+0DST 00:00 next day
>> Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 01:00 next day
>> Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 04:00 next day
>> Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 05:00 next day
>> Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 06:00 next day
>> ________________________________________
>> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00
>> local time (with exceptions)
>> ________________________________________
>> For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com/
>>
>> 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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IP JUSTICE
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1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA
p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451
w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin at ipjustice.org
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