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<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Agenda for GNSO Council
Meeting 18 November 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm</a></span><strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010</a><br>
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions<br>
<br>
<span class=a>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council
Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council.</span><br>
<span class=a>http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* An
excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in
Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<br>
* 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=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting
Time 11:00 UTC<br>
<br>
Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times<br>
(03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00
Melbourne )<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Council meeting
audiocast </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang=EN-US>http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
1: Administrative matters (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.1 Roll
call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Per the
GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors
regarding “any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant
Party’s judgment on an issue that is under review, consideration, or
discussion” in this meeting.<br>
Here is the definition provided in the procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Disclosure
of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written
statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be
commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit
such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be
perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The main issues
for this meeting are <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:l3 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO
Project Decision Making <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Status of Council Chair Nominations and
NCA Assignments<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Disclosure
of Interest Procedures motion <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=a1><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
1.2 Update any statements of interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
1.3 Review/amend agenda<br>
<br>
1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO
Operating Procedures:<br>
• 28 October 2010 meeting minutes – Scheduled for approval on
November 2010.<br>
<br>
<strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 2: GNSO Project
Decision Making</span></u></strong><span class=a> </span><strong><u><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(15 minutes) </span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.1</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Considering the
prioritization discussions we had on 28 October and prior to that, is the
following a possible way forward: Rather than spending more time prioritizing
GNSO projects, develop criteria for making decisions on a case by case basis? <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:l4 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Other
alternatives? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Volunteers?
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=a1><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.2</span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Next steps? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
3: Election of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (10 minutes) </span></u></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to
procedures approved on 28 October:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<ul type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair Nominees? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Non-contracted Party House (TBD) <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"'>Contracted
Party House (TBD) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=a1><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.2</span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> NCA Assignments? <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 lfo4'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Non-contracted Party House (TBD) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contracted
Party House (TBD) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.3</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Status of OSC/GCOT review
of the election process (?) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
4: Disclosure of Interest Procedures (15 minutes) </span></u></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.1</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Refer to revised
procedures: <br>
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.2</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Refer to motion: <br>
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.3
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.4</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Vote (Note that absentee
voting is not allowed for this motion.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
5: Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation
Agreement (20 minutes) </span></u></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.1</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Refer to final report: <br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)"><span lang=EN-US>tp://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.2
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Overview
of report<br>
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.4</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Next steps? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
6: Planning for Cartagena Meetings (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.1</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Changes to schedule
(Stéphane Van Gelder, Glen de Saint Géry)<br>
<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf"><span
lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.2</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Topic(s) for Joint
meetings with the GAC & ccNSO <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 lfo5'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to discussion paper titled “
Proposed discussion of Cross-SO/AC policy development work ”: <br>
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en.pdf
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Overview of paper (Liz Gasster) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Status of topic for GAC & ccNSO
joint meetings (Chuck Gomes) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion?
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=a1><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.3</span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Other agendas <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item
7: New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (25 minutes) </span></u></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.1</span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Refer to latest version of
the guidebook: (Insert link) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.2
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Highlights
(Kurt Pritz?) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.3
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.4
</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Action
Items? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.5 </span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joint Applicant Support
Recommendations (Karla Valente?) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 8: Other Business </span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(10 Minutes) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix
1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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:<br>
1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote
of each House or majority of one House;<br>
2. 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;<br>
3. 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”);<br>
4. 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;<br>
5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an
affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br>
6. 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=style1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix
2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members
that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may
vote by absentee ballot:<br>
1. Initiate a policy development process;<br>
2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;<br>
3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;<br>
4. Fill a position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span></span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
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<span class=a>Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN
hemisphere </span><br>
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<span class=a>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 </span><br>
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<span class=a>California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 03:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 06:00</span><br>
<span class=a>Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 08:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 09:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 19:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 20:00 </span><br>
<span class=a>Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 </span><br>
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<span class=a>The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2011, 2:00 or 3:00
local time (with exceptions)</span><br>
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<span class=a>For other places see </span></span><span class=a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com"><span
lang=EN-US>http://www.timeanddate.com</span></a></span></span><span class=a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen
de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO
Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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