Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 20 November 2008 This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council Coordinated Universal Time19:00 UTC - see below for local times (11:00 Los Angeles, 14:00 Washington DC, 19:00 London, 20:00 Brussels, 06:00 Melbourne next day) Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins. Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members. Item 0: Roll call of Council members Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: Review/amend agenda Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes: (Items 0-3 15 mins ) 25 September 2008 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05591.html 16 October 2008 Item 4: WHOIS Studies (20 mins) - Continuing discussion Item 5: Registration Abuse Policies (20 min) 5.1 Presentation of: GNSO Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies1 http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/gnso-issues-report-registrat... 5.2 Discussion 5.3 Next Steps Item 6: Comments on IDNccTLD Fast Track (20 mins) Draft Implementation Plan http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/idn-cctld-implementation-plan-... Discussion of next steps NOTE Comment Period ends 8 December 2008 http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200812.html#plan-idn-c... Item 7: Issues on New gTLD Implementation (15 mins) Discussion of next steps on possible actions - continued review - posting of Council level comments - possible modification of 4 month posting of final RFP requirement Item 8: Community-Wide Working Group to Review ICANN's Geographic Regions (10 mins) ICANN Board Resolution http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-07nov08.htm#_Toc87682556 Resolved (2008.11.07.08), the Board authorizes the formation of a community-wide working group to study and review the issues related to the definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions, consult with all stakeholders, and submit proposals for community and Board consideration relating to the current definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions. The Board requests that all interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees nominate two individuals to serve on the working group, the composition of which the Board would like to approve at the December Board meeting. Resolved (2008.11.07.09), the Board requests the working group, as its first order of business, to draft and seek community input on a proposed charter, and submit the draft document for community review, and Board consideration and approval at the March 2009 Board meeting in Mexico City. In drafting the charter, the working group is directed to focus, but not limit, its work on the criteria for assigning countries, dependencies and recognized geopolitical entities to a Geographic Region, and to take into consideration the relevant ccNSO Board paper, the recent GNSO comments, and other community advice - including the GAC's original advice on the topic in 2000 <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/gac/communique-14jul00.htm>. Further, the Board directs ICANN Staff to support these efforts. - Discussion - Next Steps Item 9: Status Updates (20 mins) 9.1 Board Update 9.2 Policy Items 9.2.1 New gTLDs Implementation Plan (Note: Comment period ends 8 December 2008) http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-comments-en.htm 9.2.2 Other topics where there has been a change since Cairo 9.3 Working Groups 9.3.1 Fast Flux PDP WG 9.3.2 Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part A PDP 9.4 Drafting Teams 9.4.1 Travel Policy 9.4.2 Open Discussion Comment 9.5 GNSO Improvements GNSO Council Restructuring Implementation Plan Strawman http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05713.html 9.5.1 Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) update 9.5.2 Operations Steering Committee (OSC) update Item 10: Any Other Business (5 mins) (11:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 20:00 Brussels, 06:00 Melbourne next day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 19:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 11:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 14:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 16:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 16:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 19:00 Brussels, Belgium (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Paris, France (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Barcelona, Spain (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+1DST 18:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 03:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 03:00 Melbourne, Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 06:00 (Friday 21 Nov.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2009, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org