Hello All, Please see below regarding the draft agenda. Note the change of time as we shift from/to daylight savings time in various parts of the world. Please also advise the GNSO Secretariat (Glen de Saint Géry) if you are unable to attend. Only votes from those present will be counted. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Draft Agenda for Council meeting - Wednesday 12 April 2006 Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00 (5:00am Los Angeles, 8:00am Washington DC, 9:00am Buenos Aires, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 19:00 Phnom Penh, 22:00, 00:00 Auckland) Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: WHOIS statement of purpose Formulation 1: "The purpose of the gTLD Whois service is to provide information sufficient to contact a responsible party for a particular gTLD domain name who can resolve, or reliably pass on data to a party who can resolve, issues related to the configuration of the records associated with the domain name within a DNS nameserver." Formulation 2: "The purpose of the gTLD Whois service is to provide information sufficient to contact a responsible party or parties for a particular gTLD domain name who can resolve, or reliably pass on data to a party who can resolve, technical, legal or other issues related to the registration or use of a domain name." Proposed motion from the chair: BEGIN The GNSO Council recommends that the WHOIS task force use the following definition: "The purpose of the gTLD Whois service is to provide information sufficient to contact a responsible party for a particular gTLD domain name who can resolve, or reliably pass on data to a party who can resolve, issues related to the configuration of the records associated with the domain name within a DNS nameserver." as a working definition to allow the task force to proceed on terms of reference (2), (3), and (4) (see: http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html ) END Item 3: Briefing by General Counsel's office on implications of Article 6ter(1)(a) and (b) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/trtdocs_wo020.html#P155_22332 This convention dates back to 1883 and was last amended in 1979. Note that the States that are signatories of this convention are: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/documents/pdf/d-paris.pdf Item 4: Process to fill vacancy of ICANN Board seat 14 In accordance with section 12, Article VI: "1. A vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist in the case of the death, resignation, or removal of any Director; if the authorized number of Directors is increased; or if a Director has been declared of unsound mind by a final order of court or convicted of a felony or incarcerated for more than 90 days as a result of a criminal conviction or has been found by final order or judgment of any court to have breached a duty under Sections 5230 et seq. of the CNPBCL. Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors shall be filled by the Nominating Committee, unless (a) that Director was selected by a Supporting Organization, in which case that vacancy shall be filled by that Supporting Organization, or (b) that Director was the President, in which case the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII of these Bylaws. The selecting body shall give written notice to the Secretary of ICANN of their appointments to fill vac! ancies. A Director selected to fill a vacancy on the Board shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office and until a successor has been selected and qualified. No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of removing a Director prior to the expiration of the Director's term of office." And Article X, Section 3, paragraph 6: "6. The GNSO Council shall make selections to fill Seats 13 and 14 on the ICANN Board by written ballot or by action at a meeting; any such selection must have affirmative votes comprising a majority of the votes of all the members of the GNSO Council. Notification of the GNSO Council's selections shall be given by the GNSO Chair in writing to the ICANN Secretary, consistent with Article VI, Sections 8(4) and 12(1)." Item 4: Any other business Regards, Bruce Tonkin