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Re: [council] RE: Reminder: Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 1 August 2013


At 15 minutes max, I could join the call. My prior plan was to vote
absentee, having indicated on the doodle that I couldn't make it.

Thanks,
--Wendy

On 07/31/2013 10:51 PM, Neuman, Jeff wrote:
> All,
> 
> A friendly request....can we scrap all agenda items other than the motion.  
> Some people are on vacation and others are in the middle of work activities 
> and travel.   If this wasn't to approve a PDP Final Report, I would have 
> asked it to be put on the consent agenda :)
> 
> But I believe this call should not take us more than 15 minutes tops unless 
> there is any discussion on the motion.  However, given that the motion has 
> been out there for a number of weeks and was a topic of discussion in Durban, 
> there really should not be discussion.
> 
> Jeffrey J. Neuman
> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs
> 
> 
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 9:57 AM
> To: GNSO Council List
> Subject: [council] Reminder: Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 1 
> August 2013
> 
> Dear Councillors,
> Please find below the proposed agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on 1 
> August 2013 at 15:00 UTC.  This agenda confirms the one item contained in the 
> 18 July 2013 notice of the GNSO Council meeting (see 
> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14866.html) and there 
> have been no additions since provision of that notice.
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
> Thank you.
> Kind regards,
> Glen
> Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 1 August 2013
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+01+August+2013
> 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/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf 
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf%20> >
> 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 15:00UTC<http://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx>
> http://tinyurl.com/lsq557k
> 
> Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC
> 08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Paris; 03:00 
> Wellington next day
> 
> 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.
> Item 1: Administrative matters (10 mins)
> 1.1 Roll Call
> 1.2 Statement of interest updates
> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
> 
> Item 2: Opening Remarks from Chair (10 mins)
> Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics
> Include review of Projects 
> List<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action 
> List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items>.
> Comments or questions arising.
> 
> Item 3: Consent agenda
> No items
> 
> Item 4: MOTION - Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings (15 
> mins)
> 
> The "locking" of a domain name registration associated with UDRP proceedings 
> is not something that is literally required by the UDRP as written, but is a 
> practice that has developed around it. As a result, there is no uniform 
> approach, which has resulted in confusion and misunderstandings. The GNSO 
> Council initiated a PDP on this specific topic in December 2011 and tasked 
> the WG to make recommendations to the GNSO Council to address the issues 
> identified with the locking of a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings.
> 
> The PDP Working Group has now submitted its Final Report for GNSO Council 
> consideration containing 17 full consensus recommendations (see 
> http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/locking/domain-name-final-05jul13-en.pdf).
> 
> 4.1 - Review 
> motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+1-August-2013>
>         (See: 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+1-August-2013)
> 4.3 - Discussion
> 4.4 - Vote (Threshold supermajority)
> Item 5:  Any Other Business (5 min)
> 
> 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
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> http://gnso.icann.org
> 
> 


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Policy Counsel, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School Information Society Project
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