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Re: [council] GNSO COuncil agenda 10 May 2012 at 15:00 UTC


OK, I have added these two items as AoB on the agenda, to be discussed as time 
permits.

Glen, I will forward the new agenda to you in a separate email so that you can 
upload on the wiki as required.

Thanks,

Stéphane



Le 4 mai 2012 à 10:47, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> I support.
>  
> 
> Best regards 
> Wolf-Ulrich
> 
>  
> 
> Von: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im 
> Auftrag von Stéphane Van Gelder
> Gesendet: Freitag, 4. Mai 2012 10:02
> An: Thomas Rickert
> Cc: GNSO Council List
> Betreff: Re: [council] GNSO COuncil agenda 10 May 2012 at 15:00 UTC
> 
> Thanks Thomas.
> 
> Others?
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> 
> Le 4 mai 2012 à 10:00, Thomas Rickert a écrit :
> 
>> I would like to have both matters on the agenda. 
>> 
>> Thomas
>> 
>> 
>> Am 04.05.2012 um 09:57 schrieb Stéphane Van Gelder:
>> 
>>> Thanks Bill.
>>> 
>>> Fridays was the gist of my question to Council yesterday, i.e. is this an 
>>> onlist discussion or one we want to allocate some actual teleconference 
>>> time to? Happy to do either. So far, there's only been one request to put 
>>> this on the call agenda (Jeff).
>>> 
>>> On Icann academy, same situation really. I am happy to add an agenda item 
>>> if others feel there is something to discuss.
>>> 
>>> Stéphane
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Stéphane Van Gelder
>>> Directeur Général / General manager
>>> INDOM Group NBT France
>>> ----------------
>>> Head of Domain Operations
>>> Group NBT
>>> 
>>> Le 4 mai 2012 à 09:07, William Drake a écrit :
>>> 
>>>> Hi
>>>> 
>>>> Just wondering—did we want to talk briefly about either Fridays or ICANN 
>>>> Academy?  If We have views on either to share probably it'd be better to 
>>>> do so sooner than later, no?
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Bill
>>>> 
>>>> On May 4, 2012, at 12:54 AM, Glen de Saint Géry wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>> Please find the  Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 10 May 2012 at 
>>>>> 15:00 UTC.
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-10may12-en.htm
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> Glen
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please consult the Wiki agenda for the latest updates:
>>>>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+10+May+2012
>>>>> 
>>>>> The motions before Council are posted on page:
>>>>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012
>>>>> 
>>>>> Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 10 May 2012
>>>>> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating 
>>>>> Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated.
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-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 Times 15:00 UTC
>>>>> Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC
>>>>> 08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Paris; 00:00 
>>>>> Tokyo
>>>>> 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 Statement of interest updates
>>>>> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
>>>>> 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the 
>>>>> GNSO Operating Procedures:
>>>>> Draft Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 12 April 2012
>>>>> To be approved on 30 April 
>>>>> 2012.http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12945.html
>>>>> 1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf
>>>>> Review main changes.
>>>>> Comments and/or questions.
>>>>> Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)
>>>>> A consent agenda item is being added as a standard agenda item to provide 
>>>>> for a simplified process to obtain Council approval on specific tasks.
>>>>> Item 3: Best practices for addressing abusive registrations (10 minutes)
>>>>> Following the recommendation of the Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) 
>>>>> Working Group, the GNSO Council requested a discussion paper on the 
>>>>> creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries 
>>>>> address the abusive registrations of domain names.
>>>>> The discussion paper recommended the creation of two Working Groups, one 
>>>>> to establish the framework for best practices and one to propose 
>>>>> candidate best practices to address the abusive registration of domain 
>>>>> names.
>>>>> The Council must now consider a motion to set up a drafting team to 
>>>>> create the charter for these groups.
>>>>> Refer to motion 
>>>>> 1[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012
>>>>> ]
>>>>> 3.2   Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil)
>>>>> 3.3   Discussion
>>>>> 3.3   Vote
>>>>> Item 4: Update on the new PDP (10 minutes)
>>>>>  
>>>>> In December 2011, the ICANN Board adopted, on the recommendation of the 
>>>>> GNSO Council, the revised GNSO Policy Development Process. This session 
>>>>> is to introduce the revised GNSO PDP and explain its new features in 
>>>>> detail.
>>>>> Introduction to Revised Policy Development Process (PDP)
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf
>>>>> 4.1 Update (Marika Konings)
>>>>> 4.2 Discussion
>>>>> Item 5: International Olympics Committee /Red Cross Names Drafting Team 
>>>>> (IOC/RC DT) (10 minutes)
>>>>> At its March 26 meeting, the GNSO Council approved the IOC/RC DT's 
>>>>> recommendations (see resolution passed by the Council here 
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20120326-1).
>>>>> On April 10, 2012, the Board established the New gTLD Program Committee 
>>>>> and granted it all of the powers of the Board to exercise Board-level 
>>>>> authority for any and all issues that may arise relating to the New gTLD 
>>>>> Program. The Committee met on 10 April 2012 and resolved not to update 
>>>>> the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook at this time (see 
>>>>> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-10apr12-en.htm).
>>>>> In the light of this Board decision, this discussion item aims to 
>>>>> determine whether the Council should disband the IOC/RC DT or whether 
>>>>> fresh instructions should be given to the DT.
>>>>> 5.1 DT Update from Staff (X Y).
>>>>> 5.2 Discussion
>>>>> 5.3 Next Steps
>>>>> Item 6: Update on the Joint Supporting Organisations/Advisory Committee 
>>>>> on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group( JAS WG) (10 minutes)
>>>>>  
>>>>> This item aims to provide the Council with a status update on the JAS WG 
>>>>> so that next steps for the group can be determined.
>>>>> 6.1 WG update from Staff (Kurt Pritz)
>>>>> 6.2 Discussion
>>>>> 6.3 Next steps
>>>>> Item 7: Synthesis of WHOIS Service Requirements - The WHOIS Access 
>>>>> recommendation (10 minutes)
>>>>> The WHOIS access recommendation was considered as part of the consent 
>>>>> agenda at the Council's 16 February 2012 meeting.
>>>>> At that meeting, the ISP constituency requested that the proposal to end 
>>>>> this work be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of 
>>>>> the GNSO's main agenda. A further suggestion was suggested that 
>>>>> constituency/stakeholder members work with Staff to identify a path 
>>>>> forward and that the topic be further discussed at the Costa Rica 
>>>>> meetings.
>>>>> This agenda item is to determine what next steps, if any, should be 
>>>>> planned for this project item.
>>>>> 7.1 Update from Staff (X Y)
>>>>> 7.2 Discussion
>>>>> 7.3 Next steps
>>>>> Item 8: Update on the Internationalised Registration Data WG (10 minutes)
>>>>> The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO Council and SSAC on March 
>>>>> 3, 2012 for review and approval.
>>>>> However, SSAC has recommend some substantial changes and more work may 
>>>>> now be needed by the IRD before its final report can be considered.
>>>>> This agenda item is to provide an update on these latest developments in 
>>>>> the IRD WG's work to the Council.
>>>>> 8.1 WG update from Staff (Steve Cheng)
>>>>> 8.2 Discussion
>>>>> 
>>>>> Item 9:  Any Other Business (5 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:
>>>>> a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 
>>>>> one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House.
>>>>> b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as 
>>>>> described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 
>>>>> one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.
>>>>> c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO 
>>>>> Supermajority.
>>>>> d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an 
>>>>> affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than 
>>>>> two-thirds (2/3) of one House.
>>>>> e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an 
>>>>> affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.
>>>>> f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter 
>>>>> approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment 
>>>>> to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.
>>>>> g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a 
>>>>> Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant 
>>>>> cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor 
>>>>> of termination.
>>>>> h. 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.
>>>>> i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an 
>>>>> affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,
>>>>> j. 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.
>>>>> k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval 
>>>>> by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or 
>>>>> amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.
>>>>> l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council 
>>>>> members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a 
>>>>> majority of the other House."
>>>>> 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.)
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 15:00
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+1DST 08:00
>>>>> New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00
>>>>> Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3+0DST 12:00
>>>>> Montevideo, Uruguay (UYT) UTC-3+0DST 12:00
>>>>> London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 16:00
>>>>> Abuja,Nigeria (WAT) UTC+1+0DST 16:00
>>>>> Tunis, Tunisia (CET) UTC+1+0DST 16:00
>>>>> Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 17:00
>>>>> Paris, France (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 17:00
>>>>> Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IST) UTC+2+0DST 18:00
>>>>> Karachi, Pakistan (PKT ) UTC+5+0DST 20:00
>>>>> Beijing/Hong Kong, China (HKT ) UTC+8+0DST 23:00
>>>>> Tokyo, Japan (JST) UTC+9+0DST 00:00
>>>>> Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT ) UTC+12+0DST 03:00
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2012, 2:00 or 3:00 local 
>>>>> time (with exceptions)
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com
>>>>> Glen de Saint Géry
>>>>> GNSO Secretariat
>>>>> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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