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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 28 April 2011.</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-28apr11-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-28apr11-en.htm</span></a><br><br>The agenda on the Wiki has the latest updates:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+28+April+2011"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+28+April+2011</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The motions before Council can be viewed here:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><span class=a>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 7 April 2011 for the GNSO Council.</span><br><span class=a>http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-08apr11-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>(04:00 Los Angeles, 07:00 Washington DC,12:00 London, 13:00 Brussels, 19:00 Beijing; 21:00 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"'>GN</span></strong><span class=a><b>SO Council meeting audiocast </b></span><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 (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"'>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:l1 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:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Improvements<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whois<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New gTLDs <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Compliance<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>•</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US> 7 April 2011 Council minutes</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> –approved on 21 April 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 2: WHOIS studies (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Refer to motion 1, deferred from previous meeting at IPC's request. <br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011<br><br>Refer to Motion 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.1 Discussion<br><br>2.2 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.3 Suggestions on next steps for Whois Requirements <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Avri Doria)</span></strong><br><b><u><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 3: Pending Projects – Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) (15 minutes)</span></strong></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending Projects.<br>Refer to motion 2 <br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011<br><br>3. 1 Update on Pending Project: PPSC (Jeff Neuman)<br>3. 2 Discussion<br>3. 3 Vote<br><br><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 4: Motion on OSC Global Outreach Recommendations (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion approved by the Council at the 24 February 2011 GNSO Council meeting: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+February+2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Specifically the following clauses:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council acknowledges receipt of the document submitted by the OSC<br>http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf<br>and directs Staff to post this document for forty-five (45) days in the ICANN Public Comment Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council shall take formal action on this document, including potential modification, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the public comment period.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4. 2 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 5: Meeting with ICANN's new Compliance Director (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><br><br>The Council invites, Maguy Serad, ICANN’s senior compliance director to provide both an overview of her Compliance philosophy and her 30-60-90 day plan for the department. <br><br>5.1 Presentation from Compliance Director <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Maguy Serad)</span></strong><br><br>5.2 Discussion and questions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6: Cartagena Board Resolution on Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation (10 minutes)</span></u></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to Board resolution: <br>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm#6 <br>Rosemary Sinclair has volunteered to lead.<br><br>6.1 Update from <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rosemary Sinclair.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6. 2 Discussion <br><br>6. 3 Next steps?<br><br><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 7: Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS) (15 minutes)</span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.1 Update from co-Chairs <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Rafik Dammak and Carlton Samuels)</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7. 2 Discussion <br><br>7. 3 Next steps?<br><u><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 8: UDRP Issues Paper (10 minutes)</span></strong></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.1 Update from Staff<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Margie Milam) </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.3 Next steps <b><br><u><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 9: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) (10 minutes)</span></strong></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion approved by the GNSO Council at the April 7, 2011 meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ccNSO Council has since asked that the GNSO Council not forward the report to the Board until it has had an opportunity to address a few issues it has with the report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the meantime, it is suggested that the GNSO Council submit, as part of the DAGv6 Public Comment period, its comments on those parts of the JIG report that pertain to new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 10. Any Other Business (5 minutes) </span></u></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.1 Possible topics for Singapore weekend GNSO sessions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=style1><b><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></b></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.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=a1><span class=style11><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b></span><span class=style11><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b></span><span class=style11><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>)</span></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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. <span class=a>(There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.</span>)<br><span class=a>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- </span><br><span class=a>Local time between March & October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere </span><br><span class=a>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- </span><br><span class=a>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 </span><br><span class=a>----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span class=a>California, USA (PDT) UTC-7+1DST 04:00 </span><br><span class=a>Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-5+1DST 06:00 </span><br><span class=a>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 07:00</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-3+0DST 08:00 </span><br><span class=a>London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 12:00 </span><br><span class=a>Tunis, Tunisia (CET)UTC+1+0DST 12:00 </span><br><span class=a>Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 13:00 </span><br><span class=a>Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 13:00 </span><br><span class=a>Moscow, Russian Federation UTC+3+1DST 15:00 </span><br><span class=a>Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00 </span><br><span class=a>Beijing, 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 A</span>ustralia (EST) UTC+10+0DST 21:00 <br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions)<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>For other places see </span><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 style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></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"'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<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"'>Glen<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></div></body></html>