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[announce] GNSO Council Carthage Agenda Wednesday, October 29, 2003

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Proposed GNSO Council Agenda Wednesday, October 29, 2003

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


Coordinated Universal Time UTC 13:00 - see below for local times

Bruce Tonkin will be chairing the GNSO Council teleconference.
Scheduled time for meeting - 180 mins.

Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member who will not be
present


Item 1. Approval of Agenda

Item 2. Summary of last meetings
- approval of minutes for 25 Sept 2003
- approval of minutes for 16 October 2003


Item 3. Actions arising from last meeting [30 mins]
- Request Discussion with the Board on extension of 3 representatives per
constituency until annual meeting in 2004

Item 4. WHOIS terms of reference from GNSO WHOIS Steering Committee [1 hour]
Divided into three areas:
(1) Restricting access to WHOIS data for marketing purposes
(2) Review of data collected and displayed
(3) Improving accuracy of collected data

Terms of Reference: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tor.shtml
For discussion and approval by Council.

Item 5. Decision regarding WHOIS task force structure [30 mins]

Two options were discussed by the GNSO WHOIS Steering Committee, assuming
all three areas being studied at the same time, and multiple representatives
from each constituency to resource the workload
(1) A single task force with 3 working groups
(2) Three separate task forces

For discussion and decision by Council.

Item 6. Motion for an Issues Report on New TLDs [30 mins]:

With reference to Section II.C.8
"Continue the process of implementing new top level domains (TLDs), which
process shall include consideration and evaluation of:
a. The potential impact of new TLDs on the Internet root server system and
Internet stability;
b. The creation and implementation of selection criteria for new and
existing TLD registries, including public explanation of the process,
selection criteria, and the rationale for selection decisions;
c. Potential consumer benefits/costs associated with establishing a
competitive environment for TLD registries; and,
d. Recommendations from expert advisory panels, bodies, agencies, or
organizations regarding economic, competition, trademark, and intellectual
property issues.
Define and implement a predictable strategy for selecting new TLDs using
straightforward, transparent, and objective procedures that preserve the
stability of the Internet (strategy development to be completed by September
30, 2004 and implementation to commence by December 31, 2004)."

Motion proposed by Milton Mueller:

In order to facilitate compliance with Section II.C.8 of the Memorandum of
Understanding between the U.S. Department of Commerce and ICANN, the GNSO
Council requests that the Staff Manager produce an Issues Report on the
creation and implementation of a regularly scheduled procedure and objective
selection criteria for new TLD registries.

Item 7. Summary of top 5 UDRP issues [15 mins]

Item 8. Budget update [15 mins]
GNSO Secretariat to provide:
- report on current balance of GNSO account
- procedures in place by ICANN to manage the account on behalf of the GNSO).

Item 9: Any other business




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