[council] Reminder: Revised Draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 15 November 2012

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,
Please find the revised draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 15 November 
2012 at 11:00 UTC posted at:
http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-15nov12-en.htm
And on the Wiki (where you will find the latest updates)
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+15+November+2012
Motions are posted on page:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+November+2012
Draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 15 November 2012
No substantive changes have been made, but the order of the items has been 
changed and each item is clearly marked, Motion, Update or Information.
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures 
approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated.
http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-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 11:00 UTC<http://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx>
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Coordinated Universal Time 11:00 UTC
03:00 Los Angeles; 06:00 Washington; 11:00 London; 12:00 Paris; 00:00 Wellington
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 audio cast
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:
Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 17 October 
2012<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg13789.html> will 
be approved on 15 November 2012. The minutes of the New GNSO Council meeting 17 
October 
2012<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg13798.html> will 
be approved on 16 November 2012.

1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf

 *   Review main changes.
 *   Comments and/or questions.
Item 2: Introductory Remarks from New Chair (10 minutes)
Item 3: Consent agenda (5 minutes)
IRTP Part C GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board Approval - 
Following the approval of the IRTP Part C Recommendations at the GNSO Council 
meeting in Toronto, ICANN Staff has now prepared the Recommendations Report to 
the ICANN Board for the GNSO Council's approval.
(See: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/irtp-c-gnso-council-report-07nov12-en.pdf)


Item 4: MOTION - RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Contracts to Address 
Registration Abuse (10 minutes)
The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended that an Issue 
Report evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions 
should be created for ICANN agreements. The Final Issue Report, which was 
submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 September 2012, recommends the initiation 
of a PDP (see 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registration-abuse/uofc-final-issue-report-20sep12-en.pdf).
The Council must now consider a motion to initiate a PDP.

Refer to motion 1:
http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo

4.1 Reading of the motion (Jonathan Robinson or Zahid Jamil).
4.2 Discussion
4.3 Vote (PDP threshold: 1/3rd of each house, or 2/3 of one house).

Item 5: MOTION - Second Level Protections for certain IOC / RCRC names in the 
first round of New GTLDs (10 minutes)

The IOC/RC Drafting Team has forwarded its recommendations that the GNSO 
Council recommend to the Board that it adopt the IOC/RC Drafting Team's 
recommendations [insert link to recommendation] providing for temporary 
reservation of the exact match IOC/RC names at the second level, prior to the 
delegation of the first round of new gTLDs.
The GNSO Council is now asked to consider approval of this.
Refer to motion 2:
http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo

5.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman).
5.2 Discussion
5.3 Vote (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house).
Item 6: MOTION: Approval of IGO-INGO Protection PDP WG Charter  (10 Minutes)

Pursuant to its 17 October 2012 motion, the GNSO Council initiated a PDP and 
created a Working Group on an expedited basis to evaluate the protection of 
names and acronyms of certain international organizations including, 
International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) and Non- Governmental 
Organizations such as the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RCRC) and the 
International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Working Group has developed a 
charter for this PDP {link to proposed charter} and the Council must now 
consider a motion to approve the charter.



Refer to motion 3:
http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo


6.1 Reading of the motion (Lanre Ajayi)
6.2 Discussion
6.3 Vote (PDP threshold: 1/3rd of each house, or 2/3 of one house).
6.4 If motion carries, selection of Council Liaison to WG.

Item 7: UPDATE - Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Selection 
Process and Timeline Discussion (5 minutes)
There is a pending call for applications to serve on the ATRT 2 as independent 
expert or as volunteer team member in representation of an ICANN SO/AC, as 
reflected in the  announcement - 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05oct12-en.htm - and 
Call for Applicants - 
http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/call-for-volunteers-05oct12-en.htm.
  As part of this process, the GNSO Council will be asked to endorse candidates.
7.1          Update from Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
7.2          Discussion

7.3          Next Steps
Item 8: UPDATE - Consumer Trust (10 minutes)
The GNSO's Consumer Choice, Trust, and Competition WG has worked on an Advice 
Letter for consideration by ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory 
Committees.  Following withdrawal of the motion to approve the Advice Letter, 
the WG is working on an updated Advice Letter.
This is a discussion item.
8.1 Update from [Berry Cobb]
8.2 Discussion
8.3 Next steps
Item 9: UPDATE - Uniform Rapid Suspension  (URS) (10 minutes)
On September 18, 2012, Kurt Pritz wrote to the GNSO Council Chair to inform the 
Council of ongoing discussions on the implementation of the Uniform Rapid 
Suspension (URS) system.
This was discussed in Toronto and has now been followed up by an email update 
to the Council (November 06, 2012).  The Council agreed on a course of action 
in Toronto and the purpose of this discussion is to ensure the Council is 
up-to-date and to consider whether or not any other or different course of 
action is required.
This is a discussion item.
9.1 Discussion
9.2 Next steps (If any).
Item 10: UPDATE - Whois Review Team Final Report Recommendations (10 min.)

The GNSO Council sent a letter to the Board commenting on the WHOIS RT Final 
Report recommendations, in advance of the Board's meeting on 8 November 2012.   
 Staff will update the Council on the results from this Board Meeting, 
including any resolutions adopted, and any next steps with respect to this 
issue.

10.1 Update on the Board Meeting (Margie Milam)
10.2 Discussion
10.3 Next steps
Item 11: UPDATE-  Defensive Registrations Discussion (10 Minutes)
Staff has delivered a briefing paper http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/32287 to the 
GNSO Council on the topic of defensive registrations at the second level in 
response from a request from the New GLTD Committee (2012.04.10.NG2).  The New 
GTLD Committee requests the GNSO to consider whether additional work on 
defensive registrations at the second level should be undertaken.  The Council 
to discuss whether to undertake any additional work on this topic, especially 
in light of the continued discussions in Toronto on this topic.
11.1          Update from Staff (Brian Peck)
11.2          Discussion
11.3          Next Steps
Item 12: INFORMATION - GNSO Council Review and SIC Update (15 minutes)
In Toronto, the Chair of the SIC provided an overview of a new framework for 
future independent review efforts at ICANN.  The GNSO was used as a case study 
to describe the effort because it is the first Supporting Organization lined-up 
in the next review cycle. Staff will brief the Council on the set of criteria 
metrics for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, and the work underway 
to develop metrics for the Council and the Working Group Model of policy.
12.1          Update from Staff (Rob Hogarth)
12.2          Discussion
12.3          Next Steps

Item 13:  Any Other Business (5 minutes)
13.1 Liaison to ccNSO to replace Rafik Dammak
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<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): 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<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>)
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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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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