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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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""
lang="EN-US">Please find the draft </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 20 July
2012 at 11:00 UTC which is also posted on the Wiki at:</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><br>
<br>
</span><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+20-07-2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+20-07-2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">And on the website at:<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="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-20jul12-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-20jul12-en.htm</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">Please let me know if you have any questions.<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">Thank you.<br>
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<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">Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting
20 July 2012<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"
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="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="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 lfo3"><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;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo3"><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"><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://tinyurl.com/ccz4c9u">Meeting Times 11:00
UTC</a><br>
</span></u><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://tinyurl.com/ccz4c9u">http://tinyurl.com/ccz4c9u</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></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">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="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"><b><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></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"><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><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"
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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 27
June 2012 will be approved on <br>
<br>
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="http://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 lfo6"><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 lfo6"><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><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><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">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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">No items on the consent agenda.<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: Final Elections procedure (10
minutes)</span></u></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">At the Prague meeting, the proposed election
procedure was shown to the Council. A <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-council-chair-election-13jul12-en.pdf">refined
version</a> was sent to the list. This item is to discuss
and approve this procedure, so that it can be started.<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">3.1 Presentation of procedure (Stéphane Van
Gelder)<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-council-chair-election-13jul12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-council-chair-election-13jul12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB">3. 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">3. 3 Call to approve procedure.<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: Thick Whois PDP (10 minutes)</span></u></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-GB">As the .com agreement has now been renewed (see
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-23jun12-en.htm#2">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-23jun12-en.htm#2</a>),
the Council may not want to wait until November before a
Drafting Team is formed to develop a charter for the 'thick'
Whois Policy Development Process Working Group (PDP WG)</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 from staff (X Y)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB">4. 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">4. 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 5: Whois RT Final Report (10 minutes)</span></u></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-GB">Considering the Board resolution on the Whois
Review Team Final Report and the Board's call for input from
the GNSO by August 31, 2012, how should the Council respond?</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">5.1 Update from staff (X Y)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB">5. 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">5. 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 6: GNSO Review (10 minutes)</span></u></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-GB">At the wrap-up in Prague, there was discussion
around forming a small group to examine possible actions
ahead of the 2013 ICANN bylaws-mandated review. This is a
discussion item to determine whether the Council wishes to
move ahead in this way.</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">6.1 Update from staff (X Y)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB">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"><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-GB">Item 7: Impact of new gTLD program on
existing GNSO structure (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"
lang="EN-US">The new gTLD program may impact the GNSO's
Contracted Parties. This item aims to initiate a discussion
of potential issues to look at as the new gTLD program comes
online and the Registry and Registrar stakeholder groups are
affected by this.<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 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-GB">Item 8: Management of work (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"
lang="EN-US">Recent discussions on the Council list have
raised concerns about the volume of documents published
prior to an ICANN meeting and how these can best be managed
by the volunteer community that makes up the GNSO Council as
it struggles to read a substantial amount of reports and
other documents in order to better inform its own decision
making processes with regards to policy.<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 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-GB">Item 9: Fake Renewal Notices (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"
lang="EN-US">The GNSO Council requested that a small group
prepare a request for information concerning Fake Renewal
Notices for the Registrar Stakeholder Group to help inform
its deliberations on the Registration Abuse Policies Working
Group (RAP WG) Recommendation on Fake Renewal Notices (#2).
The drafting team submitted its report to the GNSO Council
on 6 March 2012. Following a presentation of the report to
the GNSO Council at the ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica, the
GNSO Council decided to put the report out for public
comment. A public comment forum was opened (see <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fake-renewal-notices-report-21mar12-en.htm"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fake-renewal-notices-report-21mar12-en.htm</span></a>)
and has now closed. At its last meeting, the GNSO Council
requested the Drafting Team (DT) to review the comments
received, update the report if deemed appropriate and report
back accordingly. The DT has reviewed the comments received
and submitted its updated report to the GNSO Council on 21
June 2012 (see <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/frn/fake-renewal-notices-updated-report-20jun12-en.pdf"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/frn/fake-renewal-notices-updated-report-20jun12-en.pdf</span></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">9.1 Presentation of updated Fake Renewal
Notices Report (Mikey O'Connor) <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. 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">9. 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-GB">Item 10: Internationalised Registration
Data WG Final Report (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"
lang="EN-US">During its June 27 Open Meeting, the GNSO
Council approved a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20120627-1">motion</a>
to deliver the IRD Final Report to the ICANN Board and to
"review the recommendations in the Report and shall provide
to the Board its advice with regard to those recommendations
that may have policy implications".<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 discuss next steps in
light of this commitment, and to determine how the Council
wishes to review and report on the IRD recommendations that
may have policy implications.<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">10.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam).<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">10.1 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">10.1 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-GB">Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes) </span></u></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB"><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-GB">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds
(ICANN Bylaws, Article X,</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"> Section 3)<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"
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>
<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. 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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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";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></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">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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
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"
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><b><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/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">)<br>
</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><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="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.<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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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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