RE: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 21 July 2011.

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only motion that shows up on the motion page is the IRTP-B motion on
thick whois:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2011-07-21

Tim

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [council] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 21 July 2011.
> From: Glen de Saint Géry<Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, July 11, 2011 5:50 pm
> To: Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Dear Councillors,
>  
> Please find the proposed draft agenda for the Council meeting on Thursday,21 
> July 2011.
> 
> Wiki reference for the latest updates:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2011-07-21
> 
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
> Thank you.
> Kind regards,
>  
> Glen
> 
> Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 21 July 2011.
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-21jul11-en.htm
> 
> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating 
> Procedures approved 7 April 2011 for the GNSO Council.
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-08apr11-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 11:00 UTC
> 
> Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times
> (04:00 Los Angeles, 07:00 Washington DC, 12:00 London, 13:00 Brussels, 20:00 
> Tokyo; 21:00 Melbourne 
> 
> Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors 
> should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.
> 
> GNSO Council meeting audiocast 
> http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u
> Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)
> 
> 1.1 Roll Call 
> 
> 1.2 Updated statement of interest 
> Rosemary Sinclair
> http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/sinclair-soi-22jun11.htm
> 
> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
> 
> 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO 
> Operating Procedures:
> � 22 June 2011 Council minutes � approved on 6 July 2011.
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-22jun11-en.htm
> 
> Item 2: Pending Projects � Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working 
> Group (10 minutes)
> Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending Projects.
> Refer to Pending Projects list 
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf
> This item to discuss the implementation of the resolutions passed by the GNSO 
> Council at its June 22 meeting in Singapore and in particular action items 
> arising from Resolved D, Resolved E and Resolved G.
> Refer to June 22 motion: 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+June+2011
> 2.1 Update from Staff (Marika Konings).
> 2. 2 Discussion/Questions
> 
> 2. 3 Next steps?
> 
> 2.4 Reading of motion to address IRTP Part B recommendation #3 (XXXXX)
> 
> 2.5 Discussion
> 
> 2.6 Vote
> 
> 2.7 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane 
> Van Gelder)
> 
> 
> � GNSO activities: 10 (9 � Open Council Meeting DT added).
> � Other activities: 9 (7 � GNSO toolkit of services removed, IRTP B rec 
> 8, IRTP B rec 9 and IRTP C issues report added).
> � Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 � no change).
> � Outstanding recommendations: 2 (1 � IRTP B remaining recs added).
> 
> 
> Item 3: Joint ccNSO-GNSO Internationalized Domain Names Working Group (JIG) 
> (10 minutes)
> 
> Action item from the Singapore ICANN meeting: the JIG's current charter does 
> not allow it to continue working, yet the JIG reported to the GNSO Council in 
> Singapore that it still has some work to do.
> 
> A motion is being submitted to extend the JIG's charter 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2011-07-21
> 3.1 Reading of the motion (XXXXXXX)
> 3.2 Discussion
> 3.3 Vote
> Item 4: June 20 Board resolution on new gTLDs (15 minutes)
> 
> As part of its resolutions on the new gTLD program, the ICANN Board passed a 
> resolved clause during its June 20 meeting in Singapore which contained the 
> following excerpt (Resolved 1.b):
> 
> Incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross 
> and IOC names for the top level only during the initial application round, 
> until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global public 
> interest.
> 
> As an action item, the GNSO therefore needs to look at providing the 
> requested advice or at least consider whether it wants to provide advice and 
> if so, how should these entities' names be handled at the second level in new 
> gTLDs?
> Refer to Board June 20 2011 motion on new gTLDs: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm
> 4.1 Discussion
> 4.2 Next steps
> Item 5: Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS) (15 minutes)
> 
> As part of its resolutions on the new gTLD program, the ICANN Board passed a 
> resolved clause during its June 20 meeting in Singapore which contained the 
> following excerpt (Resolved 4.d):
> 
> The review of additional community feedback, advice from ALAC, and 
> recommendations from the GNSO following their receipt of a Final Report from 
> the JAS Working Group (requested in time to allow staff to develop an 
> implementation plan for the Board�s consideration at its October 2011 
> meeting in Dakar, Senegal), with the goal of having a sustainable applicant 
> support system in place before the opening of the application window.
> 
> At its Singapore wrap-up meeting, the GNSO Council identified the following 
> timeline if the Board request is to be answered in time: For the Board to 
> approve the JAS implementation plan in Dakar on October 28, the Staff must 
> publish all documents for the Dakar meeting 15 business days before Dakar, so 
> October 7. So that means the Council must approve the JAS Final Report at its 
> September 8 meeting.
> 
> This discussion item aims at identifying how these objectives can best be met.
> Refer to Board June 20 2011 motion on new gTLDs: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm
> 5.1 Discussion
> 5.2 Next steps
> Item 6: Interaction with ccNSO (15 minutes)
> Action item from the Singapore ICANN meeting: the ccNSO and the GNSO agreed 
> to try and work together more closely on some projects of common interest. 
> Two were discussed: the work the ccNSO is currently doing on ICANN's 
> strategic plan and budget, and the work the GNSO is currently doing on CWGs.
> This is a discussion item to ascertain how to push these two initiatives 
> forward.
> 6.1 Discussion
> 6.2 Next steps
> Item 7: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) (15 minutes)
> The group has sent its Final Report for the GNSO Council's consideration on 
> June 14, 2011 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/pednr-final-report-14jun11-en.pdf
> 
> A motion has been made to approve this report.
> 
> Refer to motion 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2011-07-21
> 7.1 Reading of the motion (XXXXX)
> 7.2 Discussion
> 7.3 Vote
> Item 8: Policy Development Process Work Team (PDP-WT) (10 minutes)
> The group has put its proposed Final Report out for public comment 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/pdp-wt-final-report-final-31may11-en.pdf
> 
> A public comment period closed on July 9.
> Summary of public comments 
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/pdp-final-report/msg00004.html 
> 
> A motion has been made for the Council to consider this report.
> 
> Refer to motion 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2011-07-21
> 8.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)
> 8.2 Discussion
> 8.3 Vote
> Item 9: Registration abuse (RAP) (15 minutes)
> Following recent discussions on the matter, the Council is being asked to 
> consider a motion to address the remaining recommendations of the RAP WG.
> This motion is being presented for discussion only at this meeting, in order 
> to give the Council and its SGs sufficient time to properly assess it. 
> 
> Refer to motion 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2011-07-21
> 9.1 Reading of the motion (XXXXXX)
> 9.2 Discussion
> Item 10. Any Other Business (5 minutes) 
> 10.1 Possibility of a special meeting of the Council in August (first week of 
> the month) on the JAS final report.
> 
> 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 (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4)
> 4.4.1 Applicability
> Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council 
> motions or measures.
> a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);
> b. Approve a PDP recommendation;
> c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN 
> Bylaws;
> d. Fill a Council position open for election.
> 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the 
> announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting�s 
> adjournment. 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 calendar 
> days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs 
> present.
> 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee 
> votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for 
> transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting 
> by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may 
> become available.
> 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be 
> a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.
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