[PC-NCSG] Alternate/proxy needed June 7

Mon Jun 4 19:07:46 EEST 2012

On 06/04/2012 11:17 AM, William Drake wrote:
> Happy to proxy if you'd like.

Thanks, Bill!

--Wendy
> 
> B 
> 
> On Jun 4, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Wendy Seltzer wrote:
> 
>> I'll be at a workshop during at least the first half of Thursday's
>> Council meeting.  Can anyone take my proxy?
>>
>> I'd vote against Zahid's "Best Practices" motion (really, two drafting
>> teams is excessive), and am indifferent to the second so long as it's
>> only a "recommends."
>>
>> --Wendy
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [council] Draft GNSO Council Agenda 7 June 2012
>> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 15:02:06 -0700
>> From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
>> To: council at gnso.icann.org <council at gnso.icann.org>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Please find the draft agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 7 June 2012
>> which is also posted on the Wiki at:
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+07+June+2012
>> This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating
>> Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated.
>> http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf
>> 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.
>> Meeting Times 20:00
>> UTC<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting+&iso=20120607T20&ah=2>
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting+&iso=20120607T20&ah=2
>> Coordinated Universal Time 20:00 UTC
>> 13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington; 21:00 London; 22:00 Paris; 05:00
>> Tokyo next day
>> Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors
>> should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.
>> GNSO Council meeting audiocast
>> http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u
>> Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)
>> 1.1 Roll Call
>> 1.2 Statement of interest updates
>> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
>> 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the
>> GNSO Operating Procedures:
>> Draft Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 10 May 2012 approved on 28 May
>> 2012.
>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-10may12-en.htm
>>
>>
>> 1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List
>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf
>>
>> *   Review main changes.
>> *   Comments and/or questions.
>> Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)
>> A consent agenda item is being added as a standard agenda item to
>> provide for a simplified process to obtain Council approval on specific
>> tasks.
>>
>> 2.1 GAC/GNSO Issues Related to International Olympic Committee (IOC) &
>> Red Cross (RC) Names Drafting Team. Approve sending of note to GAC.
>>
>> Item 3: Best practices for addressing abusive registrations (15 minutes)
>>
>> Following the recommendation of the Registration Abuse Policies (RAP)
>> Working Group, the GNSO Council requested a discussion paper on the
>> creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries
>> address the abusive registrations of domain names.
>>
>> The discussion paper recommended the creation of two Working Groups, one
>> to establish the framework for best practices and one to propose
>> candidate best practices to address the abusive registration of domain
>> names.
>>
>> The Council must now consider a motion to set up a drafting team to
>> create the charter for these groups. This motion was deferred from the
>> May 10, 2012 meeting.
>>
>> Refer to motion 1
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012
>>
>>
>> 3.1   Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil)
>>
>> 3.2   Discussion
>> 3.3   Vote
>>
>>
>> Item 4: WHOIS Access recommendation (10 minutes)
>>
>> The WHOIS access recommendation was considered as part of the consent
>> agenda at the Council's 16 February 2012 meeting.
>>
>> At that meeting, the ISP constituency requested that the proposal to end
>> this work be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of
>> the GNSO's main agenda. A further suggestion was suggested that
>> constituency/stakeholder members work with Staff to identify a path
>> forward and that the topic be further discussed at the Costa Rica meetings.
>>
>> A motion has been made to consider next steps.
>> Refer to motion 2
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+07+June+2012
>> 4.1 Reading of the motion (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben)
>> 4.2 Discussion
>> 4.3 Vote
>>
>>
>> Item 5: Outreach Task Force (OTF) (10 minutes)
>>
>> The Council has set up a drafting team to develop a charter for an OTF.
>> A motion to approve that charter did not pass when made at the Dakar
>> meeting. A second motion was made at the December 15, 2011 meeting and
>> was not seconded, which meant it was not considered. In Costa Rica, the
>> Council decided to form a group to discuss options on how to proceed.
>>
>> This is an update item on the work of that group.
>>
>>
>> 5.1   Update from (X Y)
>>
>> 5.2   Discussion
>> 5.3   Next steps
>>
>>
>>
>> Item 6: Fake Renewal Notices (10 minutes)
>>
>> The GNSO Council requested that a small group prepare a request for
>> information concerning Fake Renewal Notices for the RrSG to help inform
>> its deliberations on the RAP WG Recommendation on Fake Renewal Notices (#2).
>>
>> The drafting team submitted its
>> report<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/frn/fake-renewal-notices-report-06mar12-en.pdf>
>> to the GNSO Council on 6 March. Following a presentation of the report
>> to the GNSO Council at the ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica, the GNSO Council
>> decided to put the report out for public comment.
>>
>> A public comment forum was opened (see
>> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fake-renewal-notices-report-21mar12-en.htm)
>> and has now closed. The Council is now expected to consider next steps.
>> 6.1   Public comment forum submissions overview (Marika Konings)
>> Report of Public Comments on Fake Renewal
>> Notices<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-fake-renewal-notices-report-15may12-en.pdf>
>>
>> 6.2   Discussion
>> 6.3   Next steps
>>
>>
>> Item 7: Uniformity of Reporting (10 minutes)
>>
>>
>> To help inform its consideration of the RAPWG Recommendation on
>> Uniformity of Reporting, the GNSO Council requested the ICANN Compliance
>> Department to report on existing systems to report and track violations
>> and/or complaints; improvements made since the RAPWG Report or foreseen
>> in the near future, and: identify gaps and any improvements that might
>> be desirable but not foreseen at this stage.
>>
>> The ICANN Compliance Team submitted its
>> report<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-uniformity-16mar12-en.pdf>
>> on 18 March and presented it to the GNSO Council at its meeting on 12
>> April. ICANN Staff also provided a background presentation on the RAP WG
>> Recommendation (see https://gnso.icann.org/node/30809).
>>
>> The GNSO Council is now expected to consider next steps, if any.
>>
>> 7.1 Discussion
>> 7.2 Next steps
>>
>>
>>
>> Item 8: Update on the Joint Supporting Organisations/Advisory Committee
>> on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) (15 minutes)
>> This item aims to provide the Council with a status update on the JAS WG
>> so that next steps for the group can be determined.
>>
>> This was discussed at the May 10, 2012 Council meeting but as Kurt was
>> unable to attend, the Council felt another discussion point was needed
>> on this subject. Also, a number of questions were asked by the Council
>> during its previous meeting and it was felt that it would be useful to
>> get responses from Kurt to them.
>>
>> 8.1 WG update from Staff, and answers to Council questions (Kurt Pritz)
>> 8.2 Discussion
>> 8.3 Next steps
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Item 9: Update on the Internationalised Registration Data (IRD) Working
>> Group (WG) (10 minutes)
>>
>> The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO Council and SSAC on March
>> 3, 2012 for review and approval.
>>
>> However, SSAC has recommend some substantial changes and more work may
>> now be needed by the IRD before its final report can be considered.
>>
>> This agenda item is to provide an update on these latest developments in
>> the IRD WG's work to the Council.
>>
>> 9.1 WG update from
>> Staff<https://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/status-update-ird-wg-final-report-slides-10may12-en.pdf>
>> (Steve Sheng)
>> 9.2 Discussion
>>
>>
>> Item 10: UDRP Domain Locking WG (5 minutes)
>> As per the GNSO WG Guidelines, the Chairs of a WG need to be confirmed
>> by the GNSO Council.
>>
>> The Council may wish to note that Michele Neylon (Proposed Chair) and
>> Alan Greenberg (Proposed Vice-Chair) were selected with unanimous
>> support from the Working Group.
>>
>> 10.1 WG update from Staff (Marika Konings)
>> 10.2 Council approval of proposed WG Chair and VC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Item 11: Consumer Metrics WG (5 minutes)
>> The Consumer Metrics WG has prepared a draft advice document for
>> discussion in Prague in order to finalise the document before sending it
>> to the Council.
>>
>>
>> As part of that process, the WG would like to solicit the GAC's input. A
>> letter
>> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/cci-draft-letter-gnso-to-gac-23may12-en.pdf
>> has been drafted for the Council Chair to send to the GAC Chair.
>>
>> The Council must decide whether to send that letter.
>>
>> 11.1 WG update from Council Liaison (Rosemary Sinclair)
>> 11.2 Council approval of sending proposed letter.
>>
>>
>> Item 12:  Any Other Business (5 minutes)
>> Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X,
>> Section 3)
>> 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:
>> 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.
>> b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as
>> described in Annex
>> A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an
>> affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than
>> two-thirds (2/3) of one House.
>> c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO
>> Supermajority.
>> 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.
>> e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an
>> affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an
>> affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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."
>> Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures
>> 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>)
>>
>> 4.4.1 Applicability
>> Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council
>> motions or measures.
>> a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);
>> b. Approve a PDP recommendation;
>> c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN
>> Bylaws;
>> d. Fill a Council position open for election.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There
>> must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)
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>> Thank you.
>> Kind regards,
>> Glen
>>
>>
>> Glen de Saint G?ry
>> GNSO Secretariat
>> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
>> http://gnso.icann.org
>>
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