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<br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; "><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; ">Dear BC Members</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; "><br style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; "></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; !
padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; ">As Secretariat for the BC, I will be assuming the role of posting updates to the BC Membership to offload the Chair and Vice Chair</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; ">Finance and Administration. From time to time, substantive announcements about an issue may also be posted by Steve Delbianco, Chris Chaplow or Marilyn Cade but regular announcements like this one will come from me, and questions should come back to me at <b>secretariat-bc@hotmail.com</b>.</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0!
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rtant; line-height: 17px; "><div><br></div>I am pleased to forward the following information:</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; "> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 17px; "></p><ul><li>Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 7 April 2011</li><li>Details on how to listen into the Council's call</li><li>Wiki agenda information with all the latest updates on resolutions, positions, etc. </li></ul><div><br></div></span><font style="" color="#595959">Kindest Regards,</font><font style="" color="#59!
5959"><br></font><font style="" color="#595959"><br></font><font style="" color="#595959">Benedetta Rossi</font><font style="" color="#808080"><br></font><font style="" color="#3f3f3f"><b>BC Secretariat</b></font><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; "><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 7 April 2011.</span></strong><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-07apr11-en.htm" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-hei!
ght: 17px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rg
b(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal; ">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-07apr11-en.htm</span></a></span></strong></span></b><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Please note that the Wiki agenda will have the latest updates.</span></strong><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Wiki agenda </span></strong><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+7+April+2011" target="_blank" sapro!
cessedanchor="true" style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+7+April+2011</a><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council.</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf</span></span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For convenience:</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px!
; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, s
ans-serif; ">* An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Meeting Time 20:00 UTC<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">Coordinated Universal Time:20:00 UTC - see below for local times<br style="line-height: 17px; ">(13:00 Los Angeles, 16:00 Washington DC, 21:00 London, 22:00 Brussels,<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">Friday 8 April <br style="line-height: 17px; ">05:00 Tokyo; 06:00 Melbourne <br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">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.<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Council meeting audiocast</span></strong></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; ">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17p!
x; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style
="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest</span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">• Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors regarding “any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant Party’s judgment on an issue that is under review, c!
onsideration, or discussion” in this meeting.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">Here is the definition provided in the procedures:</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.”</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The main issues for this meeting are: </span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><ul type="disc" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0p!
x; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1em; list-style-type: disc; "><l
i class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Project Decision Making</span></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Improvements</span></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Registration Abuse Policies</span></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Whois</span></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" s!
tyle="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">IDN’s</span></li></ul><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">1.2 Update any statements of interest</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">J</span></strong><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; "><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">onathan Robinson</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-hei!
ght: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br style="line-height: 1
7px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/robinson-soi-25mar11-en.htm </span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">1.3 Review/amend agenda</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">• 16 March 2011 Council minutes – scheduled for approval on 9 April 2011</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 2: Pending Projects – GNSO Toolkit of services (15 minutes)</span></strong></u></b><br!
style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">Update on this work: the “toolkit” refers to a list of basic services approved by the GNSO Council 17 Dec 2009 that will be made available to eligible GNSO organizations. Implementation proposals have been discussed and feedback requested by Feb 15, 2011.</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">Refer to GNSO Pending Projects list:L http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf </span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">2. 1 Update on work, indication of proposed next steps – Rob Hoggarth, ICANN Staff</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">2. 2 Discussion</span><br style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; ">2. 3 Next steps</span></span></p><p class="ecxstyle1" style="line-h!
eight: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em
; margin-left: 0px; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 3: WHOIS studies (20 minutes)</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 1, deferred from previous meeting. <br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">3.1 Discussion<br style="line-height: 17px; ">3.2 Vote<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">3.3 Update on Whois Requirements (Liz Gasster)</span></p><p class="ecxstyle1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left:!
0px; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 4: Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) (20 minutes)</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 2 , deferred from previous meeting. <br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">4.1 Discussion <br style="line-height: 17px; ">4.2 Vote <br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span style="line-height: 17px;!
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 5: Standing Committee on Impro
vement Implementation (SC-DT) (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">The GNSO Improvements Standing Committee Drafting Team is presenting its charter for the Council approval.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">Refer to motion 3 <br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">5.1 Discussion <br style="line-height: 17px; ">5.2 Vote <br style="line-height: 17px; "><b style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 6: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final R!
eport on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) (15 minutes)</span></strong></u></b><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">The Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group is tasked with identifying IDN issues of common interest to the ccTLD and gTLD communities and proposing methodology to resolve them.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">It is presenting its report on single character IDNs for the Council approval.</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) <br style="line-height: 17px; "></span><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jig-final-report-30mar11-en.pdf" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-height: 17px; font-weight:!
inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor:
pointer; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; ">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jig-final-report-30mar11-en.pdf </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">Refer to motion 4 <br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">6.1 Discussion <br style="line-height: 17px; ">6.2 Vote</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">It!
em 7: GNSO Working Group Guidelines (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Information Item.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf. <br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 4 from March 16 meeting <br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?16_march_motions <br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">and in particular the following resolve clauses:<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">RESOLVED that the GNSO Council adopts the GNSO!
Working Group Guidelines as proposed by the PPSC include link and ins
tructs ICANN staff to incorporate the GNSO Working Group Guidelines into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP), which becomes effective immediately upon adoption.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">RESOLVED, that each Working Group formed after the date of this resolution shall utilize the GNSO Working Group Guidelines.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">RESOLVED, to the extent practical and feasible, each existing Working Group shall incorporate these Working Group Guidelines into their activities.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the WG-WT and PPSC for their dedication, commitment, and thoughtful recommendations.<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">7.1 Update from Staff on when the new version of the Operating Procedures will be ready. (Marika Konings) <br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">7.2 Instruct Staff to inform all!
current GNSO WGs of the adoption of the new guidelines so that they can incorporate them (see 3rd resolve clause above).<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">7.3 As per resolved further clause above, the Council thanks the WG and declares that it is now closed. Instruct Staff to remove the PPSC WG-WT from the Pending Projects list.<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; ">7.4 Discussion</span></p><p class="ecxstyle1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 8: Revision to GNSO Council Operating Procedures Section 5.0: Statements of Interest (10 minutes)</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em!
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t-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">OSC Proposed Revision to Section 5.0:<br style="line-height: 17px; ">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en.pdf<br style="line-height: 17px; ">Refer to: resolution 24 February meeting:<br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?24_february_motions</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">See public comments received (http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-5) as well as summary & analysis provided by staff</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to Council discussion during Feb 24 meeting.<br style="line-height: 17px; ">http://!
gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-03feb11-en.htm</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Refer to motion 5<br style="line-height: 17px; ">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">8.1 Summary of revisions to Section 5.0 (Julie Hedlund)</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">8.2 Discussion</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom:!
1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17
px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">8.3 Vote<br style="line-height: 17px; "><br style="line-height: 17px; "><strong style="line-height: 17px; font-weight: bold; "><u style="line-height: 17px; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Item 9. Any Other Business (5 minutes)</span></u></strong></span></p><p class="ecxstyle1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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 v!
oting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:<br style="line-height: 17px; ">1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;<br style="line-height: 17px; ">2. Initiate a Policy Development Process (“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House;<br style="line-height: 17px; ">3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);<br style="line-height: 17px; ">4. 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;<br style="line-h!
eight: 17px; ">5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajori
ty: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br style="line-height: 17px; ">6. 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 with respect to any contracting party affected by such contract provision.</span></p><p class="ecxstyle1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Members that are absent from a meeti!
ng at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot:<br style="line-height: 17px; ">1. Initiate a policy development process;<br style="line-height: 17px; ">2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;<br style="line-height: 17px; ">3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;<br style="line-height: 17px; ">4. Fill a position open for election.</span></p><p class="ecxa1" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="a" style="line-height: 17px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that, in exceptional circumstances announced at the time!
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