GNSO Council Open Meeting Cairo Agenda

Proposed GNSO Council Agenda for the Open Council Meeting in Cairo 5 November 2008


This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council



Coordinated Universal Time 06:00 UTC - Cairo - 08:00 -see below for local times



Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting

Scheduled time for meeting 4 hours.

Dial-in numbers for remote participation sent individually to absent Council members.



Item 1: Start of Meeting (08:00 - 08:15)

1.1: Remote connectivity check

1.2: Roll Call

1.3: Update of Statements of Interest

1.4: Agenda review



Item 2: Update on AGP Budget Provision and Consensus Policy (08:30 - 09:00)

Craig Schwartz




Item 3: Report and Discussion on GNSO Improvements and restructuring (09:00-09:30)

Avri Doria, Chuck Gomes



GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan

http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-impl…

Item 4: WHOIS Discussions/feedback on Studies for which estimates are requested (09:30-10:00)

4.1 Background Update - Liz Gasster

4.2 Status Update - Chuck Gomes

WHOIS Reference Documents:

GNSO WHOIS resolution of 31 October 2007

http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200710

GAC WHOIS study recommendations of 16 April 2008

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf

WHOIS Study Group Report to the GNSO Council 22 May 2008 - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-study-group-report-to-cou…

SSAC report 33

http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac033.pdf

WHOIS Hypotheses Study Group Report

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-…

ALAC statement on WHOIS studies

https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_whois_hypothesis_…





Item 5: Discussion/Feedback on New gTLD planning (10:00-10:30)



Should the GNSO Council be taking any action at this point?

- Discussion

- Open Microphone




Item 6: Discussion on Single Character Names in existing gTLDs (10:30-10:50)

Patrick Jones



- Retrospective

- Where things stand

Reference document

Reserved Names Working Group Final Report

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm



Excerpts from GNSO Reserved Names WG Report

Recommendations regarding Geographic & Geopolitical Reserved Names Top Level (ASCII and Unicode strings)

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/excerpts-gnso-reserved-names-wg-…



Item 7: General Open Discussion (10:50 -11:50)


Item 8: AOB Pending Motions (if any) (11:50 -12:00)



8.1 Confirmation of ccNSO Liaison



8.2 Acknowledge and create a schedule for GNSO Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies1

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/gnso-issues-report-regi…



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Karachi, Pakistan UTC+6+0DST 11:00

Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 13:00

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Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 14:00

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