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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><span class=style3>GNSO Council Public Meeting – Cartagena<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_december_2010<br><br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8 December 2010, 14:00 COT (19:00 UTC)<br><br><b>Reference to ICANN Schedule<br>http://cartagena39.icann.org/node/15379</b><br><br>Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Cartagena, 8 December 2010.<br><br>Note that this agenda may be updated as more information becomes available so interested parties are encouraged to periodically check for the latest updates on the GNSO Council Workspace at <br>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_december_2010<br><br>As can be seen below, in addition to the Open Microphone at the end of the agenda, as possible throughout the meeting time will be allowed for audience participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Times </span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>Coordinated Universal Time:19:00 UTC - see below for local times<br>(11:00 Los Angeles,14:00 Cartagena 14:00 Washington DC, 19:00 London, 20:00 Brussels <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9 December 2010 </span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>00:00 Karachi, 04:00 Tokyo, 06:00 Melbourne <br><b><u><br></u></b>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council.<u><br></u>http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf<u><br><br></u>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 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;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. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. <br></span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Audiocast: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://stream.icann.org/getsemani-16-en.m3u" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>English</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chat Room:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cartagena39.icann.org/chat/getsemani" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://cartagena39.icann.org/chat/getsemani</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Remote Participation - High Bandwidth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Audiocast: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://stream.icann.org/getsemani-64-en.m3u" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>English</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Virtual Meeting Room<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ctg39-getsemani" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ctg39-getsemani</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. Administrative Matters</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Roll call of Council members, noting alternates and proxies (Glen)<br>b. Polling for Disclosures of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. 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><br>ii. Here is the definition provided in the procedures: “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.”<b><u><br><br></u></b>iii. The main issues for this meeting are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• GNSO Project Decision Making<br>• Elections of Council Chair & Vice Chairs<br>• New gTLD Applicant Guidebook<br>• Joint New gTLD Applicant Support Recommendations<br>• Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement<br>• Joint IDN Working Group Recommendations re. New Top Level Domains<b><u><br></u></b>• Recommendations re. Registration Abuse Policies<br>• Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group Charter<br>• Whois & Internationalized Registration Data<br>• GNSO Improvements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Update any statements of interest<br>c. Review/amend agenda<b><u><br></u></b>d. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. 18 November 2010 meeting minutes: <br>http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg10104.html <br>ii. Scheduled for approval on 3 December 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. GNSO Project Decision Making</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Overview of weekend working session (Chuck Gomes?)<br>b. Audience input<br>c. Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. Elections of Council Chair & Vice Chairs</span></strong></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Results of vice chair elections by houses (Glen de Saint Géry)<br>b. Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Results (Glen de Saint Géry)<br>ii. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next round of voting (if needed)<br>iii. Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Seating of new chair (if possible)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>d. Assignment of Nominating Committee Appointees (NCAs)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Non-Contracted Party House: Olga Cavalli<br>ii. Contracted Party House: Andrei Kolesnikov<br>iii. Non-voting position: Carlos Dionisio Aguirre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e. Election procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Comments from Councilors<br>ii. Status of OSC review of procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Need to define the chair and vice chair terms in the GNSO Operating Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>iii. Audience input<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4. New gTLD Applicant Guidebook</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Refer to JAS WG recommendations:<br>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm<br><br>ii. Refer to Motion to Extend the WG as amended and deferred in the 18 November Council meeting: <br>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions <br><br>iii. Reading of the motion (Rafik Dammak)<br><br>iv. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<br>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>v. Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Vertical Integration Policy Development Working Group (VI PDP WG)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Refer to VI PDP WG Interim Report:<br>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-interim-report-phase-i-09nov10-en.pdf<br><br>ii. Refer to motion deferred from 18 November Council meeting: <br>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Reading of the motion (Stéphane Van Gelder)<br>• Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Council<br>- Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Other New gTLD issues?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5. Joint IDN Working Group (JIG) Recommendations re. New Top Level Domains</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Refer to JIG working space: <br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br><br>b. JIG WG Status Report (Edmon Chung)<br>http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-22nov10-en.pdf <br><br>c. Next steps<br>d. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<br>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6. Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Refer to public comment site posted on 22 November with comments due by 21 January: Proposed Changes to Enhance ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Evaluation Process at<br>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-22nov10-en.htm.<br><br>b. Overview (Margie Milam)<br>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-en.pdf <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Weekend GNSO working session<br>ii. Current status<br>iii. Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<b><u><br></u></b>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>7. Recommendations re. Registration Abuse Policies (RAP)</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Refer to Letter from the RAP Implementation Drafting Team (IDT): <br>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/rap-idt-to-gnso-council-15nov10-en.pdf <br><br>b. Thanks to the RAP IDT members and co-chairs Mikey O’Connor & Greg Aaron.<br>c. Brief overview of weekend GNSO working session (Marika?)<br>d. Discussion questions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. How and when should the GNSO handle RAP IDT recommendations that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Had unanimous consensus?<br>• Were identified as low hanging fruit?<br>• Did not have unanimous consensus?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ii. Should we develop an overall action plan in response to the RAP IDT proposed approach?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<br>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>f. Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8. Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group Charter</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Refer to draft charter: (insert link)<br>b. Overview of draft charter (Julie Hedland)<br>c. Refer to motion: <br>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Reading of the motion (TBD)<br>ii. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<br>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>iii. Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>d. Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9. Whois & Internationalized Registration Data</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Whois Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Status Report (Liz Gasster)<br>ii. Council Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Internationalized Registration Data Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>i. Refer to WG work space: <br>https://st.icann.org/int-reg-data-wg/index.cgi?internationalized_registration_data_working_group <br><br>ii. Status Report (Edmon Chung or Julie Headland)<br>iii. Council Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Audience Input<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10. GNSO Improvements</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Operations Steering Committee Report (Philip Sheppard?)<br>b. Policy Process Steering Committee Report (Jeff Neuman)<br>c. Staff Report (Rob Hoggarth)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Constituency & Stakeholder Group Charters<br>ii. GNSO Website<br>iii. Other?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>d. Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Council<br>• Audience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11. Recognition & thanks for outgoing Councilors</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Non-Contracted Party House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Commercial Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Mike Rodenbaugh (Commercial Business Users Constituency)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Contracted Party House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i. Nominating Committee Appointee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Terry Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>ii. Registries Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Edmon Chung<br>• Caroline Greer<br>• Chuck Gomes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12. Recognition & thanks for ICANN Staff support in 2010</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Administrative Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Glen de Saint Géry<br>• Gisella Gruber-White<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Direct GNSO Policy Support <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• David Olive<br>• Liz Gasster<br>• Rob Hoggarth<br>• Marika Konings<br>• Karla Valente<br>• Julie Hedland<br>• Margie Milam<br>• Ken Bour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Dozens of other staff members from the ICANN executive team to liaisons to other SO and AC support personnel have also provided support to the GNSO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>13. Welcome to New Councilors</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Non-Contracted Party House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ii. Commercial Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• John Berard (Commercial Business Users Constituency)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Contracted Party House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>iii. Nominating Committee Appointee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Carlos Dionisio Aguirre <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>iv. Registries Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Ching Chiao<br>• Jeff Neuman<br>• TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14. Other Business<br><br>15. Open Microphone</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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=a><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=a><span class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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=a1><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. 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