[PC-NCSG] Proposed NCSG PC statement for IOC/RC issue

Fri Mar 23 06:06:47 EET 2012

Hi, doing my usual hijack - if you can, please review the attached
draft statement that I'd be happy to put in on behalf of the PC before
the public comment period closes in less than 24 hours' time. Apologies
upon apologies for not being able to get this to you earlier, but it's
been a squeeze even trying to churn this out. If I may, I'd like to ask
that folks please please please not do multiple simultaneous edits and
redlines - just do a reply all with your comments for discussion and
possible amendment of the statement. That will be much more efficient, I
think, especially as my bandwidth on Friday is pretty limited :( 

Thanks, 
Mary

Mary W S Wong
Professor of Law
Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
Chair, Graduate IP Programs
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>>> 

From:  
Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> 

To: 
NCSG-Policy <PC-NCSG at ipjustice.org> 

Date:  
3/22/2012 11:28 PM 

Subject:  
Re: [PC-NCSG] [council] Proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council
Meeting 26 March 2012 at 16:00 UTC 

Some of us have spoken about it being important to be in full force at
this meeting and to have people like KK, RG, MM and me acting as
temporary substitutes for anyone who can't make it

Bill has asked me, assuming it is ok with you all. 

Perhaps others can consider a similar level of participation.

avri

On 22 Mar 2012, at 19:49, Rafik Dammak wrote:

> hi Wendy,
>
> yes sure, just tell me about your vote intention :)
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
> 2012/3/23 Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com>
> As discussed at the Council wrap-up, I will be unable to make this
> meeting while traveling. Rafik offered to take my proxy -- does this
> still work for you, Rafik?
>
> Thanks,
> --Wendy
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [council] Proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council
Meeting
> 26 March 2012 at 16:00 UTC
> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:41:28 -0700
> From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
> To: council at gnso.icann.org <council at gnso.icann.org>
>
> Proposed Agenda for the Special GNSO Council Meeting 26 March 2012
> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-26mar12-en.htm
>
> The Agenda posted on the Wiki page usually has the latest updates:
>
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+26+March+2012
> The motions can be found on page:
>
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+March+2012
>
> Note that this agenda may be updated as more information becomes
> available so interested parties are encouraged to periodically check
for
> the latest updates on the GNSO Council
>
workspace.<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Home>
> 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<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Special+Council+Meeting&iso=20120326T16>
> Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC
> 09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington DC; 17:00 London; 18:00 Paris;
01:00
> Tokyo;
> 27 March 2012
> 05:00 Wellington
> Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial
out
> call is needed.
>
> Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)
> 1.1  Roll Call
>
> 1.2 Statement of interest updates
>
> 1.3 Review/amend agenda
>
> Item 2: Red Cross and Olympic Committee names
>
> A GNSO Drafting Team is working on a charter to determine
> recommendations how to handle the protection of RC and IOC names at
the
> top level for the current new gTLD application round to send to the
> ICANN Board. Council must now vote on whether to approve these
> recommendations.
>
> This motion was deferred from the San Jos? Council meeting. Due to
the
> severe time constraints involved in acting on the Drafting Team's
> recommendations, this motion is being considered today as an
emergency item.
>
>
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012
>
>
> 2.1 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)
> 2.2 Discussion
> 2.3 Vote
>
>
>
>
> Item 3:  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:
> 1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more
than
> 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;
> 2. Initiate a Policy Development Process (?PDP?) Within Scope (as
> described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33%
of
> each House or more than 66% of one House;
> 3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of
more
> than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House (?GNSO
> Supermajority?);
> 4. 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;
> 5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires
an
> affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and
> 6. 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 with respect to any contracting party affected by such
contract
> provision.
> 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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