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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Dear Councillors<b>,<br>
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Please find the proposed agenda for the GNSO Council teleconference on 3 September 2015 at 15:00 UTC.<br>
which is also posted on the Wiki at:<br>
<b><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2015-09-03" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2015-09-03</a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">And on the website at:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-03sep15-en.htm" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-03sep15-en.htm</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">This agenda was established according to the </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf" target="_blank">GNSO
Council Operating Procedures,</a><span style="color:#333333"> approved and updated on 24 June 2015.<br>
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For convenience:</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">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 style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">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 style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Coordinated Universal Time: 15:00 UTC <br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ppl8p8h" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ppl8p8h</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 18:00 Istanbul; 23:00 Perth </span>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">To join the event click on the link: <br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3b73af">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">___________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Minutes of the GNSO Council meetings of 24 June and 23 July 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxxxx 2015.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">Projects
List</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"> and </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">Action
List</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><br>
2.2 – Comments or questions arising</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 3: Consent agenda (10 minutes)<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">3.1 – Adoption of
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-24jul15-en.pdf" target="_blank">
timeline</a> for election of the next GNSO Chair<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">3.2 – Approval of transmission of Recommendations Report to ICANN Board following
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-recommendations-2015-06-29-en" target="_blank">
public comments</a> on the Council’s recommendation that the Board adopt the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-final-12jun15-en.pdf" target="_blank">
Final Report</a> from the Translation & Transliteration of gTLD Data Working Group<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION & DECISION – Public Comment Period for New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report (15 minutes)<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">At its July 2015 meeting, the GNSO Council approved the staff
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17350.html" target="_blank">request</a> for an extension of the deadline for publication of the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures. The extension was viewed as necessary given the number
of potential topics that had been identified by the New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group and the need to develop a proposed framework for handling those topics in a possible PDP. The Council had also discussed briefly the possible benefits of having
an extended public comment period in view of the community interest in this matter. Here the Council will discuss the ramifications of extending the public comment period and decide whether or not to recommend moving forward with the idea.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">4.1 – Update and presentation of possible timelines (Steve Chan)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">4.2 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">4.3 – Council decision and next steps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings
(10 minutes)<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">On 27 July 2015 the ICANN Board Chair sent a
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-robinson-27jul15-en.pdf" target="_blank">
letter</a> to the GNSO Chair requesting that the </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">GNSO specifically include the issue of exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal as part of
the policy work it is planning to initiate on subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program. The GNSO was also asked to inform the Board on a regular basis with regards to progress on the issue. Here the Council will discuss the letter and decide on its response.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">5.1 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">5.2 – Next steps
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 6: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Protection for IGO Acronyms at the Second Level in All gTLDs (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626" lang="EN-US">At the July 2015 Council meeting, PDP Working Group co-chair Philip Corwin outlined for the Council certain concerns that the WG co-chairs
shared regarding the timing and mechanisms for interactions between the WG and the IGO “small group” (comprising IGO and GAC representatives) that had been formed to formulate a substantive proposal for discussion with the GNSO. The final proposal is expected
to be based on the Board’s New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) initial March 2014 <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-20mar14-en.pdf" target="_blank">
proposal</a> to the GAC, and as such is expected to address both so-called “preventative” (i.e. pre-registration) as well as “curative” (i.e. post-registration) protections for IGO acronyms. In respect of preventative protections, the NGPC had previously
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-16jun14-en.pdf" target="_blank">
requested</a> that the GNSO Council consider amending those of its adopted policy recommendations that are inconsistent with GAC advice. Following discussions with the NGPC, the Council had put the matter
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/robinson-to-chalaby-disspain-07oct14-en.pdf" target="_blank">
on hold</a> pending further details regarding possible amendments from the NGPC.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626" lang="EN-US">Here the Council will receive an update on the status of the WG, GAC and IGO interactions on the topic if IGO protections, and discuss
what, if anything, it might wish to do at this stage to facilitate progress in resolving any issues arising therefrom.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">6.1 – Update (Philip Corwin / Mason Cole / Mary Wong)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">6.2 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">6.3 – Next steps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 7: UPDATE ON EXPECTED COUNCIL ACTION – Final Report from the Data & Metrics for Policy Making Working Group (5 minutes)<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">The Data & Metrics for Policy Making Working Group was chartered to
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-US">explore opportunities to review standard methodologies of reporting and metrics that can better inform fact-based policy development and decision-making, including how the community
can collaborate with Contracted Parties and other service providers in the sharing of metrics and data. The WG published its Initial Report for public comment on 29 July 2015, and the public comment period will close on 7 September 2015. Here the Council will
receive an update on the expected timeline for delivery of the WG’s Final Report and note potential issues for Council consideration in the Final Report.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">7.1 – Update (Jonathan Zuck)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">7.2 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">7.3 – Next steps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 8: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">creation</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">
of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">CCWG-Accountability</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
of which the GNSO is a chartering organization.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">On 3 August, the CCWG-Accountability
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en" target="_blank">published</a> its Second Draft Proposal for public comment. This second round of public consultation concerns
significant changes made by the CCWG to its first proposal. The changes focus on outstanding issues, add details to the Work Stream 1 proposal(s), and include revisions to the original proposal(s) arising from the feedback received in the first public comment
consultation period</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">. Public comments may be sent in through 12 September. 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 connection between its work and the IANA stewardship transition.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">8.1 – Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">8.2 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">8.3 – Next steps
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 9: DISCUSSION - Preparation for ICANN54 (15 minutes)<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">During the regular GNSO weekend working sessions at each ICANN Public Meeting, the GNSO Council and community meet with the ICANN Board,
the GAC, staff from ICANN’s Global Domains Division, and senior ICANN management. Here the Council will discuss suggested topics for those meetings at ICANN54, as well as receive an update on scheduling and planning for the meeting generally.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">9.1 – Update (Volker Greimann / Marika Konings / Glen de St. Gery)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">9.2 – Council discussion<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">9.3 – Next steps
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Item 10: Any Other Business (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">10.1 – Post-ICANN53 progress of the Cross Community Working Group on Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs<b><u><u></u><u></u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">___________________________________________</span><i><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">Annex
A</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">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.)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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California, USA (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html" title="Pacific Standard Time" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">PDT</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC-7+1DST 08:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica UTC-5+1DST 10:00<br>
Iowa City, USA (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">CDT</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC-5+1DST 10:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+1DST 11:00<br>
Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
Montevideo, Uruguay (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html" title="Uruguay Summer Time" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">UYST</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html" title="Argentina Time" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">ART</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 16:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 17:00 <br>
Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 17:00 <br>
Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 18:00 <br>
Ramat Hasharon, Israel(</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.html" title="Israel Standard Time" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">IDT</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC+3+0DST 18:00 <br>
Perth, Australia (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html" title="Western Standard Time" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">WST</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB">)
UTC+8+1DST 23:00 <br>
Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+1DST 01:00 (next day)<b><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ppl8p8h" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ppl8p8h</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Please let me know if you have any questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">Thank you.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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