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Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Draft Agenda for GNSO
Council Public Meeting in Dakar 26 October 2011.<br
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</span></b><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26oct11-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26oct11-en.htm</a></span></p>
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This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council
Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO
Council.<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf</a></span><span
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sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">* 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: 20px; ">
* 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>
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color: blue; cursor: pointer; ">Meeting Time 14:00 UTC</a><br
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Coordinated Universal Time: 14:00 UTC - see below for local
times<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
(07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 Washington DC, 14:00 Dakar, 15:00
London, 16:00 Brussels, 23:00 Tokyo<br style="line-height:
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Thursday 27 October<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
01:00 Melbourne<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
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Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members
who will be absent. Councilors should notify the GNSO
Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<br
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<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; ">Refer to:</b></span><span
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</span><b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><a
href="http://dakar42.icann.org/node/26967" target="_blank"
saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-height: 20px;
font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color:
blue; cursor: pointer; ">http://dakar42.icann.org/node/26967</a><br
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14:00- 15:00 GNSO Council Public Forum.<br
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font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br
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Presentations by Stakeholder and Constituency Group leaders.</span></p>
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"> gTLD
Registries Stakeholder Group - David Maher</span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Registrar Stakeholder
Group - Mason Cole</span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Non Commercial Users
Constituency (NCUC) –</span></li>
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36pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent:
-18pt; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Symbol; " lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:
17px; ">·<span style="line-height: normal; font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span
style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns
Constituency (NPOC).</span></p>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 36pt;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; color: black; " lang="EN-US">– Debbie Hughes</span></p>
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Commercial
and Business Users Constituency (BC) –</span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Intellectual
Property Constituency (IPC) –</span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color:
black; "><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Internet
Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) -</span></li>
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style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Break<br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
15:30</span></b><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)<br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
</span></u></b><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">1.1 Roll
Call<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
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</u></b><br style="line-height: 20px; ">
1.2 Updated statement of interest<span
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
1.3 Review/amend agenda<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council
meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12194.html"
target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-height:
20px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline;
color: blue; cursor: pointer; ">6 October minutes</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>–will be approved on
24 October 2011.<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><br style="line-height: 20px;
">
Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (10 minutes)</u></b><br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
Standard agenda item looking at changes made to the GNSO's
Pending Projects list since the previous meeting.<br
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Refer to Pending Projects list<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council
meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder)</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">• GNSO activities: 6(10 – PEDNR,
PDP-WT, OSC, GCOT, CSG Removed, IRTP- C added)</span><span
style="line-height: 20px; background-image: initial;
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background-clip: initial; background-color: red;
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initial initial; " lang="EN-US"><br style="line-height: 20px;
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</span><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br
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• Other activities: 10 (9 –Thick Whois added)<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
• Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 –RAA Removed, RC-IOC added).<br
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• Outstanding recommendations: 2 (2– no change).<br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
2.2 Open microphone<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><br
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<u style="line-height: 20px; ">Item 3: Open Council Meeting
Drafting Team (15 minutes)</u></b></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Following the Singapore meeting, a
GNSO Drafting Team was formed to work on possible enhancements
to the format of the GNSO Council's Open Meetings. Today's
meeting is the first since the formation of this DT.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">As an introduction to the meeting,
the DT would like to present some of its suggested
enhancements and receive feedback on them.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">3.1 Update from DT (Adrian
Kinderis)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
3.2 Discussion<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
3.3 Next steps<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
3.4 Open microphone</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 4: Amendments to RAA (15 minutes)</span></u></b><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">In its ongoing work on the
Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), and more specifically
to identify potential amendments to the RAA, the Council is
considering a motion to approve an amended process to develop
a new form of RAA termed "process B".<br style="line-height:
20px; ">
<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
Refer to motion 1<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+October+2011">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+October+2011</a></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">This motion was deferred from the
October 6, 2011 meeting.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">4.1 Reading of the motion (Kristina
Rosette)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
4.2 Discussion<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
4.3 Vote<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
4.4 Open microphone</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 5: Policy Development Process Work Team
(PDP-WT) (15 minutes)</span></u></b><b style="line-height:
20px; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">As part of the GNSO improvements,
the PPSC's PDP WT has produced a final report on how the
GNSO's policy develop process should be handled.<br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
Refer to PDP-WT Final Report<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
This report has been put out for public comment and is now
being presented to the Council for approval.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Refer to motion 2<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+October+2011">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+October+2011</a></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">This motion was deferred from the
October 6, 2011 meeting.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">5.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff
Neuman)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
5.2 Discussion<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
5.3 Vote<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
5.4 Open microphone</span></p>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 6: Cross Community WG Drafting Team (15
minutes)</span></u></b><b style="line-height: 20px;
font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">In order to identify exactly how
the GNSO should interact with, or participate in, Cross
Community efforts, a drafting team has been examining how to
best conduct these joint activities.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">The GNSO Council approved the
team's charter on October 6. Today, the team is delivering its
first status report.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Link to report</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">6.1 Update from DT (Jonathan
Robinson)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
6.2 Discussion<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
6.3 Next steps<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
6.4 Open microphone<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><br
style="line-height: 20px; ">
<u style="line-height: 20px; ">Item 7: Geo regions WG (15
minutes)</u></b></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">The Geo Regions WG is currently
drafting its final report and plans to produce it early next
year. The GNSO Council will be able to comment the report at
that time. A draft document is currently the subject of a
public comment forum:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/geo-regions-draft-final-report-30sep11-en.htm"
target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" style="line-height:
20px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline;
color: blue; cursor: pointer; ">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/geo-regions-draft-final-report-30sep11-en.htm</a>.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">This is a discussion item to update
the Council on this work, and also to determine if the current
Council reps to the WG are able to continue in this role. The
current reps are Olga Cavalli and Zahid Jamil. As Olga will no
longer sit on the GNSO Council after the Dakar meeting, she
may wish to ask the Council for another rep.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">7.1 Update from Staff (Rob
Hoggarth)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
7.2 Discussion<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
7.3 Rep choices<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
7.4 Open microphone</span></p>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 8 Thanks to outgoing Councilors</span></u></b><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 20px; ">Item 9. Any Other Business (5
minutes)</u></b></span></p>
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style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; ">BREAK</b><br
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<u style="line-height: 20px; "><br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<b style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; ">18:00 -
18:30 New Council convenes</b></u></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="line-height: 19px; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b
style="line-height: 19px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 19px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 1. Seating of new Council</span></u></b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="line-height: 19px; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
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style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">1.1 Roll call </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="line-height: 19px; margin-top:
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style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">1.2 Statements of interest</span></p>
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style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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0px; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><b
style="line-height: 19px; font-weight: bold; "><u
style="line-height: 19px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "
lang="EN-US">Item 2 Vote for GNSO Council chair</span></u></b><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
One nomination: Stéphane van Gelder</span></p>
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style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="line-height: 19px; margin-top:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left:
0px; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Vote by show of hands</span></p>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px;
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Appendix 1: GNSO Council
Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">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:<br style="line-height:
20px; ">
1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of
more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;<br
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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
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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: 20px; ">
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-height: 20px; ">
5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority:
requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br
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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>
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style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">Appendix 2: Absentee
Voting Procedures (</span></b><b style="line-height: 20px;
font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 20px;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr11-en.pdf"
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style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: inherit;
text-decoration: underline; color: blue; cursor: pointer;
"><span style="line-height: 20px; " lang="EN-US">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b
style="line-height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family:
Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">)<br style="line-height:
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</span></b><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " lang="EN-US"><br
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4.4.1 Applicability<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number
of Council motions or measures.<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br
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b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br style="line-height: 20px;
">
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP)
or ICANN Bylaws;<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
d. Fill a Council position open for election.<br
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<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted
within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from
the meeting</span><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size:
12pt; font-family: 'MS Mincho'; ">‟</span><span
style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; " lang="EN-US">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.<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
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.<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements.
(There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is
initiated.)<br style="line-height: 20px; ">
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