Dear all, Paulos Nyirenda has also expressed his interest in participating in the ICANN Strategic & Operational Planning Committee. The updated agenda is below where you can find all names you need to consider for this committee (see 4.2). An updated version will also be posted at http://www.ccnso.icann.org/calendar/. Kind regards, Gabi -- Draft Agenda Council Call 11th December 2008 1) Confirmation of Approval of Minutes and Actions from Council Call 5th November 2) Welcome to new Observers: Olga Cavalli, GNSO and Rudi Vansnick, ALAC 3) Resolution on Amending Resolution on Approving Geographic Region Process from 5th October 2007 http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-council-res-geographic-region.... The resolution shall reflect the Council decision from Cairo to insert the line "except for extraordinary circumstances" under the section "Limitations" in the final recommendations http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-24090... ("4. Limitations. From the date that an application under these provisions has been approved by Council, no further applications from that ccTLD will be considered for a minimum period of 5 years. In the event the application has been approved by the Council the assignment to the ICANN Geographic Region only has affect with regard to matters relating to the ccNSO.") 4) Decision on Candidates to: 4.1) Community Wide Working Group on Geographic Regions. 1 candidate needed; Candidates: Fahd Batayneh, .jo, Vika Mpisane, .za 4.2) ICANN's strategic and Operational Planning Committee. 3 candidates needed. The closing date for statements of interest is 10th December. Candidates so far: Fahd A. Batayneh, .jo, Lesley Cowley, .uk, Byron Holland, .ca, Erick Iriarte, LACTLD, Paulos Nyirenda, .mw, Oscar Robles-Garay, .mx, Peter Van Roste, CENTR 4.3) GNSO Council Observer. 1 candidate needed. Candidates: Pierre Bonis, .fr, Alioune Badara Traore, .ml 5) Working Group Update 5.1) ccNSO/GAC WG, including update on its composition 5.2) IANA Working Group 5.3) Participation Working Group 5.4) Tech Working Group 6) Mexico Meetings agenda 6.1) ccTLD Update session 6.2) Registry/registrar session 6.3) Other 7) ICANN Board Nominations 8) Council Elections Update 9) Update on Call for Travel Funding 10) AOB