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