GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda

Proposed GNSO Council Agenda Monday, December 21, 2005

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

Coordinated Universal Time UTC 19:00 - see below for local times
(11:00 am Los Angeles, 14:00 Washington DC, 19:00 London, 6:00 am (next day) Melbourne, 8:00am Wellington next day 22 December)
NOTE CHANGE IN TIME FOR MEETING FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER TIME

Bruce Tonkin will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting - 60 mins.

Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member.

Approval of Agenda

Item 1: Approval of minutes
- GNSO Council meeting in Vancouver 28 November 2005

Item 2: Election of GNSO Council chair for period 4 Jan 06 to 3 Dec 2006
- nominations close on Friday 16 Dec 2005
- election to be held during the meeting

Item 3: Next steps on new TLD policy development process
- public comment period opened on 6 Dec 2005

ICANN Bylaws, Section 8: "Procedure if No Task Force is Formed

a. If the Council decides not to convene a task force, the Council will
request that, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, each
constituency appoint a representative to solicit the constituency's
views on the issue. Each such representative shall be asked to submit a
Constituency Statement to the Staff Manager within thirty-five (35)
calendar days after initiation of the PDP.

b. The Council may also pursue other options that it deems appropriate
to assist in the PDP, including appointing a particular individual or
organization to gather information on the issue or scheduling meetings
for deliberation or briefing. All such information shall be submitted to
the Staff Manager within thirty-five (35) calendar days after initiation
of the PDP.

c. The Staff Manager will take all Constituency Statements, Public
Comment Statements, and other information and compile (and post on the
Comment Site) an Initial Report within fifty (50) calendar days after
initiation of the PDP. Thereafter, the PDP shall follow the provisions
of Item 9 below in creating a Final Report."

Item 4: IDN issues report

Item 5: Update on initial planning for Wellington meeting

(11:00 LA, 14:00 Washington DC, 20:00 Brussels, 06:00 Melbourne, Thursday 22 December 2005.
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Melbourne, Australia UTC+10+1DST 06:00 Thursday 22 December 2005
Auckland, Wellington, New Zealand UTC+12+1DST 08:00 Thursday 22 December 2005
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