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<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">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-BE">Please find the updated proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Teleconference
on 11 December 2014 at 15:00 UTC. <br>
The updates are not substantive and include additions to: <br>
<b><u>Item 8: UPDATE – GNSO / GAC Consultation Group and related work (15 mins)</u></b><br>
8.1 – Update on GAC/GNSO Consultation Group (Mason Cole)<br>
8.2 – Update on draft process for dealing with GAC Communique (Volker Greimann)<br>
8.3 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">And
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Item 10 Any Other Business (10 mins)<br>
</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.4 Planning for ICANN meeting in Singapore – key direction & themes<br>
10.5 Letter from Akram Atallah concerning IDN Implementation Guidelines</span><u><span lang="EN-US" 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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">This agenda was established according to the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf">GNSO Council Operating Procedures</a> approved and updated on 13 November 2014.<br>
<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:l0 level1 lfo1">
<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.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";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.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Meeting Time 15:00 UTC</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">:<br>
</span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mwphzsc"><span lang="EN-US">http://tinyurl.com/mwphzsc</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
<br>
Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC<br>
07:00 Los Angeles; 10:00 Washington; 15:00 London; 16:00 Brussels; 23:00 Perth<br>
<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO Council meeting audio cast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To join the event click on the link:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=910498&s=1&k=18AC5B35CDBCFB6AA81B8B9123DEE2BF"><span lang="EN-US">http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=910498&s=1&k=18AC5B35CDBCFB6AA81B8B9123DEE2BF</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.</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"><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 (5 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";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:<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-BE">Minutes of the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16901.html">GNSO Council Public meeting</a> and the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16902.html">Administrative meeting of the new Council</a> on 15 October 2014 and the GNSO Council meeting
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16903.html">13 November 2014</a> will be posted as approved on 7 December 2014.<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 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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-BE">Include review of
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><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-BE">
and </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><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-BE">.<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-BE">Comments or questions arising.<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 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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: DISCUSSION - Board Working Group Report on the Nominating Committee
(10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN posted for public comment the report prepared by the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom). The Board stated
that it welcomes input from the community on the BWG-NomCom report as the recommendations in the BWG-NomCom report have potential effects on the NomCom structure.
<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""><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"">If implemented, the recommendations would result in an increase in the number of appointees from ccNSO and ASO and a reduction in the
GNSO appointees. Also, GAC representation could increase at GAC discretion. Overall, the size of the NomCom would increase from 21 to 25-27 individuals.
<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""><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"">The deadline for comments was 21 October, followed by a reply period,
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en">extended to 9 January.</a> Here, the Council will consider whether to submit input on behalf of the Council to the public comment forum and, if so, the content of such input.<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""><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"">4.1
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/council-comment-nomcom-recommendations-02dec14-en.pdf">
Update</a> (Tony Holmes)<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"">4.2 Discussion<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"">4.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Item 5:
</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">UPDATE</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> - Cross Community Working Group
on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (15 mins)</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has requested that ICANN “convene a multistakeholder process
to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role” with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management.<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""><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"">During discussions around the transition process, the community raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's accountability
given its historical contractual relationship with the United States and NTIA. The concerns raised during these discussions around the transition process indicate that the level of trust into the existing ICANN accountability mechanisms does not yet meet some
stakeholder’s expectations. Considering that the NTIA has stressed that it was expecting community consensus regarding the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations may prevent the transition to proceed.
<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""><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"">As a result, a DT was formed with participants, amongst others, from the ccNSO, GNSO, ASO and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross
Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability. The DT delivered the proposed charter for consideration to all the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees on 3 November 2014 and the charter was adopted by the GNSO Council during its
meeting on 13 November. . <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="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-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Here the Council will receive an update on status and activities of the CCWG to date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">5.1 Update (Thomas Rickert)<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"">5.2 Discussion<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"">5.3 Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></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">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 6: DISCUSSION – Prospective policy work on “name collision” (15 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt"><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"">On the 30 July 2014, the New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board directed staff to "provide information to, and work with the
GNSO to consider whether policy work on developing a long-term plan to manage gTLD name collision issues should be undertaken."
<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""><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"">ICANN Staff submitted this paper to the GNSO Council on 7 October 2014 (see
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/name-collision-gnso-policy-07oct14-en.pdf">
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/name-collision-gnso-policy-07oct14-en.pdf</a>) and it was presented to the Council during the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles. Council members agreed in Los Angeles to discuss with their respective group what further
action, if any, should be taken on this topic and report back accordingly during this meeting.
<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""><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"">Furthermore, a
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/namazi-to-robinson-30oct14-en.pdf">
letter</a> was received from Cyrus Namazi offering any additional information or assistance that ICANN Staff can provide to further assist the Council in its deliberations.<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""><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"">The GNSO Council discussed the topic during its last meeting following which all Councilors were encouraged to discuss with their respective
groups what, if any, policy development is deemed necessary and to provide that feedback during this meeting.<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-BE"><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-BE">6.1 Discussion<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-BE">6.2 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 7: DISCUSSION - Board resolution concerning future gTLD Application
Rounds (15 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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On 17 November 2014 the ICANN Board adopted a resolution the planning for
future gTLD application rounds. As part of its action, the Board acknowledged the effort and progress within the GNSO to identify areas where the GNSO believes that policy advice can be clarified or where it wishes to provide additional policy advice applicable
to future application rounds. Furthermore, as requested in the GNSO Council’s June 2014 resolution, the Board provided input into the GNSO Council’s discussion to identify areas that the Board believes may be appropriate for discussion in an evaluation of
the current gTLD application round and for possible adjustments for subsequent application procedures.
<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-BE">This is an opportunity for the GNSO Council to review and discuss the input received.<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-BE"><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-BE">7.1 - Update<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-BE">7.2 - Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></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 8: UPDATE – GNSO / GAC Consultation Group and related work (15
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";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the Council will have an opportunity to hear about the work of the GNSO
/ GAC Consultation Group and from the GNSO Liaison to the GAC including any initial input and feedback derived following the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles.<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-BE">In addition, there will be an opportunity to further discuss ideas put forward
during the GNSO Council Development Session in relation to potential GNSO work in response to the GAC Communiqué from ICANN meetings.<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-BE">8.1 – Update on GAC/GNSO Consultation Group (Mason Cole)<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-BE">8.2 – Update on draft process for dealing with GAC Communique (Volker Greimann)<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-BE">8.3 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 9: UPDATE – C</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ross
Community Working Group to develop a transition proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (15 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 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"">Following adoption of t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">he
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf">
charter</a>, this is an opportunity for the Council to receive a brief update on the current status as well as next steps of this CWG. The CWG has been tasked to develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions and has been meeting
for 2 hours every week since its creation in view of delivering a final proposal by the end of January 2015. A number of sub-groups have been formed to progress work on the different elements of the ICG Request for Proposals and a face-to-face meeting is being
planned for mid-November. A draft proposal will be published for community comment on 1 December. For further information, see
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg">https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">9.1 – Update (Jonathan Robinson)<br>
9.2 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><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 (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><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-BE">10.1 Correspondence with NGPC on IGO & RCRC. Any update?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.2 Skill sets for Nominating Committee. Complete?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.3
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/lange-et-al-to-gac-02dec14-en.pdf">
Letter</a> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">to the GAC sub-working group on geographic names
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">from
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cross- Constituency Working Group on Country and Territory Names (CWG) -
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Confirmation of no objection?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.4 Planning for ICANN meeting in Singapore – key direction & themes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.5 Letter from Akram Atallah concerning IDN Implementation Guidelines</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></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)<br>
</span></b><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:<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-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.<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-BE">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-BE"><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-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.<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-BE">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-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.<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-BE">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-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.<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-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.<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-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.<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-BE">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-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.<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-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.<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-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."<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-BE">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><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-BE">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">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-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.<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-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.<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Please let me know if you have any questions.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<br>
<b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:blue">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><br>
<b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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