GNSO Background Briefings:

http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-12jun14-en.pdf

Saturday 21 June		Sovereign	Leader	Presenter
7:30	8:45	Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation meeting What it's about: The SCI is responsible for reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of the GNSO's Operating Procedures, including Working Group Guidelines and other processes. It is currently finalizing its recommendations for a proposed new process to enable the GNSO Council to vote on motions outside a regularly scheduled GNSO Council meeting, and on a mechanism for electronic/remote voting. Meeting Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GQExBg Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Mary Wong	Ron Andruff	Ron Andruff
9:00	9:30	Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation update What it's about: The SCI will update the GNSO community on its work regarding requests to clarify/amend certain provisions of the GNSO Operating Procedures, including a discussion of its role in reviewing all the Procedures in light of the coming GNSO Review. Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgAxBg Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Mary Wong Powerpoint Slides	Volker Greiman	Ron Andruff
9:30	9:45	Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D PDP WG What it's about: The IRTP Part D PDP Working Group will update the GNSO on its progress. The Group has completed the review of the comments it received on its Initial Report and is now in the final stages of its work. The WG will also meet face to face in London and it expects to submit its Final Report to the GNSO Council shortly after ICANN 50. Meeting Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EoeeBg Policy Staff: Lars Hoffmann Powerpoint Slides	Jonathan Robinson	James Bladel
9.45	10:15	IDN Variants – Briefing and status update (per the request of the Council in Singapore) What it's about: ICANN's IDN Variant Program team will provide the GNSO community with a "primer" on the Program (what it is, why it's important, what were the issues identified) and a status update on its current work. Background Information: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/variant-tlds-2012-05-08-en Powerpoint Slides	Jonathan Robinson	Sarmad Hussain, Han Chuan Lee
10:15	10:30	Cross Community Working Groups: CWG-Principles & CWG-Use of Country Codes & Territory Names What it's about: The two recently-launched CWGs (co-chartered with the ccNSO Council) will provide updates of their initial work. The CWG-Principles will cover its current findings based on analysis of selected prior CWG efforts and solicit the GNSO community's feedback on challenges that it believes need to be addressed in order for future CWGs to be successful. Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgAZBg (CWG-Principles) and http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-unct.htm (CTN) Policy Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Marika Konings, Steve Chan, Mary Wong Powerpoint Slides for CWG-Principles	Jonathan Robinson	John Berard (CWG-Principles)/ Ching Ciao / Gabriela Szlak (CTN)
10:30	10:45	COFFEE BREAK
10:45	11:00	Data and Metrics for Policy Making WG update What is it about? Status update on WG activities to date Background: The WG is exploring opportunities to review standard methodologies of reporting and metrics that could better inform fact-based policy development and decision making; including how the community can collaborate with contracted parties and other service providers in the sharing of metrics and data. For more information: please see http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/dmpm Policy Staff Member: Berry Cobb Powerpoint slides for DMPM	Jonathan Robinson	Jonathan Zuck
11:00	11:15	Policy & Implementation WG update What is it about: Status update on the WG activities to date Background: The GNSO Council formed a Working Group which has been tasked to provide concrete recommendations on how to address certain issues stemming from the policy & implementation debate from a GNSO perspective. The WG completed a set of working definitions and principles which are intended to guide its deliberations on the charter questions (see https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/FQEcBg) and has commenced its deliberations on the charter questions. The WG will provide an update on its activities. For further information, please see https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CAAcBg. Policy Staff Members: Marika Konings, Mary Wong Powerpoint Slides for PI Update	Jonathan Robinson	J. Scott Evans
11:15	11:45	GNSO Review What is it about: The objective of the GNSO Review is to examine organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its structure components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review scheduled to begin on or about 1 July 2014 will be tightly scoped based on objective and quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examine. An update on the preparation for the review will be provided during this session. Background information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgBQBg Powerpoint Slides	Jonathan Robinson	Jen Wolfe/ Larisa Gurnick
11:45	13:00	Open and substantial strategic discussion Powerpoint Slides	Jonathan Robinson	Jonathan Robinson
13:00	14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00	15:00	Preparation for meetings with Board, GAC, ccNSO	Jonathan Robinson
15:00	15:15	Preparation for Discussion with CEO Fadi Chehadé	Jonathan Robinson	Jonathan Robinson
15:15	16:00	Discussion of Motions Motions 25 June 2014	Jonathan Robinson	Jonathan Robinson
16:00	16:30	COFFEE BREAK
16:30	17:00	GNSO PDP Improvements What is it about: The GNSO Council supported the exploration and implementation of ten proposed improvements that are aimed to streamline and enhance the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). During this session and update will be provided by staff on the status of implementation and expected next steps. Background information: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-improvements-table-16jan14-en.pdf Powerpoint Slides for GNSO PDP Improvements Update	Jonathan Robinson	Marika Konings
17:00	17:30	SSAC Update & Discussion Powerpoint Slides	Jonathan Robinson	Patrik Falström, Jim Galvin
17:30	17:45	Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP WG What it's about: This PDP Working Group effort is chartered to explore the need to translate and/or transliterate domain name contact information. The WG Co-Chairs will update the GNSO about their progress so far and the Groups envisaged progress towards its Initial Report. Background information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DoeeBg Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Lars Hoffmann Powerpoint slides	Jonathan Robinson	Rudi Vansnick, Chris Dillon
17:45	18:15	Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP WG update What it's about: The PPSAI WG has reached preliminary conclusions on some of the questions in its Charter, and identified a number of issues and challenges on which community feedback will be useful. This update session will outline some of the more significant preliminary conclusions and describe the issues and challenges faced by the WG. Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CADQBg Policy Staff: Marika Konings, Mary Wong Powerpoint Slides		Don Blumenthal

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