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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In preparation for the Council meeting tomorrow, 23 July 2015 at 11:00 UTC, please find the updated proposed agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The updates concern:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 5: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Purpose of New gTLD Registration Data Policy Development Process (PDP)
</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 –
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-next-generation-rds-23jul15-en.pdf">
Update</a> (Marika Konings) the link to the presentation has been added:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnral-2F6hkupRgT5qivhStIqrwd8cE4SZ93IyNKXrcflGZ6fXl83vA0c1Lv29FQemMQKw9xtb-2FKuQpQVu-2BmkLY-2B56Ud8BkZbvypWQdMw2tLXnp_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8L4Rv5KXlznClPW8G33xsxw-2BoE0qwvIcxr4pTPGWy14FzP8JyNf2frXA0N12vh6qwGdcL-2B-2B2hQhibP-2B-2Fk2dnw9zVzcnyEWCkohTe34IAjO5ph3ITNozhjA9B4kxfvnPotaq2qcsUq9UjUZEBQJ6QyZJ5u9T6ypxUCcJAC-2FmSHohyRcdW0UzHMITwQLUi6uQk78HMHx3nS20gRKKyw-2FgD2f7d8evrOUGkthx8VDzEBa8kJrV-2FDD3KuBAz5L4VQQStPwhbhxv8lL9Aeci-2FZC4L0C-2B1s4N7cgPNXkiT0phoZ1sE0-3D"><span lang="EN-GB">http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-next-generation-rds-23jul15-en.pdf</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Under
<b><u>Item 9: Any Other Business </u></b>the following items have been added:<br>
<br>
9.1 - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staff request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
9.2 – Discuss appointment of three experts from the GNSO to join new Working Group to review IDN Guidelines: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (due
3 August 2015)</span><span lang="EN-US" 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;color:black"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.3 – Selection of a PDP Working Group for facilitated face-to-face meeting at ICANN54. Part of the continued GNSO Council Pilot Project to improve PDP effectiveness.</span><span lang="EN-US" 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;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9.4 – Discuss possible Council action regarding IETF proposed standard for .onion as a Special Use Domain Name: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/"><span lang="EN-US">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (due
11 August 2015)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.5 – Planning for ICANN54<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.6 – Other topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<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">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>
<br>
For convenience:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="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;margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</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" style="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;margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</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" 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;color:#333333"><br>
Coordinated Universal Time: 11:00 UTC <br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://tinyurl.com/qepm2cs</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<br>
04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Brussels; 19:00 Perth </span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">To join the event click on the link: <br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">___________________________________________</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February, 19 March, 16 April, 21 May 2015 posted as approved on 28 June 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Projects
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> and </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Action
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" 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="margin-top:7.5pt"><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="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Motion to Approve GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué from Buenos Aires (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO had previously discussed appropriate mechanisms </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on
specific issues in GAC Communiqué that relate to gTLDs, to inform the Board and the broader community of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC. A template was developed to facilitate
this process, which was completed following the publication of the Buenos Aires GAC Communiqué, by GNSO Council volunteers. Input provided through this process is intended to enhance co-ordination and information sharing on gTLD related policy activities between
the GAC, Board and the GNSO</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the completed draft template relating to the Buenos Aires GAC Communiqué.</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+23+July+2015">motion</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Volker
Greimann)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.3 – Vote (voting threshold – simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" 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="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 5: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Purpose of New gTLD Registration Data Policy Development Process (PDP) (20 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">The GNSO Council and community had previously provided feedback to the Board-GNSO process group that was formed to develop a proposed approach
for dealing with this Board-mandated PDP associated with, the work of the Expert Working Group’s (EWG) Final Report, published in June 2014. Prior to the EWG’s Final Report, a Preliminary Issue Report had been published in 2013 for public comment, with the
Final Issue Report anticipated for publication only after the EWG had completed its work. The Board-GNSO process group’s amended framework has been submitted to the GNSO Council and the Board, which has since reconfirmed its request for an Issue Report on
the topic. Here the Council will receive an update on the status of the Issue Report, and discuss timelines and next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 –
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-next-generation-rds-23jul15-en.pdf">
Update</a> (Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.2 – Discussion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 6: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In the course of discussions over the IANA stewardship transition, the community had raised concerns about ICANN's accountability, given ICANN’s
historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The community discussions 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 resulted in the </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">creation</span></a><span style="color:#333333">
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">CCWG-Accountability</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)
of which the GNSO is a chartering organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">published</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> some
initial proposals surrounding its first Work Stream (meant to align with the timing of the IANA stewardship transition) for public comment in May 2015. All public comments received are being reviewed by the CCWG, which will conduct a face-to-face meeting on
17 & 18 July. Here the Council will review the CCWG’s status and progress, and discuss any specific issues that need to be addressed in view of the timeline of the CCWG and the transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.1 – Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.2 - Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 7: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Proposed Cross Community Working Group On New gTLD Auction Proceeds (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Previous outreach by the GNSO to other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees had indicated that there is substantial community
interest in forming a Cross Community Working Group to address the topic of dealing with the proceeds from auctions in the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program. Following further community discussions at ICANN53, it was decided that a Discussion Paper would
be helpful to scope out the various issues of community interest. Here the Council will receive an update on the status of work on this proposed project and discuss next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.1 – Update (Jonathan Robinson / Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> <br>
7.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.3 – Next steps<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 8: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Chair Election Timetable (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">At ICANN53, the GNSO Council discussed succession planning and the upcoming elections for the Council leadership positions that will become
vacant at the ICANN Annual Meeting in Dublin. Staff has prepared and circulated a proposed timeline for the elections, based on previous election proceedings. Here the Council will continue its discussion on succession planning, and decide on the proposed
timeline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.1 – Discussion (Jonathan Robinson)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.2 – Council decision<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 9: Any Other Business (15 minutes)<br>
<br>
</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.1 -
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staff request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
9.2 – Discuss appointment of three experts from the GNSO to join new Working Group to review IDN Guidelines: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (due
3 August 2015)</span><span lang="EN-US" 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;color:black"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.3 – Selection of a PDP Working Group for facilitated face-to-face meeting at ICANN54. Part of the continued GNSO Council Pilot Project to improve PDP effectiveness.</span><span lang="EN-US" 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;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9.4 – Discuss possible Council action regarding IETF proposed standard for .onion as a Special Use Domain Name: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/"><span lang="EN-US">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (due
11 August 2015)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.5 – Planning for ICANN54<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.6 – Other topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" 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-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Annex
A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" 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.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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GNSO Secretariat<br>
<b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:windowtext">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><br>
<b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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