Thanks Steve. I can't make the BC call tomorrow because of the short notice. Since there is so little advance notice and so little on the agenda of much interest to many members, I suspect most members will not attend. But I am happy to answer questions on or off the list about anything before the Council or otherwise on tomorrow's agenda. Here also is a link to the Council's Pending Project List, which in turn contains links to everything the Council is involved in. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf In today's meeting: . the Council approved the WHOIS "misuse" study as we requested . the Council approved the slate of Review Team candidates as we requested, not including the late proposed addition from the NCSG . the Council approved that the Vertical Integration report be sent to the Board in advance of its retreat later this month, which we supported . the Council approved the motion to create a 'community working group' to advise ICANN wrt to the new gTLD recommendation re Morality and Public Order Another rather uneventful Council meeting, very little substance to report. I do not expect that to change much until after the Board retreat, if there are any resolutions from it. Thanks, Mike Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Steve DelBianco Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 7:36 PM To: 'bc - GNSO list'; Bill Smith Subject: [bc-gnso] BC Policy Calendar, for discussion on BC Conf Call Friday 10-Sep-2010 To: BC Members From: Steve DelBianco, vice chair for policy coordination The attached pdf is an updated policy calendar for discussion on Friday's BC member call. Dial-in details will be sent separately. Highlighted item: there is a GNSO Council meeting tomorrow, and the relevant agenda items are described below. Upcoming discussions & votes at 8-Sep GNSO Council meeting: Full agenda and links at http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08sep10-en.htm Item 2. Vote on GNSO endorsements for members of SSR & Whois review teams. CSG has endorsed BC members Jeff Brueggeman for SSR and Susan Kawaguchi for Whois. Discuss whether to add candidates to improve diversity; adding alternates. Vote on motion to endorse the GNSO slate Item 3. Vote on whether to proceed with Whois study #1. Registries have amended the motion drafted by the BC. Item 4. Vote on whether to submit the current Vertical Integration progress report to the Board for consideration at their 13-Sep retreat. Item 5. Discuss suggested improvements for Council meetings Item 6. Discuss Council interactions with the Board Item 7. Vote on motion to form a cross-community working group to provide guidance to ICANN new gTLD Implementation Team and ICANN Board, regarding TLD strings that contravene generally-accepted legal norms relating to morality and public order, as recognized under international principles of law. Item 8: Status of Continued Action Items Registration Abuse Policies WG Recommendations Action Plan Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvements implementation Prioritization of GNSO Projects