Hello All, There will effectively be three separate Board meetings in Toronto. The first is for routine administrative actions. The second contains topics of interest to the community, and the third deals with the formalities of the AGM. See below for agendas. Regards, Bruce Tonkin (1) Saturday - 13 October 2012 From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-13oct12-en.htm Consent Agenda: * Approval of Minutes of 3 October 2012 Special Board Meeting * Approval of Proposed .Name Renewal Registry Agreement Main Agenda: *Any Other Business (2) Thursday 18 October 2012 Agenda for Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors - Toronto http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-18oct12-en.htm Main Agenda: * Approval of Revised Process for Handling Requests for Removal of Cross-Ownership Restrictions on Operators of Existing gTLDs * Approval of Language Services Policy & Procedures * WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report * Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team Final Report * Any Other Business (3) Thursday 18 October 2012 Agenda for Organizational Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors - Toronto From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-2-18oct12-en.htm Main Agenda: * Election of Board Chair * Election of Board Vice-Chair * Appointment of Membership of Board Committees * Confirmation of Officers of ICANN * Any Other Business