[Council Meeting] Final Proposed Agenda GNSO Council Meeting - 20 December 2018 at 21:00 UTC
Rafik Dammak
rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM
Thu Dec 13 09:27:47 EET 2018
hi all,
Please find below the agenda of GNSO Council meeting scheduled for the 20th
Dec 21:00UTC. You can listen to the streaming at that time here
http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01
<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=>
.
We will have as usual our NCSG Policy Call on Monday 17th December at
12:00UTC to go through the agenda and prepare for the GNSO Council call.
Invitations were already sent. Reminders will be sent close to timing of
the NCSG call.
Best Regards,
Rafik
---------- Forwarded message ---------
Dear all,
Please below find the final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on
20 December 2018 at 21:00 UTC.
Final GNSO Council Agenda 20 December 2018
Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered
on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
https://community.icann.org/x/PAD_BQ
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf> v3.3,
updated on 30 January 2018
For convenience:
- An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is
provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.
- An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee
voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.
Coordinated Universal Time: 21:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/y9lwfwkq
13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington; 21:00 London; (Friday) 02:00
Islamabad; 06:00 Tokyo; 08:00 Melbourne
GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast
Listen in browser: http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01
<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=>
Listen in application such as iTunes:
http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01.m3u
<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=>
Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not
be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.
___________________________________
*Item 1. Administrative Matters (5 mins)*
1.1 - Roll Call
1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest
1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda
1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the
GNSO Operating Procedures:
Minutes part I
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-1-24oct18-en.pdf> and part
II <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-2-24oct18-en.pdf>of
the GNSO Council meetings on the 24 October 2018 were posted on the 12
November 2018
Minutes
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/minutes-council-29nov18-en.pdf>
of
the GNSO Council meeting on the 29 November 2018 were posted on the 13
December 2018
*Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)*
2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes /
topics, to include review of Projects List
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project>and Action Item List
<https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>
*Item 3. Consent Agenda (5 minutes) *
- Motion <https://community.icann.org/x/OgD_BQ> to adopt the GNSO
Council response to the GAC Communique.
- Motion <https://community.icann.org/x/OgD_BQ> to approve the
nomination of [INSERT NAME WHEN AVAILABLE] to serve as the ICANN Fellowship
Program mentor.
- Confirmation of Heather Forrest to serve as the GNSO Representative to
the ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee for the remainder of the
2-year term.
- Confirmation of the leadership for the GNSO Standing Selection
Committee (Chair: Susan Kawaguchi, Vice-Chairs: Poncelet Ileleji and Erica
Varlese)
*Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection
Mechanisms (15 minutes)*
The IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG had
worked to resolve a final recommendation relating to IGO jurisdictional
immunity and registrants’ rights to file court proceedings. The WG has
determined consensus on a set of options for this final recommendation, as
well as for all other recommendations. The WG Chair proposed his
determination of consensus levels for all recommendations, which the WG
affirmed. On 27 June 2018, the GNSO Council passed a resolution
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806>, thanking the PDP WG
for its efforts and requesting that it submit its Final Report in time for
the 19 July 2018 Council meeting.
After having agreed on consensus levels for its final recommendations, the
WG considered the text of its Final Report. On 9 July 2018, the PDP WG
submitted its Final Report
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf>
to the GNSO Council for its consideration, which contains five consensus
recommendations and three minority statements, documenting their
disagreement either with one or more of the final recommendations or other
parts of the Final Report.
There remain several inconsistencies between GAC advice and consensus
recommendations from the IGO-INGO PDP WG, which have yet to be reconciled,
including on the topic of appropriate protections for IGO acronyms (both
preventative and curative). During its 19 July Council meeting, the Council
resolved <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201807> to accept
the Final Report 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 appropriate overall scope of
protection for all IGO identifiers.
On 9 October 2018, the Council held a question and answer webinar to review
the recommendations and to ask itself a series of questions, 1) Does the
Council believe that the PDP has addressed the issues that it was chartered
to address (i.e. What questions/topics was the Working Group chartered to
consider, did it consider those charter topics/questions, and did it do so
in a legitimate way)?; 2) Has the PDP followed due process?; and 3) Did the
PDP Working Group address GAC advice on the topic?
A motion to consider the Final Report was originally on the 24 October 2018
Council meeting agenda but was withdrawn due to concerns around both the
process followed by the PDP, as well as the substance of the PDP WG’s
recommendations. Council leadership and staff have developed a summary
document (Summary Paper
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-28nov18-en.pdf>
and Slide Deck
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-procedural-options-council-29nov18-en.pdf>)
that lists issues raised by Councilors, options available, and potential
considerations. During the November meeting, the Council considered a set
of available options and briefly discussed possible next steps.
Here, Councilors, having had the opportunity to consider the documentation
developed, will continue to discuss options and seek to make progress in
determining next steps.
4.1 – Presentation of topic (Council Leadership)
4.2 – Council discussion
4.3 – Next steps
*Item 5: COUNCIL UPDATE – Temporary Specification for Registration Data
Expedited Policy Development Process - Recurring Update (25 minutes)*
On 19 July 2018, the GNSO Council resolved
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20180719-2> to initiate the
Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification
for gTLD Registration Data and adopt the EPDP Team Charter
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temp-spec-gtld-rd-epdp-19jul18-en.pdf>.
Given the challenging timeline for the EPDP and the GNSO Council’s role in
managing the PDP process, the Council has agreed that including a recurring
update on the EPDP for each Council meeting is prudent. On 14 November
2018, Cherine Chalaby, the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors, sent a
letter
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/chalaby-to-drazek-14nov18-en.pdf>
to Keith Drazek, Chair of the GNSO, submitting questions regarding the
status of the EPDP. Two specific areas from the letter where the Board is
seeking an update are:
- *Deadlines** - The Board notes that the EPDP team intends to issue its
initial report by 19 November 2018, with a final report to be submitted to
the GNSO Council by 1 February 2019. Does the GNSO Council foresee any
risks of these deadlines not being met, and if so, is there anything the
Board can do to Help?*
- *Back-up Plans** - The Board recommends the development of back-up
plans and would very much appreciate getting a better understanding of any
such plans the GNSO Council may be contemplating. More specifically, what
are the thoughts of the GNSO Council on next steps, consistent with the
ICANN Bylaws and ICANN’s contractual agreements with Contracted Parties, in
the event the community has not reached agreement on a consensus policy
prior to the expiration of the Temporary Specification?*
Here, the Council will receive an update from the GNSO Council liaison to
the EPDP and discuss the letter from the ICANN Board, and corresponding
Council response.
5.1 – Update (Rafik Dammak, GNSO Council liaison to the EPDP and EPDP
vice-chair)
5.2 – Council discussion
5.3 – Next steps
*Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Reserve Fund (15 minutes)*
The ICANN Reserve Fund was created in 2007 with a target level set at a
minimum of 12 months of Operating Expenses. It has been funded through
operational excesses. Over the past years, ICANN's operations have grown,
its risk profile has evolved, and withdrawals have been made to fund the
IANA stewardship transition expenses.
On 6 March 2018, ICANN Org sought public comment
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/reserve-fund-replenishment-2018-03-06-en>
on the Reserve Fund replenishment strategy, to bring the Reserve Fund to
its minimum target level of 12 months.
During the 25 October 2018 meeting of the ICANN Board, two resolutions were
adopted to transfer funds to the Reserve Fund. The first
<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-10-25-en#2.c>
transferred US$3,000,000 from the Operating Fund. The second
<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-10-25-en#2.f>
allocated US$36,000,000 of auction proceeds to the Reserve Fund. Several
Council members expressed concern that auction proceeds were utilized for
this purpose, diminishing the pool of allocatable funds available to the
recommendations of the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working
Group (CCWG).
Here, the Council will discuss potential issues and determine if any
remedial actions may be necessary, or possible, at the Council level.
6.1 – Presentation of topic (Council Leadership)
6.2 – Council discussion
6.3 – Next steps
*Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0
Implementation Plan (15 minutes)*
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
discussion paper on optimizing increased engagement and participation while
ensuring efficient and effective policy development.
The effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the GNSO PDP
process is called GNSO PDP 3.0. On 11 May 2018, a summary paper 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, after
which a summary report
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-summary-feedback-10sep18-en.pdf> was
prepared and shared with the Council on 10 September 2018, followed by a
dedicated webinar <https://participate.icann.org/p1s5rcio69b/> on 11
September 2018.
Based on the input received as well as the subsequent webinar, Council
leadership developed a the GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0 Final Report
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/pdp-increase-effectiveness-efficiency-23oct18-en.pdf>
for Council consideration. On 24 October 2018, the Council adopted the
Final Report and recommendations and instructed staff and Council
leadership to develop an implementation plan. On 10 December 2018, the
draft GNSO PDP 3.0 Implementation Plan
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/pdp-implementation-plan-10dec18-en.pdf>
was shared with the Council.
Here, the Council will discuss the draft implementation plan and consider
next steps.
7.1 – Presentation of topic (Council leadership)
7.2 – Council discussion
7.3 – Next steps
*Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - 2019 Strategic Planning Session (10 minutes)*
In January of 2017, the GNSO Council submitted a FY18 additional budget
request
<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64066403/FY18%20-%2023%20-%20Community%20Requests%20Template_GNSO%20Council%20Strategic%20Planning%20Session%20Pilot%20Project%20-%20Final%20-%202%20February%202017.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=14>
to support a 3 day face-to-face strategic planning session in January of
2018. At a high-level, the purpose of the meetings is to allow for focused
and dedicated sessions to strategically develop a work plan for the
upcoming year. This additional budget request was approved by the ICANN
Board and the GNSO Council successfully conducted its inaugural Strategic
Planning Session (SPS) from January 29–31 2018. Based on the success of the
first SPS, the GNSO Council requested a FY19 additional budget request for
the same purpose, which was approved.
With the 2019 SPS scheduled for January 23-25 2019, Council leadership has
developed and shared a draft agenda
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/draft-council-strategic-planning-session-2019-07dec18-en.pdf>
on 7 December 2018.
Here the Council leadership will provide an update to the Council on
planning steps undertaken to date, including review of a draft agenda and
seeking input from Councilors.
8.1 – Presentation of discussion topic (Council leadership)
8.2 – Council discussion
8.3 – Next steps
*Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes)*
9.1 - Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy
Law Implementation Advisory Group - Next steps for Call for Volunteers
9.2 - FY20 Draft ICANN Operating Plan and Budget - Next steps for the
Standing Committee on ICANN’s Budget and Operations.
9.3 - ICANN64 Planning
________________________________
Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11,
Section 11.3(i))
See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11.
Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating
Procedures, Section 4.4)
See
https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf
References for Coordinated Universal Time of 21:00 UTC
Local time between October and March Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
California, USA (PST) UTC-8 13:00
San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 15:00
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5 16:00
Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 18:00
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRST) UTC-2 20:00
London, United Kingdom (GMT) UTC+0 21:00
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 22:00
Paris, France (CET) UTC+1 22:00
Islamabad, Pakistan (PKT) (+1 day) UTC+5 02:00
Singapore (SGT) (+1 day) UTC+8 05:00
Tokyo, Japan (JST) (+1 day) UTC+9 06:00
Melbourne, Australia (AEDT) (+1 day) UTC+11 08:00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
DST starts/ends on Sunday 31 of March 2019, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with
exceptions) for EU countries and on Sunday 10 of March 2018 for the US.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com and
https://tinyurl.com/y9lwfwkq
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ncsg.is/pipermail/ncsg-discuss/attachments/20181213/9a7812ed/attachment.htm>
More information about the Ncsg-discuss
mailing list