Fwd: [REMINDER] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010 at 11:00 UTC

Avri Doria avri at LTU.SE
Mon Nov 15 18:49:59 CET 2010


Reminder that we have an open NCSG Policy Discussion meeting on 16 November 2010 (15:00 UTC)

Details:

http://ncdnhc.org/events/ncsg-open-policy-meeting-16

Draft Agenda:

- Report of elections
- GSNO Agenda review 
- WG/WT review
- Other?

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: 15 November 2010 17:40:44 GMT+01:00
> To: GNSO Council <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010 at 11:00 UTC
> 
> Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010.
> 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm
> 
> 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 11:00 UTC
> 
> Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times
> (03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 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:8000/gnso.m3u
> 
> Item 1: Administrative matters (10 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.
> Here is the definition provided in the procedures:
> 
> “Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.”
> 
> The main issues for this meeting are
> 
> GNSO Project Decision Making
> Status of Council Chair Nominations and NCA Assignments
> Disclosure of Interest Procedures motion
> Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement
> New gTLD Applicant Guidebook
> RySG endorsements for AoC SSR RT replacement
> 
> 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:
> • 28 October 2010 meeting minutes 
> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09873.html
> – Scheduled for approval on 15 November 2010.
> 
> Item 2: Election of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (20 minutes)
> 
> Refer to procedures approved on 28 October:
> 
> http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm
> 
> 2.1 Chair Nominees
> 
> Non-contracted Party House: Olga Cavalli 
> Candidate Statement
> Contracted Party House: Stéphane van Gelder
> Candidate Statement
> Questions for Olga?
> Questions for Stéphane?
> 2.2 NCA Assignments?
> 
> Non-contracted Party House: (TBD)
> Contracted Party House: (TBD)
> 2.3 Status of OSC/GCOT review of the election process (Julie Hedlund)
> 
> 
> 
> Item 3: GNSO Project Prioritisation (10 minutes)
> 
> 3.1 Considering the prioritization discussions we had on 28 October and prior to that, is the following a possible way forward: Rather than spending more time prioritizing GNSO projects, develop criteria for making decisions on a case by case basis?
> 
> Discussion
> Other alternatives?
> Volunteers?
> 3.2 Next steps?
> 
> Item 4: Disclosure of Interest Procedures (10 minutes)
> 
> 4.1 Refer to revised procedures: 
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en.pdf
> 
> 4.2 Refer to motion: 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions
> 
> 4.3 Discussion
> 
> 4.4 Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.)
> 
> Item 5: Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (20 minutes)
> 
> 5.1 Refer to final report: 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf
> 
> 5.2 Overview of report (Margie Milam) 
> http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf
> 
> 5.3 Discussion
> 
> 5.4 Next steps?
> 
> Item 6: Planning for Cartagena Meetings (15 minutes)
> 
> 6.1 Changes to schedule (Stéphane Van Gelder, Glen de Saint Géry)
> 
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf
> 
> 6.2 Topic(s) for Joint meetings with the GAC & ccNSO
> 
> Refer to discussion paper titled “ Proposed discussion of Cross-SO/AC policy development work ”: 
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en.pdf
> Overview of paper (Liz Gasster)
> Status of topic for GAC & ccNSO joint meetings (Chuck Gomes)
> Discussion?
> 6.3 Other agendas
> 
> Item 7: New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (30 minutes) 
> 
> 7.1 Joint Applicant Support WG (Rafik Dammak)
> 
> Refer to JAS WG recommendations: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm
> Brief overview of recommendations (Rafik Dammak)
> Refer to Motion to Extend the WG: 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions
> Discussion
> Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply)
> 7.2 VI PDP WG Interim Report
> 
> Refer to Report: 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-interim-report-phase-i-09nov10-en.pdf
> Brief overview of report ( Margie Milam)
> Refer to motion:
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions
> Discussion
> Exception to Eight day requirement
> Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.)
> 7.3 Refer to latest version of the guidebook:
> 
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-12nov10-en.pdf
> 
> 7.4 Highlights (Kurt Pritz)
> 
> 7.5 Discussion
> 
> 7.6 Action Items?
> 
> Item 8: Other Business (5 Minutes)
> 
> 8.1 AoC SSR RT Resignation by Ken Silva
> 
> The RySG endorsed two candidates to replace Ken: 
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm
> Rodney Joffe
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-motivation-letter-14jul10-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-additional-ccnso-requirements-14jul10-en.pdf
> Ramses Martinez 
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-bio-04nov10-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-cv-04nov10-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-martinez-soi-11nov10-en.pdf
> Discussion
> Note that the GNSO procedures do not require approval by the Council.
> Any objections to sending the two candidates names to the Selectors?
> 8.2 Personnel announcement
> 
> 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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> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
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