Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 8 May 2008

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

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Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins.

Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members.

Item 0: Roll call of Council members

Item 1: Update any statements of interest

Item 2: Review/amend agenda

Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes of 27 March 2008 and 17 April 2008 (5 mins)

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04962.html

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04999.html

Item 4: Update from Denise Michel on Board activities (10 mins)

Item 5: Update from Edmon Chung on IDNC (10 mins)

Item 6: Front-running discussion (15 mins)

Item 7: Fast-Flux vote on motions (20 mins)

Philip Sheppard's motion

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04958.html

Chuck Gomes alternate motion

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04995.html

Item 8: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Review – next steps (20 mins)

Chuck Gomes' motion
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04994.html

Item 9: Discussion on pending budget measure for domain tasting (10 mins)
http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-23jan08.htm
THEREFORE, the Board resolves (2008.01.04) to encourage ICANN's budgetary process to
include fees for all domains added, including domains added during the AGP,
and encourages community discussion involved in developing the ICANN budget,
subject to both Board approval and registrar approval of this fee.

Item 10: Single-Character Second-Level Domain Names (10 mins)
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-synthesis-on-sldns-27feb08.pdf<br>

Item 11: Status update on Whois proposals (5 mins)
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04998.html

Item 12: GNSO Improvements – discussion (15 mins)

Item 13: Action Items (5 mins)
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf

Item 14: AOB

(05:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne)
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