[council] Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 19 March 2015 at 18:00 UTC

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 19 March 2015 
at 18:00 UTC.

This agenda is also posted on the website on page:
http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#mar

And on the Wiki pages (where the latest updates can be found):
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+19+March+2015

The motions are posted on page:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+March+2015
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating 
Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf>, 
approved and updated on 13 November 2014.

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.
Please all note that on Sunday 08 March 2015, some countries (US) will have 
started using Daylight Saving Time, so please check on the link below to make 
sure you have the right meeting time!

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Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)
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 of 11 February 2015 will be posted as 
approved on xxxx 2015.

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)

2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, 
to include review of Projects 
List<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action 
List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items>.
2.2 - Comments or questions arising.
Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)
3.1 - Confirm selection of Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues 
(PPSAI) Working Group for facilitated face-to-face meeting at ICANN53 in Buenos 
Aires

Item 4: MOTION - GAC/GNSO Consultation Group (15 mins)
The GAC-GNSO Consultation Group (CG) was formed to develop proposals to 
facilitate the GAC's ability to engage more productively and effectively with 
the GNSO on relevant issues in the GNSO's Policy Development Processes (PDPs). 
At ICANN52 in Singapore, the CG presented its preliminary recommendations 
concerning specific mechanisms intended to facilitate early engagement by the 
GAC in a PDP, during the Issue Scoping phase. Here the Council will consider a 
proposed motion on adopting these preliminary recommendations from the CG on a 
trial basis.

4.1 - Presentation of 
Motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+March+2015>
4.2 - Discussion
4.3 - Vote
Item 5: DISCUSSION  - Cross Community Working Group to develop a transition 
proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (10 mins)
The CWG<https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg>-Transition was chartered to 
develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship 
Transition Proposal. The original January 2015 target date was driven by the 
request for proposals from the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination 
Group<https://www.icann.org/stewardship/coordination-group> (ICG).
A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, 
following which a revised timeline and update was provided for discussion at 
ICANN52 in Singapore.
Given that the GNSO is a chartering organisation of the CWG-Transition and will 
need to approve the CWG's ultimate proposal, this is an opportunity for the 
Council to review and discuss the CWG's work and to determine what, if any, 
issues arise from a GNSO or Council perspective at this stage.
5.1 - Status summary (Jonathan Robinson)
5.2 - Discussion
5.3 - Next steps
Item 6: DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN 
Accountability (10 mins)
In discussions around the IANA stewardship transition process, the community 
raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's accountability 
given its historical contractual relationship with the United States and NTIA. 
The community concerns indicate that the level of trust regarding existing 
ICANN accountability mechanisms does not yet meet some stakeholders' 
expectations. Considering that the NTIA has stressed that it expects community 
consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and 
stakeholder expectations could be a possible impediment to timely progress of 
the transition.
The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for this CCWG, having adopted 
the 
charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf>
 in November 2014. The CCWG developed two work streams, of which the first is 
intended to align with the timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall 
NTIA objectives and timeline. Here the Council will have the opportunity to 
consider how it can continue to facilitate the progress of this CCWG, 
especially in view of the work and timelines of the CWG-Transition.

6.1 Status summary (Thomas Rickert)
6.2 Discussion
6.3 Next steps

Item 7: UPDATE  - Progress of the PDP Working Group on IGO-INGO Curative Rights 
Protections (10 mins)
This WG was 
chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf>
 by the GNSO Council in June 2014 to consider whether or not existing curative 
rights protection mechanisms should be amended to address the needs and 
concerns of international governmental and non-governmental organizations (IGOs 
and INGOs). The WG's charter directed the WG to consider only those IGOs that 
appear on the GAC's list of protected IGOs (sent to ICANN in April 2013). Here 
the Council will receive a report on the progress of the WG, including a 
request for guidance from the WG as to appropriate next steps concerning the 
WG's consideration of the scope of the IGO list.

7.1 Status summary (Mason Cole/Mary Wong)
7.2 Discussion
7.3 Next steps
Item 8: UPDATE - Progress of the Discussion Group on New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures (10 mins)
This DG was created by the GNSO Council in June 2014 to develop a list of 
issues for consideration as part of the GNSO's preparation for the next round 
of new gTLDs. The DG has also provided the GNSO Council with input for the 
Council's 28 January 2015 
letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/robinson-to-crocker-28jan15-en.pdf>
 to the ICANN Board responding to the Board's enquiry concerning planning for 
the next round. Here the Council will receive an update from the DG on its 
further progress.

8.1 - Update (Bret Fausett / Steve Chan)
8.2 - Discussion
8.3 - Next steps


Item 9: UPDATE: GNSO Review (15 minutes)

The Independent Examiner commissioned by the ICANN Board to conduct the GNSO 
Review presented its initial findings to the GNSO Review Working Party at the 
ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore. Here the GNSO Council will discuss these 
findings and consider further direction (if any and if needed) to be provided 
to the GNSO Review Working Party.

9.1 Update - Jennifer Wolfe
9.2 Discussion
Item 10: DISCUSSION: Working Group Self-Assessment Survey (10 mins)

The GNSO's Working Group Guidelines allow a WG's chartering organization to 
request feedback from the WG about its inputs, processes and outputs. The 
GNSO's WG Self-Assessment Tool was tested by the Thick WHOIS PDP WG and the 
first formal survey has just been completed by the IRTP Part D PDP WG. Staff 
has prepared a report on the survey results. Here the Council will consider the 
feedback provided and appropriate next steps for this input.

10.1 Update (Lars Hoffman)
10.2 Discussion
10.3 Next steps

Item 11: DISCUSSION - Issues for Possible Referral to the SCI (5 minutes)

At its January 2015 meeting, the GNSO Council placed on hold two items it had 
identified previously as possibly meriting referral to the GNSO's Standing 
Committee for Improvements (SCI) for review. Following discussion with the SCI 
at ICANN52 in Singapore, the Council liaison to the SCI agreed to complete a 
template request form for these items. Here the Council will discuss whether or 
not to refer these items to the SCI for further work.

11.1 Update - Avri Doria/Mary Wong
11.2 Discussion

Item 12: DISCUSSION - Remaining Items from the GNSO's Strategic Discussion 
Session in Singapore (15 minutes)

At ICANN52 in Singapore, the GNSO engaged in an open and strategic discussion 
concerning the effective functioning of the GNSO Council and the community as a 
whole. Here the Council will aim to conclude the discussion, with the emphasis 
on reviewing its goals and performance based on the objectives and priorities 
identified during its Development Session at ICANN51 in Los Angeles in October 
2014.

12.1 Update - Jonathan Robinson/Marika Konings
12.2 Discussion

Item 13: Any Other Business (5 mins)
13.1 - CWG on Auction Proceeds
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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