[PC-NCSG] [] Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Beijing 10 April 2013 at 07:15 UTC (15:15 Local time)

joy joy
Mon Apr 1 04:26:25 EEST 2013


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indeed rafik, indeed :-)

On 1/04/2013 2:15 p.m., Rafik Dammak wrote:
> 
> Rafik Dammak @rafik "fight for the users"
> 
> Hi Joy,
> 
> On 1/04/2013 5:37 a.m., Wendy Seltzer wrote:
>> We have until Tuesday, April 2, to make motions. We can also 
>> request items for discussion even if we don't have motions on
>> the table. We might work with Jeff and others to propose a motion
>> on the privacy/proxy "accreditation," or might better wait for
>> more conversations (not sure).
>> 
>> I'd suggest we at least propose a conversation about the matters 
>> of bottom-up versus top-down policy-making, and how the Council
>> can take a leadership role in bringing issues up from the
>> bottom.
> JL: good idea - we need to call out the IPC for constantly
> undermining the Council - why will noone talk about this? I think
> we also need to inject a rule of law thread to this ie that policy
> should stand once it is set until it is re-set through proper 
> process. happy to support this.
> 
> 
> we can remind them the costa rica tragicomedy about the "fall of
> GNSO" when we deferred the motion about IOC , maybe we are in that
> situation thanks to those who blamed us in that time
> 
> Rafik
> 
>> 
>> Do we want to propose a motion that ICANN should extend the
>> current RAA to new gTLDs until the GNSO adopts a consensus
>> supporting the policy changes in any proposed new RAA?
> JL: Also happy with this - if the Registrars do not support it,
> let them be on record for that. happy to help with drafting it.
>> 
>> A motion of censure on TMCH "strawman" adoption?
>> 
>> Propose a long-term planning committee?
>> 
>> Discussion of recommendations to nom-comm on what they should do 
>> with their appointees to GNSO Council?
>> 
>> --Wendy
>> 
>> On 03/31/2013 12:19 PM, Robin Gross wrote:
>>> Reminder:  It is the responsibility of the GNSO
>>> Representatives to actively advance the policy positions of the
>>> membership on the GNSO Council.
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Robin
>>> 
>>> On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:05 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How many issues has NCSG submitted motions for?
>>>> 
>>>> avri
>>>> 
>>>> On 31 Mar 2013, at 10:35, Robin Gross wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Not much meat on this council agenda.  Where are all the 
>>>>> weighty issues that are tying ICANN into knots?
>>>>> Shouldn't some of them be on the council's agenda for
>>>>> discussion at least?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Robin
>>>>> 
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org
> <mailto:Glen at icann.org>> Date: March 31,
>>>>>> 2013 6:41:28 AM PDT To: liaison6c 
>>>>>> <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org
>>>>>> <mailto:liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>>
> Subject: [liaison6c] Proposed
>>>>>> Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Beijing 10 
>>>>>> April 2013 at 07:15 UTC (15:15 Local time)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Dear All, Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO 
>>>>>> Council Public Meeting in Beijing 10 April 2013 at 07:15 
>>>>>> UTC (15:15 Local time). 
>>>>>> http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37155 The agenda is also 
>>>>>> published on the Wiki at:
>>>>>> 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+10+April+2013
>
> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> Motions may be viewed at:
>>>>>> 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+April+2013
>
> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37155
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This agenda was established according to the GNSO
>>>>>> Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012
>>>>>> for the GNSO Council and updated. http://
>>>>>> 
> gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf 
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-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 07:15 UTC http://tinyurl.com/cu3adns Coordinated
>>>>>> Universal Time 07:15 UTC 00:15 Los Angeles; 03:15
>>>>>> Washington; 08:15 London; 09:15 Paris; 19:15 Wellington
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 15:15 - 17:30 Council Public Forum
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Presentations by Stakeholder Groups and Constituency 
>>>>>> Leaders (60 minutes)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ? Registries Stakeholder Group ? Keith Drazek ?
>>>>>> Registrars Stakeholder Group ? Matt Serlin ? Non
>>>>>> Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) ? Bill Drake ? Non
>>>>>> Commercial Stakeholders Constituency ? Robin Gross ?
>>>>>> Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency ? Alain
>>>>>> Berranger. ? Commercial and Business Users Constituency
>>>>>> (BC) ? Elisa Cooper ? Intellectual Property Constituency
>>>>>> (IPC) ? Kristina Rosette ? Internet Service Providers
>>>>>> and Connectivity Providers  (ISPCP) ? Tony Holmes Break
>>>>>> (10 minutes) 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 14 
>>>>>> March 2013 approved on 30 March 2013. 
>>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14383.html
>
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> 1.5. GNSO Projects List
>>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf ?
>>>>>> Review main changes. ? Comments and/or questions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 2: Opening Remarks from Chair (10 minutes) Review 
>>>>>> focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / 
>>>>>> topics Include brief review of Projects List and Action 
>>>>>> List
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 3: Consent agenda ([0] minutes) TBC.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 4: MOTION - Initiation of a Policy Development
>>>>>> Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of
>>>>>> Contact Information (10 minutes) A Final Issue Report
>>>>>> translation and transliteration of contact information
>>>>>> was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 (see 
>>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org/en/library). The Final Issue
>>>>>> Report recommends that the GNSO Council should initiate a
>>>>>> Policy Development Process (PDP) limited to the issues
>>>>>> discussed in this report but delay the next steps in the
>>>>>> PDP until the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory
>>>>>> Services completes its recommendations, in May 2013 with
>>>>>> a possible extension, in order to ensure that the
>>>>>> resulting policy recommendations would be consistent with
>>>>>> any new model or approaches to contact data that may
>>>>>> result from the Expert Working Group?s deliberations;
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As recommended by the WHOIS Policy Review Team the Final 
>>>>>> Issue Report also recommends that ICANN should commission
>>>>>> a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or 
>>>>>> transliteration systems for internationalized contact
>>>>>> data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working
>>>>>> Group in its deliberations;
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ICANN?s General Counsel has confirmed that the topic is 
>>>>>> properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process
>>>>>> and within the scope of the GNSO.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Link to motion
>>>>>> 
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+April+2013
>
> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> 4.1 Reading of the motion ().
>>>>>> 4.2 Discussion of motion and next steps. 4.3 Vote. Item
>>>>>> 5: UPDATE & DISCUSSION ? Policy vs. Implementation (15 
>>>>>> minutes) Recent issues highlight an ongoing broader
>>>>>> issue regarding the boundary between policy development
>>>>>> and implementation work as well as the effective
>>>>>> integration of policy development and integration work
>>>>>> from the outset.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In addition, the Council is increasingly asked to
>>>>>> consider issues for policy guidance and may well need to
>>>>>> look at the evolution of its own work and processes to
>>>>>> accommodate this type of request.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ICANN Staff published a paper intended to facilitate 
>>>>>> further community discussions on this topic. Discussions
>>>>>> on the Council mailing list and at subsequent meetings 
>>>>>> indicate that this is an area of fundamental interest to 
>>>>>> the Council.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Following further community discussion in Beijing the 
>>>>>> Council is to discuss the current position and to
>>>>>> consider next steps from a GNSO Council perspective.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 5.1 Discussion 5.2 Next steps
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 6: UPDATE & DISCUSSION ? Template to request an
>>>>>> Issues Report (10 minutes)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> One outcome from the Operations and Organisation meeting 
>>>>>> that GNSO Council Leadership held with ICANN staff in 
>>>>>> Amsterdam earlier this year, was to develop an online 
>>>>>> template to complete the request for an Issue Report.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The objective of this tool is to encourage requestors to 
>>>>>> gather as much information as possible and engage in
>>>>>> early discussions with others prior to submitting a
>>>>>> request for an Issue Report. The intended outcome is that
>>>>>> by encouraging completion of all the information
>>>>>> requested in the template, it will be possible to
>>>>>> identify what information may still be needed and
>>>>>> encourage collaboration between different interested
>>>>>> parties at an early stage.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The template (https://community.icann.org/x/GQllAg) can
>>>>>> be completed by either by following the instructions or
>>>>>> by downloading the word template from the same page.
>>>>>> Once completed, Council members will be able to either
>>>>>> create a PDF and submit that together with a motion to
>>>>>> the Council mailing list, or insert the relevant wiki
>>>>>> link in the motion. Please note that this template is
>>>>>> tailored to requests for Issue Reports as defined in the
>>>>>> PDP Manual. The template is still in draft form and the
>>>>>> Council is to discuss its usefulness, consider accepting
>>>>>> it for future issue reports and consider also where
>>>>>> similar templates could be used elsewhere.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 6.1 ? Discussion 6.2 ? Next steps
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 7: UPDATE & DISCUSSION ? Outcomes from sessions in 
>>>>>> Beijing (15 minutes) A series of main session meetings
>>>>>> will have taken place as well as meetings between the
>>>>>> Council and other key stakeholders.  This item represents
>>>>>> an opportunity to capture and review any key outcomes or 
>>>>>> actions arising from those meetings.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 7.1 ? Discussion 7.2 ? Next steps
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Item 8:  Any Other Business (5 minutes)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Open Microphone 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): 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) 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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> Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN
> hemisphere
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>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
> Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 07:15
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 00:15
>>>>>> New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+1DST 03:15 Rio
>>>>>> de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+1DST 04:15 Montevideo,
>>>>>> Uruguay (UYST) UTC-3+1DST 04:15 Edinburgh, Scotland (BST)
>>>>>> UTC+0DST 08:15 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST
>>>>>> 08:15 Abuja, Nigeria (WAT) UTC+1+0DST 08:15 Bonn, Germany
>>>>>> (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 09:15 Stockholm, Sweden (CET)
>>>>>> UTC+1+0DST 09:15 Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IST) UTC+2+0DST
>>>>>> 10:15 Karachi, Pakistan (PKT ) UTC+5+0DST 12:15
>>>>>> Beijing/Hong Kong, China (HKT ) UTC+8+0DST 15:15 Perth,
>>>>>> Australia (WST) UTC+8+0DST 15:15 Wellington, New Zealand
>>>>>> (NZDT ) UTC+12+1DST 19:15
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2013, 2:00 or 3:00
>>>>>> local time (with exceptions)
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
> For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/cu3adns
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint G?ry GNSO 
>>>>>> Secretariat gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> <mailto:gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org>
>>>>>> http://gnso.icann.org
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight 
>>>>> Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA p: +1-415-553-6261
> <tel:%2B1-415-553-6261>
>>>>> f: +1-415-462-6451 <tel:%2B1-415-462-6451> w:
> http://www.ipjustice.org     e:
>>>>> robin at ipjustice.org <mailto:robin at ipjustice.org>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>> San Francisco, CA  94117  USA p: +1-415-553-6261
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