<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Dear Jonathan,</div><div><br></div><div>I should have clarified. I mean for this to be scheduled for Durban, not tomorrow. On issues of interest I think the extent of applicability of the Ry Agreement to brand TLDs and also the notion of unilateral changes by ICANN may be just a couple. We hear a lot about circumvention of the GNSOs role and the latter may make for interesting discussion.<br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards, </div><div><br></div><div>Zahid Jamil</div><div>Barrister-at-law</div><div>Jamil & Jamil</div><div>Barristers-at-law</div><div>219-221 Central Hotel Annexe</div><div>Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan</div><div>Cell: +923008238230</div><div>Tel: +92 21 35680760 / 35685276 / 35655025</div><div>Fax: +92 21 35655026</div><div><a href="http://www.jamilandjamil.com">www.jamilandjamil.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>Notice / Disclaimer</div><div>This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. The contents above may contain/are the intellectual property of Jamil & Jamil, Barristers-at-Law, and constitute privileged information protected by attorney client privilege. The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally or some other use of this communication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited.</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 12 Jun 2013, at 13:19, "Jonathan Robinson" <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Zahid,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Two points / questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">We do not have this currently scheduled for discussion. Where did you anticipate we might cover this topic?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Please can you be more specific as to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo9"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Where there may be concerns or issues?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo9"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Why these are within the purview of the Council?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Zahid Jamil [mailto:zahid@dndrc.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 12 June 2013 07:03<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Neuman, Jeff; Glen de Saint Géry; GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] RE: Updated Council agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 13 June 2013 at 11:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I support Jeff's observations. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Also on a separate but related note would suggest we ensure we have the relevant person in staff be available for a discussion focused on the new Registry Agreement quite separate from a new gTLD update. I think there may be issues to which some may wish to get answers. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Zahid Jamil<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Barrister-at-law<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jamil & Jamil<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Barristers-at-law<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">219-221 Central Hotel Annexe<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cell: +923008238230<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Tel: +92 21 35680760 / 35685276 / 35655025<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Fax: +92 21 35655026<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.jamilandjamil.com">www.jamilandjamil.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Notice / Disclaimer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. 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The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally or some other use of this communication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On 12 Jun 2013, at 00:09, "Jonathan Robinson" <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Jeff,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The current times are not too accurate as what may or not be required in terms of discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>I am more than willing to revise. I will await any other input and then republish with revised times.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Neuman, Jeff [<a href="mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us">mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 June 2013 19:45<br><b>To:</b> 'Glen de Saint Géry'; 'GNSO Council List'<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: Updated Council agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 13 June 2013 at 11:00 UTC.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">I think the discussion time for the Reconsideration request is way too limited and we need (in my view) to have MUCH more time discussing that subject. Can I request that we shorten the remarks of the chair to 5 minutes (Sorry Jonathan), and then move item 4 to the consent agenda would give us another 15 minutes. What is the action item on the call for GNSO Review? We have allocated 15 minutes to confirm whether we should set up a group to discuss this issue?<br><br>Finally, I am not sure that we should spend actual Council time talking about the “Planning for Durban.” I personally think we should establish a meetings subcommittee to help the vice chairs in planning for meetings and then perhaps solicit other opinions on e-mail. If we have to use Council time for these things, then perhaps we need to have additional special meetings that are topic specific.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><br>I believe we are at a cross-roads here for the GNSO and the whole bottom-up process. We need to devote the appropriate amount of time to discussing the ramifications and take ownership of the role that the Council and the Community are supposed to play.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">I ask therefore that we commit 45 minutes at <b><u>a minimum</u></b> to this topic. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><br>Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Updated Council agenda for GNSO Council Meeting - 13 June 2013 at 11:00 UTC.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please find the updated Council agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 13 June 2013 at 11:00 UTC.<br><br>The wording of the motion in Item 4 has been adjusted.<br>In Item 5, the second paragraph now reads:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contrary to its initial recommendation, Staff now recommends that a PDP be initiated as it is expected that the work of this PDP will helpfully inform the deliberations of other efforts that are looking into gTLD registration data services such as the Expert Working Group (EWG) and the subsequent PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Glen<b><br><br></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+13+June+2013">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+13+June+2013</a><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-13jun13-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-13jun13-en.htm</a><br><br>the motions are published on page:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 16 May 2013 for the GNSO Council and updated.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16may13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16may13-en.pdf</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Meeting Times 11:00 UTC</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br></span></u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/qajy5ap">http://tinyurl.com/qajy5ap</a><br><br></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Coordinated Universal Time 11:00 UTC<br>04:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Paris; 23:00 Wellington </span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">1.1 Roll Call<br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<br>1.3 Review/amend agenda<br>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-16may13-en.htm">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 16 May 2013</a> posted as approved on 30 May 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 2: Opening remarks from the Chair (10 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Include brief review of </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Projects List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> and </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Action List</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 3: Consent agenda ([0] minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">TBC.</span><o:p></o:p></p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"></span></u></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 4: MOTION –</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">to Adopt Proposed Modification of the GNSO Operating Procedures Concerning the Deadline for the Submission of Reports and Motions</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> (10 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The GNSO Council has determined that the language concerning the deadline for the submission of reports and motions in the current GNSO Operating Procedures lacks clarity. The GNSO Council proposes a modification of the GNSO Operating Procedures that reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 23h59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on the day, 10 calendar days before the GNSO Council meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Link to motion<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013</a></span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.1 Reading of the motion (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben)<br>4.2 Discussion of motion.<br>4.3 Vote </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(Threshold: Simple majority of Both 4 CPH, 7 NCPH).</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br><b><u>Item 5: MOTION - Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information (10 minutes)</u></b></span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">A Final Issue Report on the translation and transliteration of contact information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 (see </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/library"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">http://gnso.icann.org/en/library</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contrary to its initial recommendation, Staff now recommends that a PDP be initiated as it is expected that the work of this PDP will helpfully inform the deliberations of other efforts that are looking into gTLD registration data services such as the Expert Working Group (EWG) and the subsequent PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Also, as recommended by the WHOIS Policy Review Team, the Final Issue Report recommends that ICANN should commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations;</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">ICANN's General Counsel has confirmed that the topic is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of the GNSO.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An overview of the Final Issue Report was provided in Beijing. Voting on this motion was deferred at the GNSO Council Meeting of 16 May 2013. The Council is now expected to consider whether or not to initiate a PDP. <br><br>Motion<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">5.1 Reading of the motion (Ching Chiao)<br>5.2 Discussion<br>5.3 Vote (Threshold: 33% of Both 3 CPH, 5 NCPH; OR 66% of ONE 5 CPH, 9 NCPH)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 6: DISCUSSION – Reconsideration request from the Non-Commercial Stakeholder group relating to decision on the Trademark Clearinghouse (15 mins)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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"">On the 19<sup>th</sup> April 2013, the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group submitted a Reconsideration Request to the ICANN Board Governance Committee (BGC). On the 16 May 2013, the BGC Recommendation on the Reconsideration Request was published. Concerns have been raised within the Council about:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The nature of the response to this particular request. Specifically in terms of the arguments presented within the response and the perceived or actual implications of these arguments on the workings of the multi-stakeholder model. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">More generally about the effectiveness of the reconsideration process.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><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 Council will consider the content of the recent Recommendation on the Reconsideration Request and the discussion will focus not on the outcome of the Reconsideration Request but rather on the arguments presented and any potential implications for the GNSO and the multi-stakeholder model.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 7: DISCUSSION – Forthcoming reviews of the GNSO and GNSO Council (15 mins)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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"">As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model, both the GNSO Council and the GNSO will come up for ICANN Board initiated review. In order to be effectively prepared for these reviews, it was proposed in Beijing that a group be formed to understand the issues and begin to take appropriate next steps. One key suggestion from Beijing was that any group (such as the Council) being reviewed undertakes a form of self-review.</span><o:p></o:p></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"">Here the Council will confirm the intended course of action and provide input into a draft call for volunteers for a non-PDP WG.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 8: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs & IDN Letter to the Board (10 mins)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">During its meeting in Beijing, the ICANN Board requested that, by 1 July 2013, interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees provide staff with any input and guidance they may have to be factored into implementation of the Recommendations from the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/active-ux-21mar13-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0000E9">Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs</span></a>' (see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-11apr13-en.htm#2.a"><span style="color:#0000E9">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-11apr13-en.htm#2.a</span></a>). The Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs examines potential challenges from a user experience perspective when variants of IDN TLDs are activated and offers recommendations to users to minimize risks and optimize the implementation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ideally, input is requested on:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Which recommendations if any, are pre-requisites to the delegation of any IDN variant TLDs (i.e., delegation of IDN Variant TLDs should not proceed until these recommendations are implemented),</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Which recommendations, if any, can be deferred until a later time, and</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">c) Which recommendations, if any, require additional policy work by the ICANN community and should be referred to the relevant stakeholder group for further policy work</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Furthermore, it was suggested that the GNSO Council should send a letter to the Board highlighting the importance of IDN related issues. A first draft of such letter was sent to the GNSO Council mailing list on 11/4 (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14489.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14489.html</a>). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At the 16 may 2013 Council Meeting, the Council received a presentation on the </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-variant-tlds-ux-16may13-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-variant-tlds-ux-16may13-en.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8.1 Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8.2 Next steps – Any additional action to be taken?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8.3 Update on letter to the Board (Ching Chiao)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Item 9: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Planning for Durban</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"> (20 minutes) </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></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";color:black">Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting time available at the ICANN Meeting in Durban will take planning. GNSO Council VC Wolf-Ulrich Knoben is working with staff to lead this effort. </span><o:p></o:p></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";color:black">The Council has had the opportunity to feed into plans and provide input based on past experience, including most recently in Beijing. Included in this item will be the opportunity to shape the topics and substance of the Council’s proposed meetings with other groups in Durban such as the CCNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board.</span><o:p></o:p></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";color:black">9.1 – Update (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben)<br>9.2 – Discussion<br>9.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 10: Any Other Business (5 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"></span></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Annex A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">h. 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.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">j. 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.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">)</span></b><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.1 Applicability</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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.</span><o:p></o:p></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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. 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