This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council.
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf
For convenience:
- An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.
- An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.
Meeting Time 08:00 Local time in Brussels - 06:00 UTC.
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Note:
- Possible changes may be made to this agenda and more detail will be added prior to 23 June;
- This meeting will be open to the public and opportunities for audience comments and questions will be provided.
Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)
1.1 Roll call of Council members
1.2 Update any statements of interest
1.3 Review/amend agenda
1.4 Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting:
- 10 June Meeting – Scheduled for approval on 25 June 2010
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09165.html
Item 2: Prioritization of GNSO work (30 Minutes)
2.1 Report of 19 June Prioritization Exercise (Liz Gasster)
2.2 Discussion (Council & Audience)
2.3 Approval of final ratings
- Motion to approve & publish ratings:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_june_motions - Discussion (Council)
- Vote
(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed on this motion.)
2.4 Evaluation of the prioritization process
- Lessons learned?
- Areas for improvement?
- Discussion (Council & Audience)
- Next Steps?
Item 3: GNSO Affirmation of Commitments Drafting Team (AoC DT )Endorsement Process (30 minutes)
3.1 Summary of the Endorsement Process (Bill Drake)
3.2 Motion:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_june_motions
- Original motion made for 10 June meeting
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?10_june_motions - Proposed amendments
3.3 Discussion (Council & Audience)
3.4 Vote (on amendments if necessary & final motion)
(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed on this motion.)
3.5 Next steps regarding the AoC Review Teams (Olof Nordling)
3.6 Discussion (Council & Audience)
Item 4: Whois Studies (45 minutes)
4.1 Refer to:Whois Studies Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf
- RFP for Proxy/Abuse Study:
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm - ICANN's FY11 Draft Operating Plan and Budget:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#op-budget-fy2011Note: Public comment period is open until 25 June; the amount in the Draft Budget for Whois Studies is at least $ 400,000. - Liz Gasster's summary chart of the studies:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-chart-08jun10-en.pdf
4.2 Procedure for deciding which study(studies) to initiate
- Brief overview of the study choices (Liz Gasster)
- http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation-whois-report-23jun10-en.pdf
- Discussion
- Next steps?
4.3 Discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies (Council & Audience)
4.4 Next steps?
Item 5: GNSO Improvements (45 Minutes)
5.1 Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC)
5.1.1 Working Group Work Team Recommendations
- Refer to final report submitted to the PPSC:
http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/working-group-guidelines-31may10-en.pdf- Report from the PPSC (Jeff Neuman or Marika Konings)
- Next step: PPSC Action
5.1.2 Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Team
- Note there will be a community session this afternoon on the Initial Report of the PDP Work Team
- Brief status report & next steps (Jeff Neuman or Marika Konings)
5.2 Operations Steering Committee (OSC)
5.2.1 OSC Recommendations from the Communications & Coordination Work Team
- Refer to: Final recommendations:
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cct-consolidated-report-final-09apr10-en.pdf - Refer to Public comments:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/cct-recommendations/ - Refer to public comment summary & analysis:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/cct-recommendations/msg00004.html - Brief overview of recommendations & comments (Liz Gasster)
- Questions/Comments?
- Motion to approve the recommendations:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_june_motions - Discussion (Council & Audience)
Vote
Motion pertaining to GNSO Website
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_june_motionsDiscussion (Council)
Vote
5.2.2 OSC Recommendations from the GCOT & the CSG WTs
5.3 Status Reports for Remaining GNSO Improvements Projects
- GNSO Council Operations (GCOT) Recommendations (Liz Gasster)
- GNSO Constituency & Stakeholder Group (CSG) Recommendations (Liz Gasster)
5.4 Implementation Status Reports for Approved GNSO Improvement Recommendations
- Council Operations Work Team (Liz Gasster)
- Constituency & Stakeholder Group Work Team (Liz Gasster)
5.5 Discussion (Council & Audience)
Item 6 Reports from Working Groups (30 Minutes)
Note: Audience comments & questions will be deferred until after all reports are given.
6.1 Vertical Integration PDP Working Group
- Progress report (Roberto Gaetano &/or Mikey O’Connor or Margie Milam)
- Summary of discussion from the VI WG on Saturday (Margie Milam)
- Council questions?
- Next steps?
6.2 The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group
- Refer to Final Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf - Summary of discussion from the RAP WG session on Sunday (Marika Konings)
- Council questions
- Next steps?
6.3 Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B PDP WG
- Presentation by Marika Konings
- Refer to Initial Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/irtp-b-initial-report-29may10-en.pdf - Council questions
- Next Steps?
6.4 Post Expiration Domain Name Renewal (PEDNR) PDP WG
- Presentation by Marika Konings
- Refer to Initial Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/pednr/pednr-initial-report-31may10-en.pdf - Council questions
- Next Steps?
6.5 Council and Audience discussion
Item 7: Other Business (20 minutes)
7.1 Joint Community DNS-CERT WG
- Request from ccNSO re. the possible establishment of a joint DNS-CERT WG with the ccNSO:
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09050.html - Discussion (Council & Audience)
- GNSO support?
- Volunteers for charter drafting team (DT)?
- Volunteers to date
- Terry Davis (NCA)
- Rafik Dammak (NCSG)
- Greg Aaron (RySG, Afilias)
- Kathy Kleiman (RySG, PIR)
- Keith Drazek (RySG, VeriSign)
- Mike Rodenbaugh (CSG, CBUC)
- Zahid Jamil (CSG, CBUC)
- Rodney Joffe (RySG, NeuStar)
- Any additional volunteers?
- Volunteers to date
7.2 Motion on enhancing the Transparency of GNSO Council Meetings
- Refer to motion:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_june_motions - Reading of motion (Bill Drake)
- Staff report on costs/feasibility (Liz Gasster)
- Discussion (Council & Audience)
- Vote
Item 8: Open Microphone (30 minutes)
Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)
9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:
- Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;
- Initiate a Policy Development Process (“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House;
- Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);
- Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation;
- Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and
- Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that “a two-thirds vote of the council” demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting party affected by such contract provision.
Appendix 2:Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)
Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot:
- Initiate a policy development process;
- Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;
- Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;
- Fill a position open for election.
The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e-mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that, in exceptional circumstances announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 days. There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.
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