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GNSO Council Open Meeting Cairo Agenda

Date: 
11/05/2008

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-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf

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-council-22may08.pdf

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-to-council-26aug08.pdf

ALAC statement on WHOIS studies
https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_whois_hypothesis_working_group_studies_al_alac_st_0908_3


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-report-22oct08.pdf

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-registration-abuse-policies-29oct08.pdf

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