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[council] Proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council Session on 29 February 2016 at 21:00
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Dear Councillors,
Please find the proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council Session on 29
February 2016 at 21:00 UTC. Please note at the bottom of the agenda the people
who have been invited to attend this meeting as under 3.2.
Posted on Wiki at: http://tinyurl.com/grkqjct
and on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#feb
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating
Procedures,<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf>
approved and updated on 24 June 2015.
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.
Coordinated Universal Time: 21:00 UTC
13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington; 21:00 London; 23:00 Istanbul; 08:00 Hobart
Tuesday 1 March
http://tinyurl.com/hj3pug7
GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast
To join the event click on the link: http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u
Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be
able to attend and/or need a dial out call.
___________________________________________
Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)
1.1 - Roll call
1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest
1.3 - Review/amend agenda.
1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the
GNSO Operating Procedures:
Draft minutes of the meeting of the GNSO Council on 18 February 2016 will be
posted as approved on 6 March 2016.
Item 2: Opening Remarks (5 minutes)
2.1 - Overview of purpose of meeting (James Bladel)
Item 3: DISCUSSION - Final Report and Recommendations from the Cross-Community
Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
In the course of discussions over the IANA stewardship transition, the
community had raised concerns about ICANN's accountability, given ICANN's
historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The
community discussions indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms
do not yet meet some stakeholders' expectations. As the US government (through
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)) has
stressed that it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap
between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be
addressed. This resulted in the
creation<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf>
of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
(CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg>) of which the GNSO
is a chartering organization.
In May 2015, the CCWG-Accountability published an initial proposal regarding
its work on Work Stream 1 (meant to align with the timing of the IANA
stewardship transition) for public comment. In August 2015, the
CCWG-Accountability
published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en>
its Second Draft Proposal for public comment. Following further community
input, including from the ICANN Board, the CCWG-Accountability
published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-2015-11-30-en>
a Third Draft Proposal for public comment on 30 November 2015.
Concurrently, the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) - the
community group formed to consolidate the various proposals relating to the
IANA stewardship transition submitted by the Internet communities affected by
the issue - had
announced<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-29-en> after ICANN54
that it had completed its task. However, before the ICG can send its
consolidated proposal to the NTIA via the ICANN Board, it needed to confirm
with the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship
Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
(CWG-Stewardship<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions>)
that its accountability requirements have been met by the Work Stream 1
recommendations from the CCWG-Accountability. The CWG-Stewardship had submitted
a public comment to the CCWG-Accountability which noted that several of the
CCWG-Accountability's draft recommendations adequately satisfied the
CWG-Stewardship's requirements, but further work was merited on a number of
other points.
Following a Special Meeting on 14 January 2016, the GNSO Council had approved a
letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-ccwg-accountability-22jan16-en.pdf>
setting out its response to the recommendations in the Third Draft Proposal.
This was sent to the CCWG-Accountability on 22 January. In response to the
SO/AC and community input to its Third Draft Proposal, the CCWG-Accountability
reworked some of its draft recommendations, resulting in a Final Supplemental
Proposal that was sent to all its Chartering Organizations on 23 February (see
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chartering-organization).
The Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1
Recommendations<https://community.icann.org/x/8w2AAw> has the consensus support
of the CCWG-Accountability with five minority statements (submitted as of 19
February) from members recorded for Chartering Organization consideration (see
Appendix A of the Final Proposal). Members have a last opportunity to revise,
retract or add minority statements based on the final compromise reached within
the CCWG-Accountability, and a revised Appendix A is expected to be circulated
on 25 February.
Here the Council will discuss initial feedback to the Supplemental Final
Proposal from its Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies (including any
remaining concerns that may have been identified by any group) and any further
necessary actions that need to be taken prior to GNSO's formal consideration of
the CCWG-Accountability's final recommendations. The Council vote is scheduled
to take place at ICANN55, in time for the CCWG-Accountability to send its Final
Supplemental Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations to the ICANN Board so as
to meet the NTIA timeline.
3.1 - Update from Thomas Rickert
3.2 - Comments from GNSO members & participants to the CCWG
3.3 - Updates from Council members on work occurring in SG/Cs
3.4 - Open discussion
3.5 - Next steps and preparation for Council vote in Marrakech
Item 4: 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<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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List of invitees:
· Becky Burr
· Farzaneh Badii
· Steve DelBianco
· Robin Gross
· Thomas Rickert
· Brett Schaefer
· Greg Shatan
· Brett Schaefer
· Jeff Neuman
· Malcom Hutty
· James Gannon
· Jonathan Zuck
· Milton Mueller
· Avri Doria
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