[council] Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 20 May 2010

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 20 May 2010
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_20_may_2010
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-20may10-en.htm

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 15:00 UTC
See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times:
08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT; 11:00 EDT; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 Brazil; 16:00 
Ireland; 17:00 CET; 19:00 Moscow; 20:00 Pakistan; 23:00 Hong Kong; 00:00 Tokyo, 
01:00 Friday Melbourne
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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 per the GNSO 
Operating Procedures:
* 21 April 2010 meeting - Approved 5 May 2010
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-21apr10-en.htm
Item 2: Prioritization GNSO work (15 Minutes)
2.1 Refer to TIMELINE FOR FIRST WORK PRIORITIZATION EFFORT
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf
2.2 Refer to Staff Recommended Projects List
GNSO Work Prioritization Project List
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf
2.3 Motion:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions
2.4 Discussion
2.5 Vote
(Note that absentee voting will not be allowed on this motion.)
Item 3: GNSO AoC DT Endorsement Process (25 minutes)
3.1 Overview of AoC Endorsement Process (Bill Drake)
3.2 GNSO input requested from Janis Karklins:
* Size and composition of the Review Teams 'Security Stability and Resilience 
of the DNS' and 'Whois policy'
* Draft text of call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the Affirmation 
reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy'
* Recommendations from the GNSO AoC Review DT (Bill Drake)
* Discussion
3.32 GNSO Endorsement Procedures
* GNSO AoC Review DT Recommendations (Bill Drake)
* Discussion
* Motion?
3.43 Next steps?
Item 4: IDNG DT Recommendation re. New gTLD Process (15 minutes)
4.1 Report (Edmon Chung)
4.2 Motion:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions4.3 Discussion
4.4 Vote
Item 5: Schedule and Agendas for GNSO Brussels Meetings (15 minutes)
5.1 Note that meeting schedule and agendas must be posted not later than 29 May.
5.2 Overview (Stephane Van Gelder & Glen de Saint Gery)
5.3 Discussion
5.4 Possible Joint SO/AC meeting re. RAA WG (Monday afternoon?)
Item 6: AGP Policy questions (10 minutes)*
6.1 Discussion of questions raised by Craig Schwartz in the 21 April Council 
meeting
* Should the Council consider modifying the AGP Limits Policy to no longer 
require semi-annual updates?
* Should the Council consider modifying the AGP Limits Policy by defining the 
terms "extraordinary circumstances" or "reoccur regularly? For example:
o Should instances of consumer fraud automatically be a legitimate use of AGP 
deletes?
o If a registrar proactively takes down (i.e., deletes) domains that are known 
to propagate a fraudulent activity such as phishing, should the registrar bear 
the cost if the deletions cause the registrar to exceed the threshold defined 
in the Policy?
6.2 Next steps?
Item 7: Whois Studies (15 minutes) *
7.1 Refer to:
* Whois Studies Report:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf
* ICANN's FY11 Draft Operating Plan and Budget:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2011
"In accordance with ICANN's bylaws, a draft FY11 Operating Plan and Budget will 
be posted by 17 May 2010 for community feedback."
(Note: Public comment period is open.)
7.2 Note the amount in the Draft Budget for Whois Studies: $ 400,000
7.3 Draft Terms of Reference for WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Services "abuse" study
76.3.1 Refer to:
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/whois-proxy-abuse-studies-28apr10-en.pdf
7.3.2 Brief overview (Liz Gasster)
7.3.3 Discussion
7.4 Discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies
7.5 Next steps?
76.6 Comments regarding the Draft Operating Plan & Budget from constituencies, 
SGs & individual GNSO participants are encouraged.
Item 8: Other Business (5 minutes)
8.1 Note: It is planned to consider GNSO Improvements OSC recommendations from 
the CCT and the GCOT in our next meeting on 10 June.
Item 9: Status updates (5 minutes)
9.1 Refer to WG/WT/DT status updates:
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-20may10-en.htm
9.2 Questions/comments on written status updates sent in advance by leaders of 
Working Groups, Work Teams, staff projects, etc.?
Status updates:
Item 10: The updated GNSO Project Status List (5 minutes)
10.1 Refer to Pending Projects List:
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf
10.1 Questions/comments?
**Note: Agenda items 6 (Whois Studies) & 7 (AGP Policy questions) may need to 
be delayed in whole or in part if earlier items require more time than what is 
allotted. Items 2 (Prioritization of GNSO work), 3 (GNSO AoC DT Endorsement 
Process), 4 (IDNG DT Recommendation re. New gTLD Process) & 5 (Schedule and 
Agendas for GNSO Brussels Meetings) all require action in this meeting and as 
such could take more time than what is allocated.*
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:
1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote 
of each House or majority of one House;
2. 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;
3. 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");
4. 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;
5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an 
affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and
6. 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:
1. Initiate a policy development process;
2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;
3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;
4. 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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Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere
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Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 15:00UTC
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California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 08:00
Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 10:00
New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00
Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00
Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 12:00
Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+1DST 16:00
Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00
Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00
Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+1DST 19:00
Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00
Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 23:00
Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 00:00
Melbourne/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 01:00 next day
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The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 local time 
(with exceptions)
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.

Kind regards,

Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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