Corrections NCSG Policy Meeting at 1700 UTC today.

Tue Nov 16 17:54:45 CET 2010

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-----Original Message-----
From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
Avri Doria
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 4:23 PM
To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Corrections NCSG Policy Meeting at 1700 UTC today.

Please find hereafter the conference call details for the NCSG call on
Tuesday 16 November at 17:00 UTC (duration 120 minutes)

On 15 Nov 2010, at 18:49, Avri Doria wrote:

> 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 Partys 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-18oc
t01-en.pdf
>> 
>> 5.2 Overview of report (Margie Milam) 
>>
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-e
n.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-14jul1
0-en.pdf
>>
http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/application-joffe-additional-ccnso-require
ments-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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