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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you, noted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>De la part de</b> carlos dionisio aguirre<br><b>Envoyé :</b> dimanche 11 mars 2012 22:20<br><b>À :</b> Glen de Saint Géry; council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Objet :</b> [council] RE: [council] Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in San José 14 March 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear Glen: Please take note that I want to Second the motion presented by Joy Liddicoat and mentioned at item 4 of the Agenda. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Carlos Dionisio Aguirre</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>NCA GNSO Council - ICANN<br>former ALAC member by LACRALO<br>International Director of AGEIA DENSI<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Abogado - Especialista en Derecho de los Negocios<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sarmiento 71 - 4to. 18 Cordoba - Argentina -<br>*54-351-424-2123 / 423-5423<br><a href="http://ar.ageiadensi.org" target="_blank">http://ar.ageiadensi.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:11:31 -0800<br>Subject: [council] Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in San José 14 March 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposed Agenda for GNSO Council Public Meeting in San José 14 March 2012</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-14mar12-en.htm" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-14mar12-en.htm</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14+March+2012</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date: 14 March 2012 <br>Reference to ICANN Schedule</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29653">http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29653</a><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 <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meetings+2012" target="_blank">GNSO Council workspace.</a><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. Please be aware that audience opportunities to comment will depend on available time.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For convenience:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;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.<br>* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Public+Meeting+San+Jose%2c+Costa+Rica&iso=20120314T14&p1=225&ah=4" target="_blank">Meeting Times</a><br></span></u><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coordinated Universal Time: 20:00 UTC see below for local times<br>San José, Costa Rica 14:00</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris; <br>15 March 2012: 05:00 Tokyo; 09:00 Wellington)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members who cannot physically attend the meeting. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14:00- 15:00 GNSO Council Public Forum.<br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b><u>Presentations by Stakeholder and Constituency Group Leaders</u></b>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registries Stakeholder Group – Keith Drazek</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registrars Stakeholder Group – Graham Chynoweth </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) – Konstantinos Komaitis</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC).</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Alain Berranger</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commercial and Business Users Constituency (BC) – Marilyn Cade</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) – </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) – Tony Holmes</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Break<br><br>15:20</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:19.5pt;text-indent:-19.5pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.1</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Roll Call<b><u> <br></u></b><br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<br><br>1.3 Review/amend agenda </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16 February 2012 GNSO Council minutes –approved on 6 March 2012.<br> <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-16feb12-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-16feb12-en.htm</a> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Review main changes.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comments and/or questions.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A consent agenda item is being added as a standard agenda item to provide for a simplified process to obtain Council approval on specific tasks.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Approval of sending the Recommendations Report on IRTP B Rec 8 to the Board.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to the Recommendations Report: <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/recommendations-report-irtp-b-8-22feb12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/recommendations-report-irtp-b-8-22feb12-en.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 3: 'thick' Whois Final Issue Report (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As recommended by the IRTP Part B Working Group, the GNSO Council requested ICANN Staff to prepare an Issue Report on the requirement of ‘thick’ WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs. The Preliminary Issue Report was published for public comment (see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21nov11-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21nov11-en.htm</a>). </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff has now submitted the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf" target="_blank">Final Issue Report,</a> which includes the report of comments received and additional updates as a result of the comments made. The GNSO Council will now consider the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf" target="_blank">Final Issue Report</a> and decide whether or not to initiate a PDP, as a motion on this was deferred from the Feb 16, 2012 Council meeting.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion:<br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.1 Reading of the motion (Stéphane Van Gelder)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.3 Vote</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 4: </span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings Drafting Team charter</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council initiated a PDP on the requirement to lock a domain name subject to UDRP proceedings. A Drafting Team was tasked with drafting a Charter for Working Group that will then work on this PDP.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The DT is presenting the draft charter to the Council for approval.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=X-NONE style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/locking-domain-name-udrp-proceedings-charter-05mar12-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-IE>http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/locking-domain-name-udrp-proceedings-charter-05mar12-en.pdf</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.1 Reading of the motion (Joy Liddicoat)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.3 Vote</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 5: Cross Community Working Group Drafting Team (CCWG DT) (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On January 4, 2012, the CCWG Drafting Team sent the Council Chair its final recommendations with regard to the GNSO's approach on Community Working Groups.<br><br>Refer to:<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Draft Principles for Cross</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>‐</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Community Working Groups (CWGs)</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Council must now consider whether to approve these recommendations. A motion to that effect was made at the Jan 19 meeting and deferred to this meeting.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to motion <br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.1 Reading of the motion (Jonathan Robinson).</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3 Vote</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6: Red Cross and Olympic Committee names (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A GNSO Drafting Team is working on a charter to determine how to handle the protection of RC and IOC names under the new gTLD program. Council must now vote on whether to approve this charter.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ioc-rcrc-proposal-02mar12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ioc-rcrc-proposal-02mar12-en.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.1 Reading of the motion </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.3 Vote</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b><u>Item 7: Fake Renewal Notice DT final report (10 minutes)</u></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Fake Renewal Notice Drafting Team is presenting its Final Report to the Council.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.1 Update (Mikey O'Connor)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 8: Update on RAA Final Issue Report and Status of Negotiations (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff will provide a brief overview of the Final Issue Report on the RAA Amendments and the Status Report on the RAA negotiations, and discuss the next steps for the GNSO Council. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.1 Update (Margie Milam)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 9: Update on WHOIS surveys (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN policy staff will present an update on four gTLD WHOIS studies, commissioned by the GNSO Council, that are being conducted by independent research entities, and one survey of potential technical requirements for WHOIS that is currently being developed by a GNSO Working Group. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.1 Update on current work and surveys (Liz Gasster)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 10: Update on Consumer Trust WG (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council chartered the CCTC Working Group in September 2011 at the request of the ICANN Board Resolution (2010.12.10.30). The Consumer Metrics Working Group has since produced a draft Advice Letter defining Consumer, Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, & Competition. In addition the letter contains proposed metrics and three year targets; all designed to measure the effectiveness of the new gTLD program by a future AoC Review team. <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.1 Update on Draft Advice Letter (Steve DelBianco)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 11: Update on The new PDP (20 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>In December 2011, the ICANN Board adopted, on the recommendation of the GNSO Council, the revised GNSO Policy Development Process. This session is to introduce the revised GNSO PDP and explain its new features in detail.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11.1 Update (Marika Konings)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 12: Update on DSSA-WG (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is an update from the DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group (DSSA-WG). The goals of this item are to 1) update the GNSO Council on the progress of the DSSA-WG; 2) raise awareness of any issues; 3) and solicit input from the GNSO Council.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12.1 Update (Mikey O'Connor)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12.2 Discussion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 13: Any Other Business (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;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:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf" target="_blank">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</a>)<br></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>‟</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. 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