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For your review - GNSO Council Strategic Objectives
by Marika Konings June 20, 2015

June 20, 2015

Dear All, As requested by Jonathan, please find attached the slide deck for the strategic objectives. Any suggestions on how to make further progress on any of these objectives or other feedback you may have would be appreciated. Best regards, Marika

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SSAC Activities Update to the GNSO Council
by Julie Hedlund June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear GNSO Councilors, Please see the attached slides for reference for the meeting listed below from the GNSO Council wiki concerning the update from the SSAC to the GNSO Council tomorrow. Council members are encouraged to share the slides with their respective groups and to come with specific questions or priority topics to the session. 20 June 15:30-16:00: SSAC Update & Discussion What it's about: Update from the SSAC on its recent activities Background Information: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ssac-2012-02-25-en Policy Staff responsible: Julie Hedund, Director, SSAC Support; Kathy Schnitt, RSSAC and SSAC Secretariat; Steve Sheng, Director, SSAC & RSSAC Advisories Development Support; Barbara Roseman, Policy Director and Technical Analyst Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Director, SSAC Support

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FW: Your Guide to IANA Stewardship/Accountability at ICANN 53
by Marika Konings June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

For your information, please find below a blog post by Theresa Swinehart (see also https://www.icann.org/news/blog/your-guide-to-iana-stewardship-accountabilit y-at-icann-53). Best regards, Marika Your Guide to IANA Stewardship/Accountability at ICANN 53 Greetings from ICANN 53! If you're focused on following the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability processes here in Buenos Aires or from your computer at home, I've compiled a quick reference guide of the meetings that may be of interest to you. Please don't hesitate to join in the discussions no matter where you are in the world. It's been a gratifying experience over the past year to see the incredible amount of effort, thought and work the ICANN community and staff have put into this process truly a testament to the strength of the multistakeholder model. NTIA Administrator, Larry Strickling, will speak at Sunday evening's IANA Stewardship Transition & History of ICANN Accountability session, providing his views on both the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability proposals to date. The session will then focus on the evolution ofICANN's accountability through the organizational maturation and expansion over the past 17 years, and include panelists from the current Enhancing ICANN Accountability process and from the 2002 Evolution and Reform Committee. Following the Opening Ceremony on Monday, the CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship will come together for a Joint Town Hall Meeting to discuss outcomes from the Enhancing ICANNAccountability Work Stream 1 Draft Recommendations public comment period, and to reinforce the conditionality between the two groups' proposals. For more information, you can read a statement by the co-Chairs of the two groups here: Continuing Alignment: Working Together Towards a New Stewardship and Enhanced Accountability <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/continuing-alignment-working-together-towar ds-a-new-stewardship-and-enhanced-accountability> . The CWG-Stewardship will also hold a solo engagement session on Monday to discuss the Domain Names community proposal and gather important community feedback as they inch closer to submission to the ICG. Additionally, there will be seven working sessions taking place in Buenos Aires. These sessions are where the working groups discuss elements of their proposals, develop language and move towards consensus. Like all sessions, these working sessions can be followed remotely via Adobe Connect rooms. ICG sessions will be live interpreted into five UN languages plus Portuguese. Please view the links below in the agenda for more information. And please join us! DateMeeting Name (ICANN 53 Meetings page)BA Local Time (ART)UTC Time (time converter) Thursday 18 JuneICG Working Session 1 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg> 09:00 - 17:0012:00 - 20:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Working+Sessio n+1&iso=20150618T12&ah=8> Friday 19 JuneICG Working Session 2 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/fri-icg> 09:00 - 17:0012:00 - 20:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Working+Sessio n+2&iso=20150619T12&p1=1440&ah=8> Friday 19 JuneCCWG-Accountability Working Session 1 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/fri-ccwg-accountability> 08:00 - 18:0011:00 - 21:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit y+Working+Session+1&iso=20150619T11&p1=1440&ah=10> Sunday 21 JuneCCWG-Accountability Meeting with the Board <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/sun-board-ccwg-accountability> 15:00 - 16:0018:00 - 19:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit y+Meeting+with+the+ICANN+Board&iso=20150621T18&p1=1440&ah=1> Sunday 21 JuneIANA Stewardship Transition & History of ICANN Accountability <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/sun-iana-stewardship-accountabi lity> 18:30 - 20:0021:30 - 23:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=IANA+Stewardship+T ransition%2FEnhancing+ICANN+Accountability+Information+Session&iso=20150621T 2130&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30> Monday 22 JuneCWG-Stewardship/CCWG-Accountability Joint Town Hall Meeting <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-cwg-stewardship-ccwg-accoun tability> 10:30 - 13:0013:30 - 16:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship%2F CCWG-Accountability+Joint+Town+Hall+Meeting&iso=20150622T1330&p1=1440&ah=2&a m=30> Monday 22 JuneCWG-Stewardship Engagement Session <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-cwg-stewardship-engagement> 16:45 - 18:0019:45 - 21:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+En gagement+Session%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BF&iso=20150622T1945&p1=1440&ah=1&am=15> Wednesday 24 JuneCCWG-Accountability Working Session 2 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwg-accountability> 15:30 - 17:0018:30 - 20:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit y+Working+Session+2%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BF&iso=20150624T1830&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30> Thursday 25 JuneICG Working Session 3 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg-working> 08:30 - 12:3011:30 - 15:30 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Working+Sessio n+3&iso=20150625T1130&p1=1440&ah=4> Thursday 25 JuneCWG-Stewardship Working Session <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-cwg-stewardship> 08:30 - 10:0011:30 - 13:00 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+Wo rking+Session+1+&iso=20150625T1130&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30> Thursday 25 JuneCCWG-Accountability Working Session 3 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-ccwg-accountability> 10:15 - 11:4513:15 - 14:45 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit y+Working+Session+3+&iso=20150625T1315&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30> Please note that this does not reflect the numerous planned SO/AC discussions at ICANN 53. For a more detailed list of those sessions, please visit the recent Volume 6: IANA Stewardship Transition Discussions <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-6-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-disc ussions> blog by Samantha Dickinson. For the full ICANN 53 Meeting guide, please visit here <http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en> . Looking forward to seeing many of you in Buenos Aires! -TS

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FW: [soac-discussion] Human Rights in ICANN
by Jonathan Robinson June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

All, FYI. Jonathan From: William Drake [mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch] Sent: 19 June 2015 17:14 To: soac-discussion(a)icann.org Subject: [soac-discussion] Human Rights in ICANN Hello As some of you know, a cross-community WP on ICANN and human rights was formed subsequent to a meeting we held on Constituency Day in London. Two sessions will be held on Wednesday here in BA. In the event anyone is interested, I thought I’d bring to your attention that one of NCUC’s members, Article 19, has just released an initial report on the issues, which will inform the Wednesday discussion. It is at http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/38003/en/issue-report:-ican… <http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/38003/en/issue-report:-icann's-human-rights-obligations> Best Bill ********************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, ICANN, www.ncuc.org william.drake(a)uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake(a)gmail.com (lists), www.williamdrake.org Internet Governance: The NETmundial Roadmap http://goo.gl/sRR01q *********************************************************

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Draft GNSO Council minutes 19 March 2015
by Glen de Saint Géry June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 19 March 2015 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 28 June 2015. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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Draft Minutes GNSO Council meeting 16 April 2015 for review
by Glen de Saint Géry June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 16 April 2015 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 28 June 2015. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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Draft minutes of the Council meeting on 21 May 2015 for review
by Glen de Saint Géry June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 21 May 2015 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 28 June 2015. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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Updated Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC)
by Glen de Saint Géry June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please find the updated proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC) The update relates to the link to the Final Proposal<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53779816> https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53779816 in Item 7. Proposal from the Cross Community Working Group regarding the transition of IANA stewardship on naming related functions This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf>, approved and updated on 13 November 2014. For convenience: · An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. · An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k 09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington; 13:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 London; 18:00 Brussels; 00:00 Perth http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-gnso-council Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will be absent and if a dial out call is needed. ___________________________________ Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins) 1.1 - Roll call 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest 1.3 - Review/amend agenda 1.4. - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February, 19 March,16 April, 21 May 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxx 2015. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins) 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 2.2 - Comments or questions arising Item 3: Consent agenda (0 mins) Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Policy & Implementation Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf> Working Group in July 2013 to develop recommendations on, among other matters, principles to underpin GNSO policy- and implementation-related discussions; processes and criteria for developing gTLD policy guidance (for creating policy other than "Consensus Policy"); and guidance on the operation and functions of GNSO Implementation Review Teams. The WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…> to the GNSO Council on 2 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 4.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Amr Elsadr) 4.2 - Discussion 4.3 - Council vote Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Translation & Transliteration of gTLD Contact Information PDP Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council initiated<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201306> this PDP in June 2013, and the WG was chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-charter-20nov…> in November 2013 to develop policy recommendations on whether or not it would be desirable to translate or transliterate gTLD contact information into a single common language or script (as applicable), and if so who should bear the cost burden of doing so. The PDP WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f…> to the GNSO Council on 12 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 5.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/x/l4kQAw> (Amr Elsadr) 5.2 - Discussion 5.3 - Council vote Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Issue Report Preceding a Potential Policy Development Process on New gTLDs in Subsequent Rounds (15 mins) The GNSO Council created<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201406> a New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group in June 2014 to discuss experiences gained during the current expansion round of new gTLDs, and identify possible subjects for future policy work that might result in changes to application procedures. The Discussion Group co-chairs notified the Council at the Council's May meeting that the Group has completed its Issues/Recommendations Matrix and would be recommending that the Council request an Issue Report - a mandatory step preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP) - to further scope out the topics that have been identified by the Discussion Group as potential issues for a PDP. 6.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Bret Fausett) 6.2 - Discussion 6.3 - Council vote Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE - Proposal from the Cross Community Working Group regarding the transition of IANA stewardship on naming related functions (20 mins) The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for the Cross Community Working Group that was tasked<https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg> to develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship). A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, with a revised timeline and update provided for discussion at ICANN52 in Singapore. The CWG-Stewardship's updated proposal was subsequently published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0…> for public comment (ending on 20 May), following which its Final Proposal<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53779816> was submitted on 11 June 2015 to all its chartering SO/ACs for discussion during ICANN53. The aim is that an approved final proposal will then be submitted to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) for consolidation with the other proposals from the Numbering Resources and Protocol Parameters communities, for submission to the NTIA. As a chartering organization of the CWG-Stewardship the GNSO will need to approve the group's final proposal. Here the Council will review the GNSO community's deliberations on the issue, and vote on whether or not to adopt the final proposal, which is conditional on the completion and adoption of the work on Work Stream I from the CCWG-Accountability (see further below). 7.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Jonathan Robinson) 7.2 - Discussion 7.3 - Council vote Item 8: DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL ACTION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG Accountability (20 mins) In discussions around the IANA stewardship transition, the broader topic of the impact on ICANN's accountability was raised, given ICANN's historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The community concerns indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms do not yet meet some stakeholders' expectations. Considering that the US Government (through the NTIA) has stressed that it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be addressed. This has been done through the charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en…>ing of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg>, of which the GNSO is a chartering organization. The CCWG-Accountability developed two work streams, of which Work Stream 1 is intended to align with the timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall NTIA objectives and timeline. Initial proposals for Work Stream 1 were published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> for public comment on 4 May 2015, with comments closing on 3 June. The CCWG-Accountability is reviewing all public comments received, and will conduct a face-to-face meeting on 17 & 18 July. Here the Council will review the CCWG's work to date and to discuss what, if any, issues will need to be addressed by the GNSO or Council at this critical stage. 8.1 - Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert) 8.2 - Discussion 8.3 - Next steps Item 9: DISCUSSION - Community Concerns over ICANN's Response to the IPC Request regarding the "dotsucks" Registry (10 mins) Some GNSO community groups have raised with the Council their concerns over ICANN's handling of the Intellectual Property Constituency's (IPC) letter<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfd7ImDr4QkG.pdf> of 27 March 2015 requesting that ICANN take action to halt the rollout of the "dotsucks" gTLD. Here the Council will hear from affected community members and discuss what, if any, action the Council can take to follow up on those concerns. 9.1 - Summary of the topic (Susan Kawaguchi) 9.2 - Discussion 9.3 - Next steps Item 10: COUNCIL ACTION - GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy (10 mins) Following initial Council discussions on planning GNSO-related meetings at ICANN Public Meetings after implementation of the new ICANN meeting strategy, a Drafting Team comprising several Council members was created to develop an initial proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-…> for GNSO community discussion. The proposal has since been circulated to other SO/ACs for their consideration and feedback, in the hope that it would assist these groups with planning, especially in relation to their interactions with the GNSO and for Meeting "B". Here the Council will consider any feedback received from the community, and decide on next steps with implementing the GNSO planning proposal. 10.1 - Update (Volker Greimann / Marika Konings) 10.2 - Discussion 10.3 - Next steps Item 11: Any Other Business (5 mins) Item 12: Open microphone (5 mins) _____________________________ Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 16:00 Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-7+1DST 09:00 San José, Costa Rica UTC-5+1DST 11:00 Iowa City, USA (CDT<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00>) UTC-5+1DST 11:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+1DST 12:00 Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+0DST 13:00 Montevideo, Uruguay (UYST<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html>) UTC-3+0DST 13:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html>) UTC-3+0DST 13:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 17:00 Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 18:00 Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 18:00 Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 19:00 Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IDT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.…>) UTC+3+0DST 19:00 Perth, Australia (WST<http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html>) UTC+8+1DST 00:00 Thursday Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+1DST 02:00 Thursday ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2015, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen

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GNSO Weekend Sessions
by Jonathan Robinson June 18, 2015

June 18, 2015

All, As we all start to arrive in Buenos Aires ahead of the weekend sessions, your contributions to some of the key sessions are necessary. In particular, we are meeting with the ICANN CEO on Sunday during lunch (for 30 minutes) and then with the ICANN Board (for 90 minutes). It will be good if we can use the time valuably so, if you are aware of key topics we should be covering, please let them be known ASAP. Thanks, Jonathan

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Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC)
by Glen de Saint Géry June 17, 2015

June 17, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC) https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+24+June+2015 This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf>, approved and updated on 13 November 2014. For convenience: · An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. · An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k 09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington; 13:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 London; 18:00 Brussels; 00:00 Perth http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-gnso-council Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will be absent and if a dial out call is needed. ___________________________________ Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins) 1.1 - Roll call 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest 1.3 - Review/amend agenda 1.4. - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February, 19 March,16 April, 21 May 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxx 2015. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins) 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 2.2 - Comments or questions arising Item 3: Consent agenda (0 mins) Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Policy & Implementation Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf> Working Group in July 2013 to develop recommendations on, among other matters, principles to underpin GNSO policy- and implementation-related discussions; processes and criteria for developing gTLD policy guidance (for creating policy other than "Consensus Policy"); and guidance on the operation and functions of GNSO Implementation Review Teams. The WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…> to the GNSO Council on 2 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 4.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Amr Elsadr) 4.2 - Discussion 4.3 - Council vote Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Translation & Transliteration of gTLD Contact Information PDP Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council initiated<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201306> this PDP in June 2013, and the WG was chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-charter-20nov…> in November 2013 to develop policy recommendations on whether or not it would be desirable to translate or transliterate gTLD contact information into a single common language or script (as applicable), and if so who should bear the cost burden of doing so. The PDP WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f…> to the GNSO Council on 12 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 5.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/x/l4kQAw> (Amr Elsadr) 5.2 - Discussion 5.3 - Council vote Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Issue Report Preceding a Potential Policy Development Process on New gTLDs in Subsequent Rounds (15 mins) The GNSO Council created<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201406> a New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group in June 2014 to discuss experiences gained during the current expansion round of new gTLDs, and identify possible subjects for future policy work that might result in changes to application procedures. The Discussion Group co-chairs notified the Council at the Council's May meeting that the Group has completed its Issues/Recommendations Matrix and would be recommending that the Council request an Issue Report - a mandatory step preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP) - to further scope out the topics that have been identified by the Discussion Group as potential issues for a PDP. 6.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Bret Fausett) 6.2 - Discussion 6.3 - Council vote Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE - Proposal from the Cross Community Working Group regarding the transition of IANA stewardship on naming related functions (20 mins) The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for the Cross Community Working Group that was tasked<https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg> to develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship). A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, with a revised timeline and update provided for discussion at ICANN52 in Singapore. The CWG-Stewardship's updated proposal was subsequently published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0…> for public comment (ending on 20 May), following which its final draft proposal<../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/BTHAHPWK/FinalTransitionProposal_11June.docx> was submitted on 11 June 2015 to all its chartering SO/ACs for discussion during ICANN53. The aim is that an approved final proposal will then be submitted to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) for consolidation with the other proposals from the Numbering Resources and Protocol Parameters communities, for submission to the NTIA. As a chartering organization of the CWG-Stewardship the GNSO will need to approve the group's final proposal. Here the Council will review the GNSO community's deliberations on the issue, and vote on whether or not to adopt the final proposal, which is conditional on the completion and adoption of the work on Work Stream I from the CCWG-Accountability (see further below). 7.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Jonathan Robinson) 7.2 - Discussion 7.3 - Council vote Item 8: DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL ACTION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG Accountability (20 mins) In discussions around the IANA stewardship transition, the broader topic of the impact on ICANN's accountability was raised, given ICANN's historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The community concerns indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms do not yet meet some stakeholders' expectations. Considering that the US Government (through the NTIA) has stressed that it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be addressed. This has been done through the charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en…>ing of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg>, of which the GNSO is a chartering organization. The CCWG-Accountability developed two work streams, of which Work Stream 1 is intended to align with the timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall NTIA objectives and timeline. Initial proposals for Work Stream 1 were published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> for public comment on 4 May 2015, with comments closing on 3 June. The CCWG-Accountability is reviewing all public comments received, and will conduct a face-to-face meeting on 17 & 18 July. Here the Council will review the CCWG's work to date and to discuss what, if any, issues will need to be addressed by the GNSO or Council at this critical stage. 8.1 - Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert) 8.2 - Discussion 8.3 - Next steps Item 9: DISCUSSION - Community Concerns over ICANN's Response to the IPC Request regarding the "dotsucks" Registry (10 mins) Some GNSO community groups have raised with the Council their concerns over ICANN's handling of the Intellectual Property Constituency's (IPC) letter<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfd7ImDr4QkG.pdf> of 27 March 2015 requesting that ICANN take action to halt the rollout of the "dotsucks" gTLD. Here the Council will hear from affected community members and discuss what, if any, action the Council can take to follow up on those concerns. 9.1 - Summary of the topic (Susan Kawaguchi) 9.2 - Discussion 9.3 - Next steps Item 10: COUNCIL ACTION - GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy (10 mins) Following initial Council discussions on planning GNSO-related meetings at ICANN Public Meetings after implementation of the new ICANN meeting strategy, a Drafting Team comprising several Council members was created to develop an initial proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-…> for GNSO community discussion. The proposal has since been circulated to other SO/ACs for their consideration and feedback, in the hope that it would assist these groups with planning, especially in relation to their interactions with the GNSO and for Meeting "B". Here the Council will consider any feedback received from the community, and decide on next steps with implementing the GNSO planning proposal. 10.1 - Update (Volker Greimann / Marika Konings) 10.2 - Discussion 10.3 - Next steps Item 11: Any Other Business (5 mins) Item 12: Open microphone (5 mins) _____________________________ Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) 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