GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda

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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