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Dear BC Members,<br>
<br>
Please find below the draft agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting
taking place on the 14th of March 2013 at 3 pm UTC.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a></pre>
<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span>
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<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">Please find the draft agenda for the GNSO
Council Meeting on 14 March 2013 at 15:00 UTC.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2013">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2013</a><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 13 September 2012
for the GNSO Council and updated.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf</a><br>
</span><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:l0
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;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
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/bojlrbx">Meeting Times 15:00
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/czfwutj">http://tinyurl.com/czfwutj</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 15:00 UTC<br>
08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 15:00 London; 16:00
Paris; 04:00 Wellington<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 audio cast </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"
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<br>
<br>
1.2 Statement of interest updates<br>
Jonathan Robinson<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Jonathan+Robinson+SOI">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Jonathan+Robinson+SOI</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">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 <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14260.html">minutes
for the Council meeting on 14 February 2013</a></u>
approved per the GNSO Operating Procedures on</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> 1 March 2013.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"> <br>
<br>
<b><u>Item 2: Opening Remarks from Chair (5 minutes)</u></b><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">Review focus areas and provide updates on
specific key themes / topics<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">Include brief review of <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf">Projects
List</a> and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items">Action
List</a><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: Consent agenda (0 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Confirmation of James Bladel and Mikey
O'Connor as the co-chairs of the IRTP Part D PDP Working
Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><u><span
style="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><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Item 4: UPDATE & DISCUSSION</span></u></b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"> – <b>Policy vs. Implementation (15 minutes)</b><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Recent issues highlight an ongoing broader
issue regarding the boundary between policy development and
implementation work as well as the effective integration of
policy development and integration work from the outset. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">In addition, the Council is increasingly asked
to consider issues for policy guidance and may well need to
look at the evolution of its own work and processes to
accommodate this type of request.<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">Recent discussions on the Council mailing list
indicate that there is an interest to undertake further work
on this issue. At the same time, ICANN Staff has published a
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08jan13-en.pdf">paper</a>
that is intended to facilitate further community discussions
on this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Further community discussion will take place in
Beijing and the inclusion of this agenda item here serves to
keep the issue on the agenda of the Council in the interim.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">8.1 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-US">8.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 5: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - </span></u></b><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Whois Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal
Study</span></u></b><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"> (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="text-autospace:none"><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" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">At the ICANN Meeting in Toronto, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/presentation-whois-survey-17oct12-en.pdf">Lyman
Chapin presented the results of the survey</a>
that evaluated the feasibility of conducting a future
in-depth study into communication Relay and identity Reveal
requests sent for gTLD domain names registered using Proxy
and Privacy services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><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" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">The Council discussed this at its 14 February
2013 meeting but did not reach a firm conclusion. Some
expressed concern about going ahead with the study now, when
a lot of other Whois activities are going on, while others
appeared to support moving forward as the study could result
in data that would help inform ongoing Whois activities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><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" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">One possible way forward is that staff is
asked to go ahead with the RFP for this work and then report
back to the Council before going ahead with the study? In
this way, some of the preparatory work could be done, which
would allow us to move forward quickly if/when the Council
decides to move ahead.</span><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"><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-US">9.1 – Update as necessary<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">9.2 – 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-US">9.3 – Next steps<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-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"><br style="page-break-before:always"
clear="all">
</span></u></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 6: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – </span></u></b><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Planning for Beijing</span></u></b><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US"> (30 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="text-autospace:none"><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";color:black"
lang="EN-US">Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting
time available at the ICANN Meeting in Beijing will take
some planning. GNSO Council VC Mason Cole is working with
staff to lead this effort. <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">The Council now has the opportunity to discuss
plans and provide feedback. Included in this item will be
the opportunity to shape the topics and substance of the
Council’s proposed meetings with other groups in Beijing
such as the CCNSO, the GAC and the ICANN 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-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-US">10.1 – Update (Mason Cole)<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">10.2 – 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-US">10.3 – Next steps<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-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-US">Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes) <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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)<br>
</span></b><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:<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";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">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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lang="EN-GB"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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title="Western Standard Time">WST</a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB">) UTC+8+0DST 23:00 <br>
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lang="EN-US"> <br>
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Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Glen<br>
<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen
de Saint Géry </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
Secretariat </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB"><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">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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