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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In preparation for the GNSO Council Meeting
on Thursday/Friday 7/8 January 2010 please find the agenda below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please review the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:53.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Status updates <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=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:53.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Project Status List at: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US> </span><span
lang=DE><a 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
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please note that two items have been added for
discussion under <b>Any Other Business</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>7.2.1 Draft
Proposal for Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Review Teams<br>
7.3 Joint Meeting with the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) in Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The call details will be resent in a
separate email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you have any
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you and a very Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Council Agenda 7 January 2010<br>
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-07jan10-en.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wiki version:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_7_january_2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>• 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></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>• An excerpt from the Council Operating
Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at
the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>(see below and http://www.timeanddate.com for
other times)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>(12:00 PST, 15:00 EST, 10:00 HAST, 21:00 CET;
04:00 Hong Kong, 07:00 Melbourne Friday)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to
Council members. Councilors should notify Glen in advance if a dial out call is
needed.<br>
<br>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 1: Administrative matters</span></b><span
lang=DE><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>1.1 Roll call of Council members<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>1.2 Update any statements of interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>1.3 Review/amend agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>• 17 December meeting – Approved
on 31 December 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-17dec09-en.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 2: Issues Report regarding vertical
separation of Registries and Registrars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2.1 Refer to Issues Report on Vertical
Integration:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2.2 Overview of Issues Report (Margie Milam)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/issues-report-summary-17dec09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/issues-report-summary-17dec09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2.4 Information about the ICANN Consultation
on New gTLD Registry Agreement on 7 January 2010 in Washington D.C.?
(Margie/Kurt)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2.5 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 3: Prioritization of GNSO work<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>3.1 Status Report (Olga)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>3.2 Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 4: The Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
Implementation Working Team Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>4.1 Refer to report at <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-implementation-working-team-report-final-03dec09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-implementation-working-team-report-final-03dec09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>4.2 Brief overview of report (Bart Boswinkel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>1) selection of scripts for which single
character IDN TLDs should be allowed; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2) method for allocation of single character
IDN TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>4.3.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>4.3.2 Volunteers for working with ccNSO volunteers
to develop a draft charter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 5: Add Grace Period (AGP) Limits
Policy - Implementation Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>5.1.1 Staff Presentation – Craig Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/presentation-gnso-agp-slides-07jan10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>5.2 Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>5.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 6: Status updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>6.1 Items of interest to the GNSO from the
ccNSO (Olga Cavalli/Han Chuan Lee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>6.2 Other?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Status updates
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-07jan10-en.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 7: Any Other Business (AOB)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.1 Staff update on plans to ensure safety and
security in Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.2.1 Draft Proposal for Affirmation of
Commitments (AoC) Review Teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/affirmation-reviews-draft-proposal-26dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>published at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26dec09-en.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.2.1.1 Brief review of the proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.2.1.2 Should the Council submit comments on
behalf of the GNSO? If so, develop plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Public Comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.2.1.3 How should GNSO volunteers be
identified as nominees for each of the four review teams? (Next steps?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.3 Joint Meeting with the Government Advisory
Committee (GAC) in Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.3.1 Discussion re. GAC proposed topics: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>1) New gTLD policy implementation, including Expression
of Interest (EoI); <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>2) Affirmation of Commitments (AoC).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.3.2 Other possible topics to propose to the
GAC?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>7.3.3 Discussion re. how we should prepare for
the joint GAC/GNSO session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Item 8: The updated GNSO Project Status
List (formerly Pending Action Item List) is at: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>8.1 Questions/comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds
(ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures
(Council Operating Procedures 4.4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>a. Initiate a policy development process;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>b. Forward a policy recommendation to the
Board;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>c. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>d. Fill a position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC
20:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Maui, Hawaii UTC -10+0DST 10:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 12:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST
15:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST
13:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+0DST 20:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00<br>
Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+0DST 23:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 01:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 04:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 05:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST
07:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>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=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>For other places see
http://www.timeanddate.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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