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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please find the updated proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday, 16 April 2015 at 11:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The agenda is posted on the website on page:<br>
<a href="http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#apr">http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#apr</a><br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-16apr15-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-16apr15-en.htm</a><br>
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And on the Wiki page (where the latest updates can be found):<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+16+April+2015">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+16+April+2015</a><br>
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Motions are posted on page:<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+16+April+2015">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+16+April+2015</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The updates are minor and concern Item 7 where Amr Elsadr will introduce the topic and not Volker Greimann and two additional items have been added to Item 10 Any
Other Business, namely:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.3 - Appoint a Council Liaison to the CWG on Country and Territory Names
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10.4 - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Update on the Proposed Framework for a PDP WG on Next-Generation Registration Directory Services (RDS) noting the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17186.html"><span lang="EN-US">documents</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
sent to Council .</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This agenda was established according to the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">GNSO
Council Operating Procedures</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">, approved and updated on 13 November 2014.<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">For convenience:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in
<u>Appendix 1</u> at the end of this agenda.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in
<u>Appendix 2</u> at the end of this agenda.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Coordinated Universal Time: 11:00 (</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ovobxvt"><span lang="EN-US">http://tinyurl.com/ovobxvt</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><br>
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04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Brussels; 19:00 Perth </span>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<b>GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">To join the event click on the link: <br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">___________________________________</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February and 19 March 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxx 2015.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Projects
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Action
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.<br>
2.2 - Comments or questions arising.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">3.1 – Approval to refer two
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/drafts"><span lang="EN-US">matters</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
<span lang="EN-US">(first submitted to the Council on 5 March 2015) to the GNSO’s Standing Committee for Improvements Implementation (SCI). The
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+16+April+2015"><span lang="EN-US">first</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
concerning GNSO Council practices for proposing, seconding and amendment of motions and the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+16+April+2015"><span lang="EN-US">second</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
on clarifying the Operating Procedures regarding the waiver and resubmission of motions<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 4: MOTION – Proposed amendment to Charter of the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Working Group (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Working Group was
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/77rhAg"><span lang="EN-US">chartered</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
by the GNSO Council in June 2014 to explore possible ways of addressing the specific needs of international governmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to curative rights protection for their organizational names and acronyms at the second
level. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In March 2015 the WG
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17132.html"><span lang="EN-US">requested</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
that the GNSO Council consider amending the WG charter to provide it with greater flexibility in determining possible eligibility criteria for IGOs and INGOs regarding curative rights protections. Here the Council will vote on whether or not to accede to the
WG’s request.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+16+April+2015"><span lang="EN-US">motion</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
(Susan Kawaguchi / Phil Corwin)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.2 – Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.3 – Vote</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 5: DISCUSSION – Cross Community Working Group to develop a transition proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (15 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">CWG</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF">-Transition</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
was </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg"><span lang="EN-US">chartered</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
to develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal. A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, following which a revised timeline and update was provided for discussion at ICANN52 in
Singapore. In March 2015, the CWG-Transition held a face-to-face meeting with the goal to publish its updated proposal for public comment in late April.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Given that the GNSO is a chartering organisation of the CWG-Transition and will need to approve the CWG’s ultimate proposal, this is an opportunity for the Council to review
and discuss the CWG’s work and to determine what, if any, issues arise from a GNSO or Council perspective at this stage.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 – Status summary (Jonathan Robinson)<br>
5.2 – Discussion<br>
5.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> <b><u>Item 6: DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (15 mins)</u></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In discussions around the IANA stewardship 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 community concerns indicate that the level of trust regarding existing ICANN accountability mechanisms does not yet meet some stakeholders’ expectations. Considering that the NTIA has stressed that
it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations could be a possible impediment to timely progress of the transition.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg"><span lang="EN-US">CCWG-Accountability</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">,
having adopted the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">charter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
in November 2014. The CCWG developed two work streams, of which the first is intended to align with the timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall NTIA objectives and timeline. Here the Council will have the opportunity to consider how it can continue
to facilitate the progress of this CCWG, especially in view of the work and timelines of the CWG-Transition.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.1 Status summary (Thomas Rickert)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.2 Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.3 Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 7: DISCUSSION – Proposed ICANN FY16 Budget (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 18 March 2015 ICANN published its draft FY16 Operating Plan and Budget for public comment. During the ICANN meeting in Singapore in February 2015, several community
members had raised concerns over the budget allocation and appropriate funding targets for effective outreach for and conduct of GNSO policy work. Here the Council will discuss the draft Budget, with a view toward considering its potential effect on the GNSO’s
role and work and a possible comment to be submitted by the Council.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.1 Introduction of the topic (Amr Elsadr)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.2 Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.3 Next steps</span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 8: UPDATE – Progress of Work on GNSO Council Template for Feedback on GAC Communiques (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">At the last Council meeting, Council members
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carlos Raúl Gutierrez</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and
<b>David Cake</b> had volunteered to assist <b>Volker Greimann</b> with populating the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/gnso-gac-review-24feb15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">template</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> using
the Singapore GAC Communiqué as the basis for possible comment, and identify potential topics subject to existing policy recommendations or for future policy work<span style="color:#333333">. Here the Council will receive an update on the status of the project,
and consider next steps. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.1 – Update (David Cake / Carlos Gutierrez)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.2 – Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.3 – Next steps
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 9: DISCUSSION – Remaining Items from the GNSO’s Strategic Discussion Session in Singapore (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">At the February 2015 ICANN meeting in Singapore, the GNSO engaged in an open and strategic discussion concerning the effective
functioning of the GNSO Council and the community as a whole. Here the Council will aim to conclude the discussion, with the emphasis on reviewing its goals and performance based on the objectives and priorities identified during its Development Session at
ICANN51 in Los Angeles in October 2014.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.1
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-gnso-strategic-discussion-5feb15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Update</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
– Jonathan Robinson / Marika Konings</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.2 Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 10: Any Other Business (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.1 – CWG on Auction Proceeds (update: Jonathan Robinson)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.2 – Buenos Aires meeting planning (update: David Cake / Jonathan Robinson)<br>
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10.3 - Appoint a Council Liaison to the CWG on Country and Territory Names <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.4 -
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Update on the Proposed Framework for a PDP WG on Next-Generation Registration Directory Services (RDS) noting the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17186.html"><span lang="EN-US">documents</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
sent to Council .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting
action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Annex
A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">): 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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>
d. Fill a Council position open for election.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">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.)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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UTC-7+1DST 04:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica UTC-5+1DST 06:00<br>
Iowa City, USA (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00" title="UTC−06:00"><span lang="EN-US">CDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-5+1DST 06:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+1DST 07:00<br>
Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+0DST 08:00<br>
Montevideo, Uruguay (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html" title="Uruguay Summer Time"><span lang="EN-US">UYST</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-3+0DST 08:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html" title="Argentina Time"><span lang="EN-US">ART</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-3+0DST 08:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 12:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 13:00 <br>
Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 13:00 <br>
Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 14:00 <br>
Ramat Hasharon, Israel(</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.html" title="Israel Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">IDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC+3+0DST 14:00 <br>
Perth, Australia (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html" title="Western Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">WST</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC+8+1DST 19:00<br>
Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+1DST 21:00 <b><br>
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