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Dear BC Members,<br>
<br>
Please find below the updated GNSO Council Agenda for the meeting
taking place on 10 May 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Dear All,<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">Please find the updated agenda for the GNSO
Council Meeting 10 May 2012 at 15:00 UTC.<b> (</b>Other times
may be found at:<b><o:p></o:p></b></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"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+meeting+10+May+2012&iso=20120510T15&ah=2"><span
style="color:windowtext">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+meeting+10+May+2012&iso=20120510T15&ah=2</span></a>)<br>
<br>
Three items have been added to </span><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 9: Any Other Business (15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">9.1 Discussion on recent Board announcement to
alter ICANN meeting Friday schedule. <br>
<br>
9.2 Discussion on ALAC proposal for ICANN Academy. <br>
<br>
9.3 URS update in draft budget - should the Council write to
the Board to request that it be involved? (intro from Staff).<br>
<br>
Please let me know if you have any questions.<br>
Thank you.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Glen</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The agenda is posted on page<span
style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-10may12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-10may12-en.htm</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN">the Wiki agenda (for the latest updates) is posted
on page:<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2012-05-10"><span
lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2012-05-10</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN"><br>
The motion before Council is posted on page:<br>
</span><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+10+May+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012</a><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">This agenda was established according to the GNSO
Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for
the GNSO Council and updated.<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf</a></span><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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";mso-fareast-language:FR">For
convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the
voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of
this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
</ul>
<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Council+meting+&iso=20120510T15&ah=2"><span
lang="EN-US">Meeting Times 15:00 UTC</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC<br>
08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00
Paris; 00:00 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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">GNSO Council meeting audiocast</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span
lang="EN-US">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">1.1 Roll Call<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">1.2 Statement of interest updates<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">1.3 Review/amend agenda<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Draft Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 12
April 2012 approved on 30 April 2012.<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-12apr12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-12apr12-en.htm
</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Review
main changes.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Comments
and/or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Item
2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 3: Best practices for addressing abusive
registrations (15 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Following the recommendation of the Registration
Abuse Policies (RAP) Working Group, the GNSO Council requested
a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best
practices to help registrars and registries address the
abusive registrations of domain names.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">The discussion paper recommended the creation of
two Working Groups, one to establish the framework for best
practices and one to propose candidate best practices to
address the abusive registration of domain names.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">The Council must now consider a motion to set up
a drafting team to create the charter for these groups.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Refer to motion 1[</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012"><span
lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">]<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">3.2 Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">3.3 Discussion<br>
3.3 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 4: Update on the new PDP (10 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Introduction to Revised Policy Development
Process (PDP)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">4.1 Update (Marika Konings)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">4.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 5: International Olympics Committee /Red
Cross Names Drafting Team (IOC/RC DT) (15 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">On September 14, 2011, the GAC submitted a
proposal to the GNSO Council to protect IOC and RC marks at
the top and second level for all new gTLDs.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">At its March 26 meeting, the GNSO Council
approved the IOC/RC DT's recommendations (see resolution
passed by the Council here </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20120326-1"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20120326-1</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">). However, these recommendations did not
contain any proposals with regard to the protection of these
marks at the second level.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">On April 10, 2012, the Board established the New
gTLD Program Committee and granted it all of the powers of the
Board to exercise Board-level authority for any and all issues
that may arise relating to the New gTLD Program. The Committee
met on 10 April 2012 and resolved not to update the New gTLD
Applicant Guidebook at this time (see </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-10apr12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-10apr12-en.htm</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">).<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">On April 12, 2012, the GNSO Council approved a
motion requesting an Issue Report on protection of names and
acronyms of IGOs at the top and second level for all new
gTLDs.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">In the light of both the Board decision and the
decision by the Council to request an Issue Report on the
protection of names and acronyms at the top and second level
for all new gTLDs , this discussion item aims to determine
whether the Council should (i) continue the IOC/RC DT to
recommend a complete response to the GAC proposal at the
second level, (ii) disband the IOC/RC DT and prepare a
response to the GAC proposal on its own, (iii) disband the
IOC/RC DT until the potential new PDP progresses and delay any
response to the GAC, or (iv) whether new instructions should
be given to the DT.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">5.1 Discussion<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">5.2 Next Steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 6: Update on the Joint Supporting
Organisations/Advisory Committee on New gTLD Applicant
Support Working Group( JAS WG) (15 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">This item aims to provide the Council with a
status update on the JAS WG so that next steps for the group
can be determined.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">6.1 WG update from Staff (Kurt Pritz)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">6.2 Discussion<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">6.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 7: Synthesis of WHOIS Service
Requirements - The WHOIS Access recommendation (5 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">The WHOIS access recommendation was considered as
part of the consent agenda at the Council's 16 February 2012
meeting.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">At that meeting, the ISP constituency requested
that the proposal to end this work be removed from the consent
agenda and considered as part of the GNSO's main agenda. A
further suggestion was suggested that constituency/stakeholder
members work with Staff to identify a path forward and that
the topic be further discussed at the Costa Rica meetings.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">This agenda item is to determine what next steps,
if any, should be planned for this project item.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">7.1 Update from Staff/ISP (Marika Konings,
Wolf-Ulrich Knoben)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">7.2 Discussion<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">7.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 8: Update on the Internationalised
Registration Data WG (10 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO
Council and SSAC on March 3, 2012 for review and approval.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">However, SSAC has recommend some substantial
changes and more work may now be needed by the IRD before its
final report can be considered.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">This agenda item is to provide an update on these
latest developments in the IRD WG's work to the Council.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">8.1 WG update from Staff (Steve Sheng)<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">8.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 9: Any Other Business (15 minutes)</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">9.1 Discussion on recent Board announcement to
alter ICANN meeting Friday schedule. <br>
<br>
9.2 Discussion on ALAC proposal for ICANN Academy. <br>
<br>
9.3 URS update in draft budget - should the Council write to
the Board to request that it be involved? (intro from Staff).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds
(ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP")
Within Scope (as described in </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an
affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within
Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO
Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO
Supermajority,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">)</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number
of Council motions or measures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Approve
a PDP recommendation;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating
Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Fill a Council position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">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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Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 15:00<br>
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California, USA (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html"><span
lang="EN-US">PDT</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC-8+1DST 08:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html"><span
lang="EN-US">ART</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
Montevideo, Uruguay (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html"><span
lang="EN-US">UYT</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 16:00<br>
Abuja,Nigeria (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html"><span
lang="EN-US">WAT</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC+1+0DST 16:00<br>
Tunis, Tunisia (CET) UTC+1+0DST 16:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 17:00<br>
Paris, France (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 17:00<br>
Ramat Hasharon, Israel(</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.html"><span
lang="EN-US">IST</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC+2+0DST 18:00<br>
Karachi, Pakistan (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/pkt.html"><span
lang="EN-US">PKT</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC+5+0DST 20:00<br>
Beijing/Hong Kong, China (HKT ) UTC+8+0DST 23:00<br>
Tokyo, Japan (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/jst.html"><span
lang="EN-US">JST</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC+9+0DST 00:00<br>
Wellington, New Zealand (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html"><span
lang="EN-US">NZDT</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">) UTC+12+0DST 03:00<br>
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The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2012, 2:00 or
3:00 local time (with exceptions)<br>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/"><span
lang="EN-US">http://www.timeanddate.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen de
Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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