Draft Agenda for GNSO Public Forum - Wednesday 6 December 2006

8:30 a.m. local São Paulo time

Item 1: Update on PDP-Feb06: Policies for Contractual Conditions, Existing gTLDs

• Terms of reference available here: http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/tor-pdp-28feb06.html
• Related documents: http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/
• Task force to report on current activities
• Open mike for public input on current work

Item 2: GNSO Review

• ICANN has been provided with the LSE's review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) [Report, Annexes]. This report will be used to inform ICANN's effort to develop detailed proposals for improving the GNSO's structures and processes. ICANN's Board will work with the GNSO and the ICANN community to consider this report, along with previous reviews and public input, in a collaborative process to strengthen this key policy-making body. This independent review of the GNSO is the first in a series of such reviews mandated in ICANN's bylaws as part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to evolve and improve its operations. Comments on this report can be posted to gnso-improvements@icann.org and reviewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements.
• Report is available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/gnso-review-report-sep06.pdf
• Staff to provide a summary of the major recommendations of the LSE review of the GNSO organisation and the previous Patrick Sharry review of the GNSO Council see: http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-22dec04.htm
• Update from staff on the Board's plans with respect to establishing a group to consider the report and make recommendations to the Board for approval
• Open mike on recommendations (for/against) and also on possible processes the GNSO could use to take the reports and implement changes

Item 3: IDN policy update

• The GNSO has re-established a GNSO IDN Working Group to identify and specify any policy issues that should be considered by the GNSO via a policy development process that have not already been considered within PDP-Dec05 on new gTLDs.
• The terms of reference are available here: http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/idn_working_group-18nov06.htm
• Related documents are available here: http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/
• Working group to provide an update of their work
• Open mike on possible policy issues for the GNSO to consider

Item 4: Any other issues

• Open mike on any other policy issues that the GNSO should be considering at this time