[council] Draft GNSO Council Agenda for Thursday 14 September 2006

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Draft Agenda for Council meeting - Thursday 14 September 2006

Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00

(5:00am Los Angeles, 8:00am Washington DC, 9:00am Buenos Aires, 13:00
London, 14:00 Brussels, 19:00 Phnom Penh, 22:00 Melbourne, 00:00
Auckland)

Item 1: Update any statements of interest

Item 2: Approval of Minutes

- 20 July 2006

- 3 Aug 2006

Item 3: Correspondence

- Clarification sought by PDP-Feb06 task force on whether the outcomes
of the PDP would affect gTLD contracts in existance at the time the
Board approves the policy.   See
http://www.gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cubberley-to-tonkin-25aug06.pdf


Item 4: Proposed bylaws amendment to improve transparency with respect
to contract approvals

- update from General Counsel on action with respect to the GNSO request
of 18 August 05 regarding proposed changes to ICANN bylaws to improve
transparency with respect to contract approvals


Item 5: Next steps with respect to IDNs
- the proposed terms of reference on an IDN PDP was reviewed in the
context of the draft recommendations for new gTLD arising from the
Amsterdam meeting


Item 6: Next steps for improving the GNSO structure and processes

Taking into account the 2004 review of the GNSO Council, the about to be
released review of the GNSO by the London School of Economics, and the
experience of the Council, consider the next steps to identify changes
to be made, and identify any changes required in the bylaws to allow
these changes.


Item 7:  Motion proposed by Philip Sheppard

Proposed GNSO resolution on revised  PDP procedures - change to ICANN
by-laws


Whereas:
Article X section 3.4 of the ICANN bylaws states: "The GNSO Council is
responsible for managing the policy development process of the GNSO. It
shall adopt such procedures as it sees fit to carry out that
responsibility, provided that such procedures are approved by the Board,
and further provided that, until any modifications are recommended by
the GNSO Council and approved by the Board, the applicable procedures
shall be as set forth in Section 6 of this Article". 

Article X  section 6 of the bylaws states: "Initially, the
policy-development procedures to be followed by the GNSO shall be as
stated in Annex A to these Bylaws".

Annex A of the bylaws contains procedures for the GNSO policy
development process;

Experience has shown that the procedures of Annex A are inappropriate
for the work of the GNSO;

Recommendation 5 of the 2004 GNSO Council review recommended changing
the procedures;

The ICANN by-laws are not the place for such procedures which may need
to be re-visited frequently.

The GNSO Council resolves:

a) To request ICANN staff to draft a new set of procedures within 30
days reflecting the experience of previous PDPs and the recommendations
of the Council review 2004;

b) To request ICANN staff  to submit those new procedures to Council for
approval;

c) To request ICANN staff to then inform the Board that the Council has
adopted new procedures;

d) and that therefore the Council requests the Board:
- to approve its new procedures;
- resolves to delete Article X section 6 and Annex A of the by-laws;
- resolves to change section 3.4 to read:  "The GNSO Council is
responsible for managing the policy development process of the GNSO. It
shall adopt such procedures as it sees fit to carry out that
responsibility, provided that such procedures are approved by the
Board."


Item 8: Update on planning for Sao Paulo

Item 9: Any other business

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin