Draft Agenda for GNSO Council meeting Thursday, May 12, 2005
This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council
Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00
(5:00 LA, 8:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne Bruce Tonkin will be chairing the GNSO Council teleconference.
Scheduled time for meeting - 120 mins. Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member Item 1: Approval of minutes
GNSO Council meeting 6 April, 2005 Mar del Plata Item 2: Approval of new terms of reference for combined WHOIS task
force, and approval of membership and voting rules Item 3: Process for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and
related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture
operation of a gTLD registry.
- review revised preliminary report for publication for public comment Item 4: Transfers policy report
- discuss staff report, and provide guidance for the 6 monthly review
Item 5: new gTLDs
- discuss next steps for staff to begin to develop issues reports
Item 6: Internationalised Domain Names
- follow up on discussion in Mar del Plata initiated by Board members with respect to the perceived need for policy action in this area
- discuss next steps for staff to begin to develop issues report
Item 7: Update on ICANN strategic and operational planning process
Item 8: Planning for ICANN Luxembourg meeting
- appoint member of GNSO to liaise with ICANN planning staff Item 9: Any other business
(5:00 LA, 8:00 New York, 14:00 Paris, 22:00 Melbourne)
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Monterrey, Mexico UTC-6+1DST 7:00
Irving, Texas (CST) UTC-6+1DST 7:00
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Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 9:00
Sao Paulo, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 9:00
London, United Kingdom UTC+0+1DST 13:00
Brussels, Belgium (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00
Karlsruhe, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00
Zeist, Netherlands (CET) UTC +1+1DST 14:00
Stockholm, Sweden (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00
Melbourne, Australia UTC+10+0DST 22:00
Auckland, New Zealand UTC+12+0DST 00:00
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