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Dear BC Members,<br>
<br>
Please find below the proposed agenda for the Special GNSO Council
Meeting scheduled for Monday 26 March 2012. <br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council Meeting
26 March 2012<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26mar12-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26mar12-en.htm</a><br>
<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Agenda posted on the <b>Wiki page</b>
usually has the latest updates:<br>
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+26+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+26+March+2012</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The<b> motions</b> can be found on page:<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+March+2012</a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Note that this agenda may be updated as more
information becomes available so interested parties are
encouraged to periodically check for the latest updates on the
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Home">GNSO
Council workspace.</a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">This agenda was established according to the GNSO
Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for
the GNSO Council and updated.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">* An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting
thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this
agenda.<br>
* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining
the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at
the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Special+Council+Meeting&iso=20120326T16">Meeting
Times</a><br>
</span></u><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington DC; 17:00
London; 18:00 Paris; 01:00 Tokyo;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">27 March 2012<br>
05:00 Wellington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in
advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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level2 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.1<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Roll Call<b><u> <br>
</u></b><br>
1.2 Statement of interest updates<br>
<br>
1.3 Review/amend agenda <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Item 2: Red Cross and Olympic Committee names<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB">A GNSO Drafting Team is working on a charter to
determine recommendations how to handle the protection of RC
and IOC names at the top level for the current new gTLD
application round to send to the ICANN Board. Council must now
vote on whether to approve these recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB">This motion was deferred from the San José
Council meeting. Due to the severe time constraints involved
in acting on the Drafting Team's recommendations, this motion
is being considered today as an emergency item.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">2.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">2.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">2.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Item 3: Any Other Business (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN
Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative
vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one
House;<br>
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>
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>
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>
5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority:
requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br>
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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</a>)<br>
</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><br>
4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number
of Council motions or measures.<br>
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP)
or ICANN Bylaws;<br>
d. Fill a Council position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">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>
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>
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Montevideo, Uruguay (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html"
title="Uruguay Summer Time">UYST</a>) UTC-3+0DST 13:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 17:00 <br>
Abuja,Nigeria (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html"
title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>) UTC+1+0DST 17:00<br>
Tunis, Tunisia (CET) UTC+1+0DST 17:00 <br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 18:00 <br>
Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 18:00 <br>
Ramat Hasharon, Israel(<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.html"
title="Israel Standard Time">IST</a>) UTC+2+0DST 18:00<br>
Karachi, Pakistan (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/pkt.html"
title="Pakistan Standard Time">PKT</a> ) UTC+5+0DST 21:00 <br>
Hong Kong (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/hkt.html">HKT</a>)
UTC+8+0DST 00:00 next day<br>
Tokyo, Japan (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/jst.html"
title="Japan Standard Time">JST</a>) UTC+9+0DST 01:00 next
day<br>
Wellington, New Zealand (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html"
title="New Zealand Daylight Time">NZDT</a> ) UTC+12+1DST
05:00 next day <br>
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