Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Telephone Conference
20 December 2011

The draft agenda is also published at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/agenda-council-20dec11-en.pdf

1. Apologies

Please, send any apologies prior to the call!

2. Minutes and Actions ccNSO Council Telephone Conference 15 November 2011

2.1  Minutes
2.2  Action Points

Minutes and Actions 15 November 2011: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/28161

3. Updates
 
3.1  Chair

o  Briefing on ICANN Outreach Framework

3.2          Vice Chairs
3.3          Councillors
3.4          ccNSO Support Staff

4. Improving Awareness of and Availability of Information on ccTLD Managers’ Local Initiatives

For discussion: Proposed changes to ccNSO website to increase highlighting and accessibility of information on ccTLD managers local initiatives.
Decisions:
·      Staff is requested to adjust the ccNSO website to enable easier access to information on local initiatives as proposed.  
·      Staff to request community members to provide overview and material on local initiatives, including local IGF’s and other local initiatives.
 
See attachment 1, Briefing paper on Raising Awareness of Local ccTLD Activities through ccNSO Channels

5. JIG Letter on Introduction Single Character IDN TLDs

Description: The JIG has proposed to the ccNSO and GNSO council to adopt a letter to be send to the ICANN Board of directors seeking clarification on some aspect of the ICANN Board resolution (August 2011) and urging the Board to include Single character IDN TLD’s in the first application round.

Decision: Adopt the letter of the JIG Working Group.

See attachment 2 (Proposed letter to the Board as prepared by JIG, 7 December 2011), 3 (Overview of email exchanges Kurt Pritz and others relating to implementation of recommendations) and 4 (Overview of ccNSO Council decisions and statements relating to Single Character IDN TLD and public statements on readiness).

6. Working Group and Other Updates

6.1 Finance Working Group
6.2 SOP Working Group
6.3 Framework of Interpretation Working Group
6.4 IDN PDP Working Group 1:

·      Board resolution to update Fast Track Implementation Plan (11 December)

6.5 IDN PDP Working Group 2
6.6 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG): other matters
6.7 Joint Security & Stability Working Group (DSSA)
6.8 Meetings Programme Working Group

·      Appoint Vika Mpisane as Vice Chair with responsibility to liaise between the Council and Working Group
·      Update  

6.9 Progress ccNSO Statement on Geographic Regions Draft Report
6.10 Progress NomCom

·      Need for assistance job description ICANN Board members and ccNSO Councillors?  

See Attachment 5, Letter from Vanda Scartezini to Lesley Cowley

6.11 Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories

Update:

Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories
Under its charter, the Study Group has three main purposes:

1. Develop an overview of current and proposed policies, guidelines and procedures (as they relate to the use of Country and Territory Names)
2. Develop an overview of the types and categories of strings associated with Countries and Territories
3. Analyse issues arising (or likely to arise) from applying the policies to the strings and report observations and findings to the ccNSO Council