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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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'>Dear Councillors,<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 10 October 2013.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated.<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf ></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><br>For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li><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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx"><span lang=EN-US>Meeting Times 18:00 UTC</span></a></span></u><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></u><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://tinyurl.com/lc97zd8</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coordinated Universal Time 18:00 UTC<br>11:00 Los Angeles; 14:00 Washington; 19:00 London; 20:00 Paris; 07:00 Wellington next day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=a1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 audio cast </b></span><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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:<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-01aug13-en.htm">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 1 August 2013</a> posted as approved on 6 September 2013<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15019.html">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 5 September 2013</a> to be posted as approved on 10 October 2013<br><br><b><u>Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)</u></b><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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Include review of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Projects List</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'> and </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang=EN-US>Action List</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Comments or questions arising.<b><u><br><br></u></b></span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'>Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>After careful review of the GNSO Project List, the Council Chairs propose to formally close the following projects and remove them from the Project List, noting that either work is being undertaken on the subject outside of the GNSO and/or that no further GNSO activity is foreseen in the near future.   </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The projects are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Defensive registrations<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Note: Any Council member can re-open the discussion on any of these items in the future, should it be deemed necessary. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 4: MOTION - <span style='color:black'>To approve the report of the Whois Survey Working Group (WSWG) (10 mins)</span></span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/wswg-final-21aug13-en.pdf">report</a> was published in response to a request by the GNSO Council for a report and analysis on a survey about possible technical requirements of a future WHOIS Service.  The objective of the Working Group was to develop a set of proposed recommendations around the measurement of support of proposed technical requirements.  After consideration of community input on a draft survey and the implementation of the Lime Survey software within the ICANN IT infrastructure, the survey was made available to the community in September 2012.  ICANN staff compiled and consolidated the survey results and the WSWG completed the WSWG <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/wswg-final-21aug13-en.pdf">Final Report</a> for delivery to the GNSO Council. Here the Council will vote whether to approve the report.<br><br>4.1 – <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+Oct.+2013">Review motion 1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 5: MOTION -  Motion to approve the further development of a framework for cross community working groups <span style='color:black'>(10 mins)</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This motion seeks further develop a framework for cross community working groups by picking up the work of the drafting team which </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>proposed a set of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='background:white'>Draft Principles for Cross Community Working Groups</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> (CCWGs) that were </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201203"><span lang=EN-US style='background:white'>approved</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> by the GNSO Council in March 2012.  This work has had the benefit of subsequent review, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/ccnso-comments-cwg-principles-11jun13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='background:white'>comments and suggestions</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> provided by the ccNSO. The motion here proposes that, in full cooperation with other SO/ACs,the GNSO Council jointly develops an updated set of principles for CCWGs taking into consideration the feedback provided by the ccNSO and in collaboration with other interested SO/ACs.  The aim being to to create a framework applicable across all SO/ACs for the effective future functioning of CCWGs</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.1 - </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+Oct.+2013"><span lang=EN-US>Review motion 2</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>5.2 - Discussion<br>5.3 - Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6: MOTION – </span></u><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To approve a charter for the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group </span></u><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(10 mins)</span></u><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></h3><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 13 June 2013 the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information and decided to create a PDP Working Group for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the PDP.  Following a call for volunteers, a Drafting Team was formed and its members have developed a charter for consideration by the GNSO Council.  The drafting team has submitted the charter and so the GNSO Council, having reviewed the charter, will vote on whether to approve it as submitted by the Drafting Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.1 - </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+Oct.+2013"><span lang=EN-US>Review motion 3</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>6.2 - Discussion<br>6.3 - Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></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: INPUT & DISCUSSION – Prospective improvements to the Policy Development Process (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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 Council is committed to on-going enhancements to the methods of working of the Council and the work initiated and managed by the Council. The PDP process is a cornerstone of policy making within the GNSO and, as such, the work of the Council.  The PDP outcomes and associated processes are the subject of focus and attention both within the GNSO and the broader ICANN Community. The Council has previously discussed a </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-improvements-22aug13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>paper prepared by ICANN staff</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span lang=EN-US>on potential improvements to the PDP process and agreed to tabulate and review the prospective improvements with a view to agreeing concrete next steps.</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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"'>7.1 – Review of table of prospective PDP Improvements (Marika Konings)<br>7.2 – Discussion<br>7.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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 – A PDP for relevant policies on issues not dealt with during the course of developing the 2013 RAA (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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"'>ICANN staff has prepared </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/raa/negotiations-conclusion-16sep13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>a paper</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> to summarise the outcomes of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) negotiations in order to set the scene for subsequent, relevant policy development work to be managed by the Council.  This will be an ICANN Board initiated PDP. Here the Council will receive an update from staff and confirm the intended course of action.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>8.1 Staff update (Margie Milam / Mary Wong)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>8.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>8.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></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 9: DISCUSSION – Policy issues surrounding string confusion (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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 Council previously discussed issues associated with the string confusion decisions that have been made recently e.g. relating to plural and singular versions of the same term and the contradictory decisions on identical strings.  The Council agreed to </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/robinson-to-crocker-chalaby-18sep13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>write to the ICANN board and new gTLD programme committee</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and to consider appropriate additional action.  Here the Council needs to decide what, if any, additional and appropriate action is to be taken.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.1 Discussion<br>9.2 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></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: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs Policy Development Process (10 mins)</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The WG Chair will provide an update on status of WG deliberations and the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.htm">public comment</a> solicitation process for the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.pdf">draft Final Report</a>.  This PDP WG was formed to develop a set of policy recommendations to address the issue of whether and if so, what types of protections should be provided for the identifiers of certain IGOs and INGOs including the RCRC and IOC at the top and second levels in all gTLDs.  For further information please see:</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/igo-ingo"><span style='color:#326CA6'>http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/igo-ingo</span></a>.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><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"'>10.1 – Review of proposed WG recommendations (Thomas Rickert)<br>10.2 – Discussion<br>10.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></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 11: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – GNSO / GAC Engagement and Working with the </span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Board Global Relations Committee</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE'> (BGRC) WG (10 mins)</span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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 discuss activity to date and confirm the intended course of action going forward.</span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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"'>11.1 – Status update (Jonathan Robinson)<br>11.2 – Discussion<br>11.3 – Next steps</span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE'> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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 12: DISCUSSION – Forthcoming review of the GNSO (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model, board initiated reviews of the GNSO and the GNSO Council as an integral part of the GNSO are expected.  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.  The intended course of action may have been impacted by the recently announced proposal to delay any Board initiated review activity.  Here the Council will receive an update and agree the intended course of action of initiating a non-PDP WG.<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"'>12.1 – Current status (Rob Hogarth)<br>12.2 – Discussion<br>12.3 – Next steps<b><u><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><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"'>Item 13: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – <span style='color:black'>Planning for Buenos Aires (10 mins)</span> </span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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";color:black'>Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting time available at the ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires will take planning.  GNSO Council Vice Chair, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben has again volunteered to lead this and will be working with the Council and staff on this effort. <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";color:black'>Here the Council has the opportunity to feed into plans and provide input based on past experience.  Included in this item will be the opportunity to shape the approach to and substance of the Council’s proposed meetings with other groups in such as the CCNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board.<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";color:black'>13.1 – Update (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben)<br>13.2 – Discussion</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>13.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 14: Procedure to elect the GNSO Council Chair (10 minutes)</span></u></strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We have previously used an election procedure. Here we will review a <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/proposed-council-chair-02oct13-en.pdf">current version of the same procedure</a> with a view to approving it for use in the run up to and during the course of the 2013 annual meeting in Buenos Aires.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14.1 Presentation of procedure (Jonathan Robinson)<br>14.2 Discussion<br>14.3 Call to approve the procedure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Item 15:  Any Other Business (5 mins) </span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><br></span><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span></b><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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:<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang=EN-US>Annex A</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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."<o:p></o:p></span></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'>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>)<br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<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";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>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. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere <br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 18:00 <br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>California, USA (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html" title="Pacific Standard Time"><span lang=EN-US>PST</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>)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