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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please find the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This agenda was established according to the </span><span style="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-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">, approved and updated on 13 November 2014.<br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC <br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k">http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k</a></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
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09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington; 13:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 London; 18:00 Brussels; 00:00 Perth
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-gnso-council">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-gnso-council</a>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will be absent and if a dial out call is needed.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">___________________________________</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1.1 – Roll call<br>
1.2 – Updates to Statements of Interest <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>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February, 19 March,16 April, 21 May 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxx 2015.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="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><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Projects
List</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> and </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Action
List</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
2.2 – Comments or questions arising<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 3: Consent agenda (0 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Policy & Implementation Working Group (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO Council
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf">
chartered</a> Working Group in July 2013 to develop recommendations on, among other matters,
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">principles to underpin GNSO policy- and implementation-related discussions; processes and criteria for developing gTLD policy guidance (for creating policy other than “Consensus Policy”); and
guidance on the operation and functions of GNSO Implementation Review Teams. The WG submitted its
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Final Report</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US">to the GNSO Council on 2 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG’s Final Report and the recommendations contained therein.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015">
motion</a> (Amr Elsadr) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.3 – Council vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Translation & Transliteration of gTLD Contact Information PDP Working Group (10
mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO Council
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201306">initiated</a> this PDP in June 2013, and the WG was
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-charter-20nov13-en.pdf">
chartered</a> in November 2013 to develop policy recommendations on whether or not it would be desirable to translate or transliterate gTLD contact information into a single common language or script (as applicable), and if so who should bear the cost burden
of doing so. The PDP WG submitted its Final <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-final-12jun15-en.pdf">
Report</a> to the GNSO Council on 12 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG’s Final Report and the recommendations contained therein.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/l4kQAw">motion</a> (Amr Elsadr)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.3 – Council vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – Issue Report Preceding a Potential Policy Development Process on New gTLDs in Subsequent Rounds (15 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The GNSO Council
</span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201406"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">created</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> a New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion
Group in June 2014 to discuss experiences gained during the current expansion round of new gTLDs, and identify possible subjects for future policy work that might result in changes to application procedures. The Discussion Group co-chairs notified the Council
at the Council’s May meeting that the Group has completed its Issues/Recommendations Matrix and would be recommending that the Council request an Issue Report – a mandatory step preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP) – to further scope out the
topics that have been identified by the Discussion Group as potential issues for a PDP.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">6.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015">
motion</a> (Bret Fausett) </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">6.2 – Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">6.3 – Council vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE – Proposal from the Cross Community Working Group regarding the transition of IANA stewardship on naming related functions (20 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for the Cross Community Working Group that was
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">tasked</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> to develop a proposal on Naming Related
Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (CWG-Stewardship).
<span style="color:#333333">A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, with a revised timeline and update provided for discussion at ICANN52 in Singapore. The CWG-Stewardship’s updated proposal was subsequently
</span></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">published</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
for public comment (ending on 20 May), following which its <a href="FinalTransitionProposal_11June.docx">
final draft proposal</a> was submitted on 11 June 2015 to all its chartering SO/ACs for discussion during ICANN53. The aim is that an approved final proposal will then be submitted to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) for consolidation with the
other proposals from the Numbering Resources and Protocol Parameters communities, for submission to the NTIA.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">As a chartering organization of the CWG-Stewardship the GNSO will need to approve the group’s final proposal. Here the Council will review the GNSO community’s deliberations on the issue,
and vote on whether or not to adopt the final proposal, which is conditional on the completion and adoption of the work on Work Stream I from the CCWG-Accountability (see further below).</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015">
motion</a> (Jonathan Robinson) <br>
7.2 – Discussion<br>
7.3 – Council vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 8: DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL ACTION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability (20 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In discussions around the IANA stewardship transition, the broader topic of the impact on ICANN's accountability was raised, given ICANN’s historical contractual relationship with the United
States government. The community concerns indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms do not yet meet some stakeholders’ expectations. Considering that the US Government (through the NTIA) has stressed that it expects community consensus on the
transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be addressed. This has been done through the
</span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">charter</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">ing</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">,
of which the GNSO is a chartering organization.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability developed two work streams, of which Work Stream 1 is intended to align with the
timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall NTIA objectives and timeline. Initial proposals for Work Stream 1 were
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">published</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> for
public comment on 4 May 2015, with comments closing on 3 June. The CCWG-Accountability is reviewing all public comments received, and will conduct a face-to-face meeting on 17 & 18 July. Here the Council will review the CCWG’s work to date and to discuss what,
if any, issues will need to be addressed by the GNSO or Council at this critical stage.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.1 – Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.2 - Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.3 - Next steps<br>
<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 9: DISCUSSION – Community Concerns over ICANN’s Response to the IPC Request regarding the “dotsucks” Registry (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Some GNSO community groups have raised with the Council their concerns over ICANN’s handling of the Intellectual Property Constituency’s (IPC) <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfd7ImDr4QkG.pdf">letter</a>
of 27 March 2015 requesting that ICANN take action to halt the rollout of the “dotsucks” gTLD. Here the Council will hear from affected community members and discuss what, if any, action the Council can take to follow up on those concerns.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9.1 – Summary of the topic (Susan Kawaguchi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 10: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Following initial Council discussions on planning GNSO-related meetings at ICANN Public Meetings after implementation of the new ICANN meeting strategy, a Drafting Team comprising several
Council members was created to develop an </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-29apr15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">initial proposal</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
for GNSO community discussion. The proposal has since been circulated to other SO/ACs for their consideration and feedback, in the hope that it would assist these groups with planning, especially in relation to their interactions with the GNSO and for Meeting
“B”. Here the Council will consider any feedback received from the community, and decide on next steps with implementing the GNSO planning proposal.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.1 –<b> </b>Update (Volker Greimann / Marika Konings)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.2 – Discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 11: Any Other Business (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<b><u>Item 12: Open microphone (5 mins)<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">_____________________________</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Annex
A</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;line-height:14.3pt;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;line-height:14.3pt;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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