Fwd: Note: REVISED link to Audio Cast & Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 26 August 2010

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Thu Aug 26 23:14:08 CEST 2010


Hi Robin,
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 Ing George Asare Sakyi
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Mont Royal Technologies
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From: Robin Gross <robin at IPJUSTICE.ORG>
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Subject: Fwd: Note: REVISED link to Audio Cast & Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 
26 August 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
>
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>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
Robin Gross, Executive Director
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
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