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Dear BC Members,<br>
<br>
Please find below for your information the draft agenda for the GNSO
Council Meeting taking place on the 12 April 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>
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<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="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 12 April
2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></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 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting&iso=20120412T11&ah=2">Meeting
Times 11:00 UTC</a><br>
<br>
Coordinated Universal Time 11:00 UTC<br>
04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00
Paris; 20:00 Tokyo<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">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.<o:p></o:p></span></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">GNSO Council meeting audiocast </span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</a></span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><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)</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:19.5pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;mso-list:l1
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" style="margin-bottom:18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous
Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Draft Minutes of the GNSO Emergency Meeting 26 March
2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12873.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12873.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">to be approved on 12 April 2012-04-04<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Draft Minutes of the GNSO Public meeting 14 March
2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">To be approved on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><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">1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"
lang="EN"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<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">Review main changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"
lang="EN"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<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">Comments and/or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><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">A consent agenda item is being added as a standard
agenda item to provide for a simplified process to obtain
Council approval on specific tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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: Thick Whois Policy Development
Process (PDP)10 minutes)</span></u></b><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">The GNSO Council initiated a PDP at its meeting
on 14 March. However, considering other circumstances, the
GNSO Council is of the view that the next steps in this PDP
(formation of a drafting team to develop a charter) is not
timely and that it may be preferable to delay until the .COM
negotiations have been completed. This motion provides for
that delay.<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" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-GB">Refer to motion 1:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+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="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">3.2 Reading of the motion (Stéphane van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">3.3 Discussion<br>
3.3 Vote<br>
<br>
<b><u>Item 4: Request an Issue Report on the protection of
names and acronyms of IGOs</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Refer to motions 2 & 3:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><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+12+April+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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">4.1 Reading of motion 2 (Thomas Rickert)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">4.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">4.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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">4.4 Reading of motion 3 (Mary Wong)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">4.5 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">4.6 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><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 5: GNSO Council comment on .COM contract
renewal (10 minutes)<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-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">In its announcement on the .COM contract renewal
dated 27 March 2012 (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm</a>)
ICANN states that the question of transitioning a large
existing registry to thick WHOIS has been recognised by the
GNSO as raising operational and other issues that require
further discussion and consideration (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm</a>).<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">So Council discussions are being cited as the
rationale for the fact that the 2012 .COM contract contains no
obligations on the registry operator to switch to a thick
WHOIS format. Considering the debate that went on at Council
level on this issue, the Council may deem this to be a
misrepresentation of the truth. If so, the Council may then
wish to draft a statement outlining this and direct the Chair
to send it to the Board.<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="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">5.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">5.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><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 6: Uniformity of reporting (10 minutes)<br>
<br>
</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">In its meeting on 6 October 2011, the GNSO
Council resolved to request ‘the ICANN Compliance Department
to report on existing systems, to report and track violations
and/or complaints; improvements / changes made since the RAPWG
Report or foreseen in the near future, and: identify gaps and
any improvements that might be desirable but not foreseen at
this stage. Further consideration of this Meta Issue,
including the recommendations and considerations of the RAP WG
in this regard, is deferred pending receipt of such
information from the ICANN Compliance Department’. On 18
March, ICANN's Compliance Department submitted its report (see
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-uniformity-16mar12-en.pdf"><span
style="color:black;text-decoration:none">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-uniformity-16mar12-en.pdf</span></a>).
The Council is expected to review the report and discuss
possible next steps, including the recommendations and
considerations of the RAP WG in this regard</span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="EN-US">. </span><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"><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">Refer to report:<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-uniformity-16mar12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-uniformity-16mar12-en.pdf</a><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="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">6.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">6.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><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 7: Update on RAA Final Issue Report and
Status of Negotiations (10 minutes)<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-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">Staff will provide a brief overview of the Final
Issue Report on the RAA Amendments and the Status Report on
the RAA negotiations, and discuss the next steps for the GNSO
Council. <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="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">7.1 Update (Margie Milam)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">7.2 Discussion<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"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Item 8: Update on the new PDP (10 minutes)<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-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">In December 2011, the ICANN Board adopted, on the
recommendation of the GNSO Council, the revised GNSO Policy
Development Process. This session is to introduce the revised
GNSO PDP and explain its new features in detail.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times","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-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">Introduction to Revised Policy Development
Process (PDP)<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-GB"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">8.1 Update (Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">8.2 Discussion<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 9: Any Other Business (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN
Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="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:<br>
<br>
</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.b"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP")
Within Scope (as described in </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span
lang="EN-US">Annex A</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">): requires an affirmative vote of more than
one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of
one House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.c"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an
affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.d"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.e"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not
Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO
Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.f"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.g"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.h"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.i"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO
Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO
Supermajority,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.j"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.k"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="X-3.9.l"></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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."<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</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS
Mincho";color:black">‟</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN">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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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Glen
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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">GNSO
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moz-do-not-send="true"
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