Dear all, Please find included the list of topics for the Board ccNSO meeting, after the consultation of the Council.As always these items are in order of priority As soon as we receive the topics form the Board, we'll let you know, Kind regards, Bart 1. Update work items ccNSO, with relevance for the Board * Conclusion financial contribution discussions * Framework of Interpretation WG Update * Extension of the current rule in Applicant Guidebook re country and territory names in all languages to be excluded from second an consecutive rounds until ccWG concludes its work 2. Letter from SOP WG to the chair of the Board and CEO, on planning processes 3. Internet Governance, in particular the Montevideo Statement and related events * What is expected from the ccTLD's and ccTLD community * What are the Board's expectations about ICANN's relationships with other international organizations with regard to the Montevideo Statement and the upcoming meeting in Brazil? 4. Questions related to new gTLD's * The extent to which new geoTLDs will be given space to strike a balance between complying with ICANN's registry agreement and ICANN policies, while also complying with local laws. So far the Applicant Guidebook doesn't seem to appreciate this in the case of geoTLDs. * Is the Board willing to allow additional national intellectual property protection measures to complement the Trade Mark Clearing House (TMCH) mechanism? There are geoTLD operators that have additional IP protection measures that are meant to protect regional and national IP rights, which IP rights are not sufficiently catered for in the TMCH because the TMCH has really only been advertised in some regions while other regions are totally ignored.