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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please find the GNSO Council agenda for
the meeting on Thursday, 7 January 2010 in plain text below and posted on the
website at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-07jan10-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-07jan10-en.htm</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>and on the Wiki at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a
href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_7_january_2010">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_7_january_2010</a><br>
<br>
<b>Please note that all motions should be sent to the Council list not later
than Wednesday, 30</b> <b>December 2009</b> to be considered at the Council
meeting on 7 January 2010. Motions will thereafter be posted on the Wiki for
easy reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Please review the updated GNSO
Project Status List<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>which has been posted at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>under the heading: <b>GNSO Project
Status List</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>And inserted into the agenda, as well as
the <b>written status updates</b> at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-07jan10-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-07jan10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda -
7 January 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><br>
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures
approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC -
(see below for the full list and http://www.timeanddate.com for other times)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(10:00 HAST, 12:00 PST, 15:00 EST, 21:00
CET; 04:00 Hong Kong, 07:00 Melbourne Friday)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Chair: Chuck Gomes; Vice Chairs: Olga
Cavalli & Stéphane Van Gelder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Note: This meeting will be recorded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dial-in numbers will be sent
individually to Council members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Councilors should notify the GNSO
Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 1: Administrative matters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.1 Roll call of Council members<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.2 Update any statements of interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.3 Review/amend agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the
following Council meetings per the new Council Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>•17 December meeting –
Approved on 31 December 2009<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 2: Issues Report regarding
vertical separation of Registries and Registrars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.1 Refer to Issues Report on Vertical
Integration:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.2 Overview of Issues Report (Margie
Milam)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/issues-report-summary-17dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.4 Information about the ICANN
Consultation on New gTLD Registry Agreement on 7 January 2010 in D.C.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.5 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.5.1 Action regarding decision on
whether or not to initiate a PDP – 28 Jan meeting?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 3: Prioritization of GNSO work<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3.1 Status Report (Olga Cavalli)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3.2 Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 4: The IDN Implementation
Working Team Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4.1 Refer to report at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-implementation-working-team-report-final-03dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4.2 Brief overview of report (Bart
Boswinkel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4.3 Action item: The working team report
recommends that the GNSO & ccNSO do policy work with regard to the
following two issues related to single-character IDN top level names:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.selection of scripts for which single
character IDN TLDs should be allowed;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.method for allocation of single
character IDN TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4.3.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4.3.2 Volunteers for working with ccNSO
volunteers to develop a draft charter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 5: AGP Limits Policy -
Implementation Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>5.1 Refer to
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agp-limits-policy-report-14dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>5.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>5.3 Action items?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 6: Status updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6.1 Items of interest to the GNSO from
the ccNSO (Olga Cavalli/Han Chuan Lee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6.2 Other?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6.3 Questions/comments on written status
updates sent in advance by leaders of Working Groups, Work Teams, staff
projects, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Status updates:
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-07jan10-en.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 7: AOB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>7.1 Staff update on plans to ensure
safety and security in Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>7.2 Other?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 8: The updated GNSO Project
Status List (formerly Pending Action Item List)</span></b><span lang=EN-US> is
at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>8.1 Questions/comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting
Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span 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=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>a.Create an Issues Report: requires an
affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>b.Initiate a Policy Development Process
(“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an
affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>c.Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope:
requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of
the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>d.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=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>e.Approve a PDP Recommendation With a
GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>f.Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing
New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract
provision specifies that “a two-thirds vote of the council”
demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold
will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting party affected
by such contract provision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures
(Council Operating Procedures 4.4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Members that are absent from a meeting
at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>a.Initiate a policy development process;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>b.Forward a policy recommendation to the
Board;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>c.Recommend amendments to the ICANN
Bylaws;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>d.Fill a position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The GNSO Secretariat will provide
reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which
could include voting by telephone, e-mail, or web-based interface. Absentee
ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in
which a vote is initiated, except that, 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 days. There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is
initiated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(12:00 Los Angeles, 15:00 Washington DC,
20:00 London, 21:00 Brussels, 07:00 Melbourne next day)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Local time between October and March,
Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time)
UTC 20:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Maui, Hawaii UTC -10+0DST 10:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 12:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT)
UTC-5+0DST 15:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 17:00<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 18:00<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+0DST 20:00<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK)
UTC+3+0DST 23:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 01:00 next
day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 04:00 next
day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 05:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT)
UTC+10+1DST 07:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of
March 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For other places see <a
href="http://www.timeanddate.com">http://www.timeanddate.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you have any
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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