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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please below find the updated final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 16 August 2018 at 21:00 UTC.</span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:24.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:23.0pt;color:black'>Final Proposed Agenda 16 August 2018</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/jwVpBQ"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://community.icann.org/x/jwVpBQ</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>This agenda was established according to the </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a><span style='color:black'> v3.3, updated on 30 January 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline'>An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline'>An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Coordinated Universal Time: 21:00 UTC: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y82s88vu"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://tinyurl.com/y77sb7h6</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>14:00 Los Angeles; 17:00 Washington; 22:00 London; (Friday) 02:00 Islamabad; 06:00 Tokyo; 07:00 Hobart </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Listen in browser:</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stream.icann.org-3A8000_stream01&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=zgkoT0MW1YpCkTwgoQvLp_0mNbhePduvejEhv08Bxmw&s=nojYo9ROhg_17vhA1Z8nMMegeVrn_AbybJWqtrSF7xw&e="><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01 </span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Listen in application such as iTunes:</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stream.icann.org-3A8000_stream01.m3u&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=zgkoT0MW1YpCkTwgoQvLp_0mNbhePduvejEhv08Bxmw&s=LfpPhkvBsAtGoBzibM6f2f6Gao4GH9_mOzkA0DCLluA&e="><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01.m3u</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 1. Administrative Matters (5 mins)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/minutes-council-27jun18-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Minutes</span></a><span style='color:black'> of the GNSO Council meeting on the 27 June 2018 were posted on the 16 July 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on the 19 July 2018 were posted on the XXXXXXXX</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Projects List </span></a><span style='color:black'>and </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Action Item List</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 3. Consent Agenda (5 minutes) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'>Motion to adopt the GNSO Council response to the </span><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann62-panama-communique"><span style='color:black'>GAC Communique</span></a><span style='color:black'> already submitted in draft form to the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of the Final Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in All gTLDs Policy Amendment Process (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Following discussions around possible ways of reconciling inconsistent GAC advice and GNSO policy recommendations relating to National Society names of the Red Cross Movement and the two names of the international components of the Movement</span><span style='color:#333333'> (</span><a href="http://sched.co/9xr2)"><span style='color:#3B73AF'>http://sched.co/9xr2</span></a><span style='color:#333333'>)</span><span style='color:black'>, the ICANN Board passed a resolution requesting that the GNSO Council initiate the process outlined in Section 16 of the GNSO’s Policy Development Process (PDP) Manual, which sets forth the requisite steps for amending policy recommendations that have been approved by the GNSO Council but not yet approved by the ICANN Board</span><span style='color:#333333'> (</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelim-report-2017-03-16-en#2.e.i)"><span style='color:#3B73AF'>https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelim-report-2017-03-16-en#2.e.i</span></a><span style='color:#333333'>). The </span><span style='color:black'>Board’s request related to the 190 Red Cross National Society names and the two international movement names and a limited defined set of their variants.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>On 03 May 2017, the Council</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201705"><span style='color:#1155CC'>resolved</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>to initiate the Section 16 process as requested by the Board, which resulted in the limited reconvening of the original PDP on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The Reconvened WG began its deliberations on 14 June 2017 and published its Initial Report on 21 June 2018. After considering comments received, the WG made changes as applicable and completed its Final Report, which it delivered to the GNSO Council on [date].</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Here, the Council will vote to adopt the Final Report of the Reconvened WG.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>4.1 – Presentation of motion (Heather Forrest)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: Supermajority)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='color:black'>Taking this action is within the GNSO’s remit as outlined in ICANN’s Bylaws as the GNSO ‘shall be responsible for developing and recommending to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities of the GNSO as set forth in these Bylaws’ (Art.11.1). Furthermore, this action complies with the requirements set out in Annex A-1 GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process of the ICANN Bylaws and Section 16 of the GNSO’s PDP Manual.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of the Final GNSO2 Review Implementation Report (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Along with the ICANN Board’s adoption in June 2016 of certain recommendations from the 2014 GNSO Review, the GNSO Council requested that ICANN policy staff prepare a discussion paper outlining the possible options for implementation, taking into account past implementation of previous GNSO Reviews as well as existing mechanisms. At ICANN56 in Helsinki in June 2016, the GNSO Council discussed the options outlined in the</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-implementation-recommendations-discussion-paper-20jun16-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>staff discussion paper</span></a><span style='color:#333333'>. </span><span style='color:black'>On 21 July 2016 the GNSO Council</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-21jul16-en.pdf"><span style='color:#3B73AF'>chartered</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>the GNSO Review Working Group, which submitted its proposed</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-implementation-recommendations-plan-21nov16-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>implementation plan</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>to the Council on 21 November. At its 15 December 2016 meeting, the Council adopted the proposed plan. The WG has since</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>worked to implement the 30 recommendations, expecting to complete its work no later than September 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Here, the Council will vote to adopt the Final GNSO2 Review Implementation Report.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>5.1 – Presentation of the motion (Rafik Dammak)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>5.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>5.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>The IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG had been working to resolve a final recommendation relating to IGO jurisdictional immunity and registrants’ rights to file court proceedings. The WG has sought to determine consensus on a set of options for this final recommendation, as well as for all other recommendations. The WG Chair has proposed his determination of consensus levels for all recommendations, which the WG has affirmed. On 27 June 2018, the GNSO Council passed a</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>resolution</span></a><span style='color:black'>, thanking the PDP WG for its efforts and requesting that it submit its</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>Final Report</span></a><span style='color:black'> in time for the 19 July 2018 Council m</span><span style='color:#333333'>eeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#333333'>After h</span><span style='color:black'>aving agreed on consensus levels for its final recommendations, the WG has considered the text of its</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>Final Report</span></a><span style='color:black'>. On 9 July 2018, the PDP WG submitted its</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>Final Report</span></a><span style='color:black'> to the GNSO Council for its consideration, which contains five consensus recommendations and in which several Working Group members had indicated their intentions to file minority statements documenting their disagreement either with one or more of the final recommendations or other parts of the</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>Final Report</span></a><span style='color:#333333'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>There remain several inconsistencies between GAC advice and consensus recommendations from the IGO-IN</span><span style='color:black'>GO PDP WG, which have yet to be reconciled, including on the topic of appropriate protections for IGO acronyms (both preventative and curative). On its 19 July Council meeting, the Council resolved accept the</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'> Final Report</span></a><span style='color:black'> from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group and has begun considering the topic of curative rights protections for IGOs in the broader context of </span><span style='color:#333333'>appropriate overall scope of protection for all IGO identifiers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>Here, th</span><span style='color:black'>e Council will discuss a possible path forward to consider the Final Report and also seek to resolve the inconsistencies between GAC Advice and prior GNSO policy recommendations on the overall scope of IGO protections.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>6.1 – Status update (Council leadership/liaison)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>6.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>6.3 –Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Consideration of CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The Cross Community Working Group on Accountability, Work Stream 2 (CCWG-Accountability WS2), focused on addressing accountability topics that may be resolved after the IANA Stewardship Transition. In March of 2018, the CCWG-Accountability WS2 completed its</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-27mar18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>Final Report</span></a><span style='color:black'>, for which it sought</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-2018-03-30-en"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>public comment</span></a><span style='color:black'>. Comment received did not result in any substantive changes to the Final Report. On 24 June 2018, at ICANN62, the CCWG-Accountability WS2 held its final meeting, thus concluding its work.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The CCWG-Accountability WS2 anticipates that all of the chartering organizations must consider the recommendations and approve them prior to ICANN Board consideration and possible adoption. During its July 2018 meeting, the GNSO Council received an update from Co-Chair Thomas Rickert, who indicated that the CCWG-Accountability hopes that Chartering Organizations will adopt the Final Report prior to the ICANN63 meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Here, the Council will discuss if there are any challenges anticipated in adopting the Final Report at its September Council meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>7.1 – Update (Council Leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>7.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>7.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0 (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>In January 2018, the GNSO Council held an inaugural three-day Strategic Planning Session. On Day 3 of this meeting, the GNSO Council reviewed the workload for the year ahead and identified potential milestones, noting that the current average timeline for delivery of an Initial Report has increased at least 2-4 times compared to previous PDPs. In addition to noting the increased duration of the PDP lifecycle, the Council began to identify challenges being encountered in PDPs, informed by a staff</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WbL79RXpkisfAnKOtxpuy_sf466_3XIT"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>discussion paper</span></a><span style='color:black'> on optimizing increased engagement and participation while ensuring efficient and effective policy development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the GNSO PDP process has since been called “GNSO PDP 3.0”. On 11 May 2018, a</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-discussion-paper-11may18-en.pdf"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>summary paper</span></a><span style='color:black'> was shared with the Council, summarizing input received to date, as well as some proposed incremental improvements. The Council members and their respective Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies were invited to provide input by 15 August 2018, after which it was anticipated that an implementation plan could be developed for Council consideration. Durings its July 2018 meeting, the Council discussed anticipated next steps once all input has been received, and agreed that the Council leadership should develop a proposal leading up to presentation of the results of the PDP 3.0 effort at ICANN63 in Barcelona.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Here, Council leadership will present proposed next steps for the Council’s consideration.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>8.1 – Update (Council Leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>8.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>8.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Next steps related to the ICANN Procedure of Handling WHOIS conflicts with Privacy Law (10 minutes)</span></b><span style='color:black'><br><br>As a result of community input and the work of the Implementation Advisory Group (IAG), ICANN made effective the revised</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://whois.icann.org/en/revised-icann-procedure-handling-whois-conflicts-privacy-law"><span style='color:#1155CC'>WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law Procedure</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>on 18 April 2017 to better accommodate issues where WHOIS requirements conflict with applicable laws.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>As requested by this GNSO Council, ICANN published a</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/whois-privacy-conflicts-procedure-03may17-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>paper</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> for </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/whois-privacy-law-2017-05-03-en"><span style='color:#1155CC'>public comment</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> t</span><span style='color:black'>o provide analysis and solicit community input on the practicality and feasibility of the triggers identified in the revised WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law Procedure. The public comment period was also intended to collect suggestions for moving forward with the review. The public comment period closed on 7 July 2017 and the staff</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-whois-privacy-law-28jul17-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>report of public comments</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>was published on 28 July 2017.</span><span style='color:#333333'><br><br></span><span style='color:black'>On 1 August 2017, the Council received a</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/atallah-to-bladel-et-al-01aug17-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>letter</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> f</span><span style='color:black'>rom Akram Atallah providing a collection of possible options for proceeding with the review, and offering to discuss those options or others identified by Council. On 24 August 2017, the Council received an update from GDD staff and discussed possible options for moving forward with the review of the Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law.<br><br>A small group of Councilors prepared a</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-icann-procedure-whois-conflicts-iag-23jan18-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Charter</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>(including guidelines and parameters around scope, deliverables, composition, operating procedures, etc.) that a subsequent group will operate under as it deliberates and provides suggested next steps and/or recommendations. On 22 February 2018, the Council</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201802"><span style='color:#1155CC'>adopted</span></a><span style='color:#333333'> </span><span style='color:black'>the Charter, requesting that staff circulate the call for volunteers on or after June 1, 2018. WIth uncertainty and time commitment from the adoption of the Temporary Specification on Registration Data Services, the Council determined it would wait until the EPDP on the Temporary Specification was launched.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>Here, the Council will discuss timing and next steps for this effort.</span><span style='color:#333333'><br><br></span><span style='color:black'>9.1 – Update (Council leadership)<br><br>9.2 – Council Discussion<br><br>9.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Report from funded leaders under the PDP leadership travel support pilot (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>In FY18, the GNSO Council successfully requested an additional budget request item for a GNSO PDP leadership travel support pilot. Starting with ICANN60 (Oct 2017), the Council is able to fund up to four PDP leaders per ICANN meeting. Noting the success of the pilot in FY18, the Council asked and received an additional budget request in FY19, though the number of supported travelers per meeting was reduced to three.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>As part of the additional budget request process, the GNSO Council is to receive updates from supported travelers after each meeting, to help the Council determine the effectiveness of the pilot.<br>Here, the Council will receive an update from the travelers funded to attend ICANN62.<br><br>10.1 – Update (Robin Gross, Christa Taylor)<br><br>10.2 – Council Discussion<br><br>10.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Item 11: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>10.1 – Council Liaison update on Expedited PDP (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>10.2 - ICANN63 planning - update from Production Call 1.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>See </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style='color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>See </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>References for Coordinated Universal Time of 21:00 UTC </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Local time between March and October Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>California, USA (PDT) UTC-7 14:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 15:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-4 17:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 18:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3 18:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>London, United Kingdom (GMT) UTC+1 22:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 22:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Paris, France (CEST) UTC+2 23:00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Islamabad, Pakistan (PKT) UTC+5 (+1 day) 02:00 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Singapore (SGT) UTC+8 (+1 day) 05:00 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Tokyo, Japan (JST) UTC+9 (+1 day) 06:00 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+10 (+1 day) 07:00 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>DST starts/ends on Sunday 28 of October 2018, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) for EU countries and on Sunday 4 of November 2018 for the US.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>For other places see </span><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/"><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://www.timeanddate.com</span></a><span style='color:black'> and </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y82s88vu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://tinyurl.com/y82s88vu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>