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

[asare-sakyi george]

Hi Robin,

Thanks for the information , it is my hope and prayer the audiocast works as 
promised.
Best Regards
George
Ing George Asare Sakyi
Managing Director 
Mont Royal Technologie
Tel: 0203001647
email: georgesakyi at ymail.com 




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From: Robin Gross <robin at IPJUSTICE.ORG>
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Subject: Link to listen to audiocast & Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August 
2010


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.
>
>Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere
>________________________________________
>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 20:00UTC 
>________________________________________
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>Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 15:00
>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 16:00
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>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
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>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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