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Re: AW: [council] Updated Council agenda 21 July 2011 at 11:00 UTC


I meant AOB item 11.2, not 10.2. Sorry about that.

Stéphane



Le 20 juil. 2011 à 12:29, Stéphane Van Gelder a écrit :

> Thanks for an excellent suggestion re the elections Wolf. However, I fear 
> that we already have a very full agenda and may not get to it.
> 
> Still, let's add an AOB 10.2 and see if we manage to get there before our 2 
> hours are up. I think the discussion will be useful, not least because with 
> our next meeting being in September, we will have to have taken a decision on 
> how to handle the elections by then.
> 
> Glen, please add that AOB on the agenda. Thanks.
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> 
> Le 20 juil. 2011 à 11:44, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
>> Thanks for the agenda,
>>  
>> is it of interest to resume - under AOB - the election timeline discussion 
>> and to decide whether the SCI should come up with a revised process proposal 
>> for future elections?
>> Unforseeably I've got a business task which necessitates me leaving the call 
>> tomorrow from around 11:30 to 12:15 UTC. My apologies for that.
>>  
>> Kind regards
>> Wolf-Ulrich
>> 
>> Von: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im 
>> Auftrag von Glen de Saint Géry
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. Juli 2011 23:59
>> An: Council GNSO
>> Betreff: [council] Updated Council agenda 21 July 2011 at 11:00 UTC
>> 
>> Dear Councillors,
>>  
>> Please find the updated Council agenda for 21 July, 2011 at 11:00 UTC.
>> The main updates that have been made are moving all the agenda items 
>> requiring a vote to the beginning of the agenda and placing the IRTP B 
>> recommendation #3 as a separate item.
>>  
>> The Wiki agenda, (which has the latest updates) is posted at
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+21+July+2011
>>  
>> The motions before Council are posted on the Wiki at:
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011
>> 
>> Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 21 July 2011.
>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-21jul11-en.htm
>> 
>> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating 
>> Procedures approved 7 April 2011 for the GNSO Council.
>> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-08apr11-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
>> (04:00 Los Angeles, 07:00 Washington DC, 12:00 London, 13:00 Brussels, 20:00 
>> Tokyo; 21:00 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 
>> 
>> 1.2 Updated statement of interest
>> Rosemary Sinclair
>> http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/sinclair-soi-22jun11.htm
>> 
>> 
>> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
>> 
>> 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the 
>> GNSO Operating Procedures:
>> • 22 June 2011 Council minutes – approved on 6 July 2011.
>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-22jun11-en.htm
>> 
>> Item 2: Update to Pending Projects List – Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy 
>> Part B Working Group (5 minutes)
>> Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending Projects.
>> Refer to Pending Projects list 
>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf
>> 
>> 2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane 
>> Van Gelder)
>> 
>> 
>> • GNSO activities: 10 (9 – Open Council Meeting DT added).
>> • Other activities: 9 (7 – GNSO toolkit of services removed, IRTP B rec 8, 
>> IRTP B rec 9 and IRTP C issues report added).
>> • Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 – no change).
>> • Outstanding recommendations: 2 (1 – IRTP B remaining recs added).
>> Item 3: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group - 
>> recommendation # 3 (10 minutes) 
>> 
>> Refer to Motion 1 to address IRTP Part B recommendation #3
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011 
>> 
>> 3.1 Reading of the motion (Tim Ruiz)
>> 
>> 3.2 Discussion
>> 
>> 3.3 Vote 
>> 
>> Item 4: Joint ccNSO-GNSO Internationalized Domain Names Working Group (JIG) 
>> (10 minutes)
>> 
>> Action item from the Singapore ICANN meeting: the JIG's current charter does 
>> not allow it to continue working, yet the JIG reported to the GNSO Council 
>> in Singapore that it still has some work to do.
>> 
>> A motion is being submitted to extend the JIG's charter 
>> 
>> Refer to motion 2 
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011
>> 4.1 Reading of the motion (Rafik Dammak)
>> 4.2 Discussion
>> 4.3 Vote
>> Item 5: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) (15 minutes)
>> The group has sent its Final Report for the GNSO Council's consideration on 
>> June 14, 2011 
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+June+2011
>> 
>> A motion has been made to approve this report.
>> 
>> Refer to motion 3
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011
>> 5.1 Reading of the motion (Tim Ruiz)
>> 5. 2 Discussion
>> 5. 3 Vote
>> Item 6: Policy Development Process Work Team (PDP-WT) (10 minutes)
>> The group has put its proposed Final Report out for public comment 
>> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/pdp-wt-final-report-final-31may11-en.pdf
>> 
>> A public comment period closed on July 9.
>> Summary of public comments 
>> http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/report-comments-pdp-final-report-11jul11-en.pdf
>> 
>> A motion has been made for the Council to consider this report.
>> 
>> Refer to motion 4
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011
>> 6.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)
>> 6.2 Discussion
>> 6.3 Vote
>> Item 7: Registration abuse (RAP) (15 minutes)
>> Following recent discussions on the matter, the Council is being asked to 
>> consider a motion to address the remaining recommendations of the RAP WG.
>> This motion is being presented for discussion only at this meeting, in order 
>> to give the Council and its SGs sufficient time to properly assess it. 
>> 
>> Refer to motion 5
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2011
>> 7.1 Update from Staff and reading of potential motion
>> 7.2 Discussion
>> Item 8: Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS) (15 minutes)
>> 
>> As part of its resolutions on the new gTLD program, the ICANN Board passed a 
>> resolved clause during its June 20 meeting in Singapore which contained the 
>> following excerpt (Resolved 4.d):
>> 
>> The review of additional community feedback, advice from ALAC, and 
>> recommendations from the GNSO following their receipt of a Final Report from 
>> the JAS Working Group (requested in time to allow staff to develop an 
>> implementation plan for the Board’s consideration at its October 2011 
>> meeting in Dakar, Senegal), with the goal of having a sustainable applicant 
>> support system in place before the opening of the application window.
>> 
>> At its Singapore wrap-up meeting, the GNSO Council identified the following 
>> timeline if the Board request is to be answered in time: For the Board to 
>> approve the JAS implementation plan in Dakar on October 28, the Staff must 
>> publish all documents for the Dakar meeting 15 business days before Dakar, 
>> so October 7. So that means the Council must approve the JAS Final Report at 
>> its September 8 meeting.
>> 
>> This discussion item aims at identifying how these objectives can best be 
>> met.
>> Refer to Board June 20 2011 motion on new gTLDs: 
>> http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm
>> 8.1 Discussion
>> 8.2 Possibility of a special meeting of the Council in August (first week of 
>> the month) on the JAS final report.
>> Item 9: June 20 Board resolution on new gTLDs (15 minutes)
>> 
>> As part of its resolutions on the new gTLD program, the ICANN Board passed a 
>> resolved clause during its June 20 meeting in Singapore which contained the 
>> following excerpt (Resolved 1.b):
>> 
>> Incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross 
>> and IOC names for the top level only during the initial application round, 
>> until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global public 
>> interest.
>> 
>> As an action item, the GNSO therefore needs to look at providing the 
>> requested advice or at least consider whether it wants to provide advice and 
>> if so, how should these entities' names be handled at the second level in 
>> new gTLDs?
>> Refer to Board June 20 2011 motion on new gTLDs: 
>> http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm
>> 9.1 Discussion
>> 9.2 Next steps
>> Item 10: Interaction with ccNSO (10 minutes)
>> Action item from the Singapore ICANN meeting: the ccNSO and the GNSO agreed 
>> to try and work together more closely on some projects of common interest. 
>> Two were discussed: the work the ccNSO is currently doing on ICANN's 
>> strategic plan and budget, and the work the GNSO is currently doing on CWGs.
>> This is a discussion item to ascertain how to push these two initiatives 
>> forward.
>> 10.1 Discussion
>> 10.2 Next steps
>> Item 11. Any Other Business (5 minutes) 
>> 
>> 11.1 Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation Working Group (Rosemary 
>> Sinclair)
>> Discussion of motion to approve a charter for a Joint Community Working 
>> Group to be made at the next Council meeting to respond to the Board's 
>> Cartagena request for advice from the GNSO, GAC, ALAC and CCNSO.
>> 
>> 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 (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4)
>> 4.4.1 Applicability
>> Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council 
>> motions or measures.
>> a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);
>> b. Approve a PDP recommendation;
>> c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN 
>> Bylaws;
>> d. Fill a Council position open for election.
>> 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the 
>> announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting‟s 
>> adjournment. 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 calendar 
>> days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs 
>> present.
>> 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee 
>> votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for 
>> transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting 
>> by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may 
>> become available.
>> 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be 
>> a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.
>> Local time between March & October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere 
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>> Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EST) UTC+10+0DST 21:00 
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>> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time 
>> (with exceptions)
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>>   Please let me know if you have any questions.
>> Thank you.
>> Kind regards,
>> Glen
>>  
>> Glen de Saint Géry
>> GNSO Secretariat
>> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://gnso.icann.org
>>  
>>  
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