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<DIV>Re item 6: </DIV>
<DIV>Is there an intention <FONT face="Times New Roman">to issue a statement on
behalf of the GNSO at the public forum if the proposals get approved and sent to
NTIA tomorrow? If yes then we should talk about after the voting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"><BR>Best
regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Glen@icann.org
href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen de Saint Géry</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:35 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:council@gnso.icann.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [council] Updated GNSO Public Council 9 March 2016 at 13:30
in Toubkal</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Dear
Councillors,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Please find the updated
agenda for the GNSO Public Council meeting today, 9 March 2016. The main changes
are in the order of the items and the time allotted for each
item.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Proposed
Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Marrakech 9 March
2016<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>This agenda was
established according to the </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="COLOR: windowtext">GNSO Council Operating
Procedures,</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> approved and updated
on 24 June 2015.<BR><BR>For convenience:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>An excerpt of the ICANN
Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in <U>Appendix 1</U> at the
end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><BR>Coordinated
Universal Time: 13:30 UTC<BR><BR>05:30 Los Angeles; 08:30 Washington; 13:30
London; 15:30 Istanbul; 00:30 Hobart <BR><BR><B>GNSO Council Meeting Audio
Cast</B><BR>To join the event click on the link: </SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-BE
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Councilors should
notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or
need a dial out call.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>___________________________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> </SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 1: Administrative
matters (5 minutes)</SPAN></U></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>1.1 – Roll
call</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>1.2 – Updates to
Statements of Interest</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>1.3 – Review/amend
agenda.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>1.4 – Note the
status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating
Procedures:<BR><BR><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-18feb16-en.htm"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Minutes</SPAN></A> of the </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>meeting of the GNSO
Council </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>on 18 February 2016
were posted as approved on 6 March 2016.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><BR><BR><B><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 2: Opening Remarks
/ Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes)</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>2.1 – Review
focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include
review of </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">Projects
List</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> and </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">Action
List</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 3: Consent agenda
(5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>3.1 – Approve
appointment of co-chairs for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy
Development Process Working Group (co-chairs: Stephen Coates, Avri Doria, Jeff
Neuman; Council liaison: Paul McGrady)</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language: en-us'><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 4: VOTE – Approval
of Proposed Approach for Implementing Recommendations from the GNSO Review (5
minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>As part of ICANN's
Bylaws-mandated periodic review of its structures, the ICANN Board's Structural
Improvements Committee (now known as the Organizational Effectiveness Committee)
appointed Westlake Governance as the independent examiner to conduct the current
review of the performance and operations of the GNSO. A GNSO Working Party,
chaired by former Councillor Jennifer Wolfe and comprising representatives of
all the GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, was formed to consult with
Westlake over the design and conduct of the review. Westlake's Draft Report was
<A
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-review-draft-2015-06-01-en"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">published</SPAN></A> for public comment on 1 June
2015. Following feedback received, including from the GNSO Working Party,
Westlake published its <A
href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-15sep15-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Final Report</SPAN></A> on 15 September. The Working
Party reviewed all the recommendations to develop guidance for the GNSO Council
and ICANN Board in relation to the implementability and prioritization of the
recommendations. The Council received a <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-gnso-council-update-21jan16-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">written update</SPAN></A> from the Working Party chair
on 29 January, and the Working Party’s proposed Implementation and <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Feasibility Analysis</SPAN></A> was sent to the
Council on 28 February. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Here the Council will
review the Working Party’s Implementation and Feasbility Analysis, and vote on
its adoption as well as agree on next steps in the
process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>4.1 – Presentation of
the <A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">motion</SPAN></A> (Wolf-Ulrich
Knoben)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>4.2 –
Discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>4.3 – Council vote
(voting threshold: simple majority) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE -
Approval of Charter for a PDP Working Group to review all RPMs in all gTLDs (15
minutes)</SPAN></U></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>On 18 February 2016,
the GNSO Council voted unanimously to initiate a new Policy Development Process
(PDP) to review all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs (see <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160218-3)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160218-3)</SPAN></A>.
At that meeting, a small group of Councilors volunteered to review the draft
Charter for the PDP Working Group, with a view to submitting an updated Charter
for the Council’s review and approval at the Marrakech meeting. The draft
Charter had been based substantially on the approach recommended in the Final
Issue Report, published on 11 January 2015 (see <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf)</SPAN></A>.
This recommended that the GNSO Council proceed with a two-phased PDP, with the
first phase focused on a review of the RPMs developed for the New gTLD Program
and the subsequent, second phase on a review of the longstanding Uniform Dispute
Resolution Policy (UDRP). A Working Group Charter typically also sets out the
scope of work for the PDP Working Group and includes a list of topics identified
previously by the community for the Working Group to consider including as part
of its work. Here the </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Council will consider
the updated draft <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Charter</SPAN></A> and vote on its
adoption.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>5.1 – Presentation of
the <A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">motion</SPAN></A> (Phil Corwin)
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>5.2 –
Discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>5.3 – Council vote
(voting threshold: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 6: VOTE – Approval
of Recommendations from the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN
Accountability (55 minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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. As the US government (through the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (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 <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">creation</SPAN></A> of a Cross Community Working Group
on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (<A
href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">CCWG-Accountability</SPAN></A>) of which the GNSO is a
chartering organization.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In May 2015, the
CCWG-Accountability published an initial proposal regarding its work on Work
Stream 1 for public comment. Following significant changes made as a result of
feedback received, the CCWG-Accountability <A
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">published</SPAN></A> its Second
Draft Proposal for public comment in August 2015. With the assistance of further
community input, including from the ICANN Board, and discussions at several
sessions during ICANN54, the CCWG-Accountability made further adjustments to its
draft recommendations, resulting in its Third Draft Proposal that was <A
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-2015-11-30-en"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">published</SPAN></A> for public
comment on 30 November 2015. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Concurrently, the IANA
Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) – the community group formed to
consolidate the various proposals relating to the IANA stewardship transition
submitted by the Internet communities affected by the issue – <A
href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-29-en"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">announced</SPAN></A> after
ICANN54 that it had completed its task. However, before the ICG can send its
consolidated proposal to the NTIA via the ICANN Board, it needs confirmation
from the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition
Proposal on Naming Related Functions (<A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">CWG-Stewardship</SPAN></A>)
that its accountability requirements have been met by the Work Stream 1
recommendations from the CCWG-Accountability. In this regard, the
CWG-Stewardship had submitted a public comment to the CCWG-Accountability which,
while noting that several of the CCWG-Accountability's latest recommendations
adequately satisfied the CWG-Stewardship's requirements, nevertheless
highlighted a number of points that in its view merited further
attention.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Following a Special
Meeting on 14 January 2016, the GNSO Council had approved a <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-ccwg-accountability-22jan16-en.pdf"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">letter</SPAN></A> setting out its response to the
recommendations in the Third Draft Proposal. This was sent to the
CCWG-Accountability on 22 January. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In response to the
community input to its Third Draft Proposal, the CCWG-Accountability reworked
some of its draft recommendations, resulting in a Final Supplemental Proposal
that was sent to all its Chartering Organizations on 23 February (see <A
href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chartering-organization"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chartering-organization</SPAN></A>).The
<A href="https://community.icann.org/x/8w2AAw"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1
Recommendations</SPAN></A> has the consensus support of the CCWG-Accountability,
and contains five minority statements (see revised Appendix A, circulated to all
Chartering Organizations on 25 February). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>On 29 February, the
GNSO Council held a Special Meeting that included all the GNSO representatives
to the CCWG-Accountability. The purpose of the meeting was to receive initial
feedback from all the GNSO’s Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, and to
identify any remaining issues of concern that may require further discussion
amongst the GNSO community. For its discussions on whether and how to adopt the
Supplemental Final Proposal, the GNSO Council followed a specific agreed
approach <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow">[INSERT
LINK]</SPAN>. Here the Council will review the final comments from of all its
SG/Cs, and, taking into account further discussions occurring during ICANN55,
vote on whether or not to adopt the recommendations from the CCWG-Accountability
as set forth in the Supplemental Final Proposal. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>6.1 – Update (Thomas
Rickert, GNSO co-chair of the CCWG-Accountability) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>6.2 – Presentation of
the <A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">motion</SPAN></A> (James
Bladel)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>6.3 –
Discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>6.4 – Council 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 7: DISCUSSION –
RDAP Implementation (15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Building on previous
advisories, ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) had
recommended the replacement of the longstanding WHOIS protocol in SAC051 (see <A
href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-051-en.pdf)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-051-en.pdf)</SPAN></A>.
In October 2011, the ICANN Board <A
href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/minutes-28oct11-en.htm#5"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">directed</SPAN></A> staff </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>to produce, in
consultation with the community, a roadmap for the coordination of the technical
and policy discussions necessary to implement the recommendations outlined in
SAC 051. The Roadmap was published in 2012 (see <A
href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-051-roadmap-04jun12-en.pdf)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-051-roadmap-04jun12-en.pdf)</SPAN></A>.
Also in 2012, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) chartered the WEIRDS
(Web Extensible Internet Registration Data Services) working group, which
concluded its work in early 2015 with the publication of several specifications
defining the behavior of the Registry Data Access Protocol (RDAP), a
standardized replacement for WHOIS. ICANN-accredited registrars subject to the
2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), registry operators from the 2012
New gTLD round and several other gTLD registries are contractually obligated to
deploy RDAP.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In February 2014 the
ICANN Board adopted the GNSO Council’s recommendations for a new Consensus
Policy that would require the provision of “thick” WHOIS services for all gTLD
registries. The GNSO Implementation Review Team that was formed for the Thick
Whois Policy Implementation agreed with the proposal of ICANN staff to
synchronize implementation of the policy with the adoption of RDAP. On 3
December 2015 ICANN staff published a draft RDAP Operational Profile for public
comment (see <A
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en)</SPAN></A>.
Public comments will be received through 15 February 2015.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Some concern has been
expressed as to the policy implications of adopting RDAP in view of a number of
other parallel efforts with potential cross-cutting impact, such as the recent
initiation by the GNSO Council of a PDP for a Next-Generation Registration
Directory Service to Replace WHOIS (see <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511)"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511)</SPAN></A>.
Following an expected discussion with ICANN’s Global Domains Division staff
overseeing the RDAP implementation during the GNSO Weekend Sessions at ICANN55
on the policy bases for RDAP, the linkage to Thick WHOIS, and the RDAP
Operational Profile requirements, the Council will now consider next steps and
any further actions that may be advisable at this time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>7.1 – Update (James
Bladel)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>7.2 –
Discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>7.3 – Next
steps<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item
8:</SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> Open Microphone (10
minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Item 9: Any
Other Business (5 Minutes)<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>_________________________________</SPAN><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Appendix 1: GNSO
Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>b. Initiate a Policy
Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">Annex A</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>): 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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>c. Initiate a PDP Not
Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Appendix 2: Absentee
Voting Procedures (</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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; COLOR: windowtext">GNSO Operating
Procedures 4.4</SPAN></B></A></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>)<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>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: 10pt; 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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>4.4.3 The GNSO
Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to
these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and
authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e-
mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become
available.<BR>4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements.
(There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is
initiated.)<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Reference (Coordinated
Universal Time) UTC 13:30<BR>Local time between October and March Winter in the
NORTHERN
hemisphere<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>California, USA
(</SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><A
title="Pacific Standard Time"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: windowtext">PDT</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>) UTC-7+1DST
05:30<BR>San José, Costa Rica UTC-6+0DST 07:30<BR>Iowa City, USA
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07:30<BR>New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 08:30<BR>Buenos Aires,
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21:30 <BR>Singapore (SGT) UTC +8 21:30 <BR>Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT)
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