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Proposed GNSO Council Agenda Thursday 12 April 2007

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

Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00 - see below for local times
(05:00 am Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 22:00 Melbourne, 00:00am Wellington next day 13 April 2007)

Bruce Tonkin and Philip Sheppard will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting - 120 mins.

Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member.

Approval of Agenda

Item 0: Roll call of Council members on the call

Item 1: Update any statements of interest

Item 2: Approval of minutes
- minutes for 28 March 2007 not yet available

Item 3: Ratify election results for ICANN Board seat #13

Item 4: Ratify WHOIS working group statement of work and appoint an interim chair
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03357.html

Item 5: Protection of IGO Names and Abbreviations in line with WIPO 2

- consider recommendation from the intellectual property constituency
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03368.html
The constituency recommends that:

"The GNSO Council should request an Issues Report from ICANN staff to further explore the issues involved in introducing a separate dispute resolution procedure (DRP) specifically for addressing disputes involving IGO names and abbreviations. Based on this Issues Report, the GNSO Council may then consider launching a PDP on the topic. "

see correspondence on this topic:
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/ on this topic.

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/twomey-to-tarmizi-13mar06.pdf

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/tarmizi-to-twomey-15jun06.pdf

Item 6: Revision of Transfers Policy

- consider staff recommendations
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03369.html

Item 7: Ratify extension to Reserved Names Working Group statement of work http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03373.html

Item 8: Any other business

(05:00 LA, 08:00 Washington DC, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne, 00:00 Wellington Friday 13 April 2007)
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