Hello All, I have updated the agenda with the topics that have been requested by Marilyn Cade and Philip Sheppard since the first draft, and also added a couple items at the end for ICANN staff reports on the review of the transfers policy and an update on staff appointments. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Updated Agenda for Council meeting Thursday 13 January 2005 NOTE CHANGE IN TIME FOR MEETING FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER TIME Coordinated Universal Time UTC 19:00 (11am Los Angeles, 2pm Washington DC, 7pm London, 6am (next day) Melbourne ) Item 1: Approval of minutes Item 2: Response to GNSO Council external review (the public comment period is due to complete on 24 January 2005) http://gnso.icann.org/reviews/gnso-review-sec1-22dec04.pdf Item 3: Update on procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture and operation of a gTLD registry. Item 4: Update on WHOIS task forces Item 5: ICANN strategic plan (comment period 28 Feb 2005) - Marilyn Cade to present proposal for consultative workshop on 7-8 Feb 2005 - budget for workshop from GNSO Council funds - ICANN staff to present current plans for outreach Item 6: Contention for domain names at gtld registries - motion to initiate an issues report Draft resolution Whereas the high demand amongst registrars on behalf of their registrants to register specific domain names that become available for re-registration at the registry has lead to unforeseen strains on the ability of registries and registrars to manage their business efficiently, Whereas this affects the service level that registrars can provide to their customers and the meaning of ICANN accredited as it applies to registrars, Council resolves, to request the ICANN staff manager to write an issues report (as specified in annex A to the ICANN by-laws) on the "Problems caused by contention for domain names made available by a gTLD registry ", so that Council can subsequently decide if a policy development process would be appropriate. Item 7: Transfer of domain name agreements between registrants (secondary market issues) - see http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm - seek information from ICANN staff on complaints raised by registrars or registrants, and other Internet users, and determine if appropriate to request an issues report Item 8: Review of Transfers Policy - ICANN staff to outline process for review Item 9: ICANN staff update - update on appointment of new policy support staff Regards, Bruce Tonkin