Thanks All, I was on the call. Have attached transcript and mp3 for your information. Any further guidance on the desired approach, structure and anticipated outcomes of such a discussion at the Council level will be helpful. It’s clearly an interesting and important area which is attracting significant attention. Key question for me is what is the role of the Council in this? Recognising the context of the remit of the Council as the policy management body within the GNSO e.g. With regard to the Multi-stakeholder Innovation Panel, it seems clear that the remit of the panel appears to be bump up closely against the work of the Council. Therefore, we have agreed to both track (Jennifer Wolfe & James Bladel) and attempt to interact with the MSI Panel. Jonathan From: Klaus Stoll [mailto:kdrstoll@gmail.com] Sent: 15 January 2014 08:05 To: john@crediblecontext.com; Glen de Saint Géry; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Teleconference 23 January 2013. Dear Friends Greetings. I would like to second this suggestion, but I would ask if we could find adequate time and format for this discussion. I am afraid half an hour here or there will not result in much. Yours Klaus On 1/14/2014 11:24 PM, john@crediblecontext.com wrote: Glen & Councillors: There has been quite a lot of discussion inside the Business Constituency about the three ongoing initiatives wrapped around the issue of Internet Governance. Normally, I would not seek to raise such a seemingly parochial matter, but a report from the BC Chair about a recent meeting Fadi had with SO and AC leaders suggests there is reason for us to take up the matter. According to the report, there is concern that the representation is not international enough; that the volunteer base is too U.S. and/or European. Personally, I don't think you can force people to participate (witness the working group conundrum), but if the eyes of the world are looking, it might be best if the eyes of the world were looking back. Can we add a discussion about Internet Governance to this agenda? Cheers, Berard --------- Original Message --------- Subject: [council] Draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Teleconference 23 January 2013. From: "Glen de Saint Géry" <mailto:Glen@icann.org> <Glen@icann.org> Date: 1/14/14 1:08 pm To: <mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> "council@gnso.icann.org" <mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> <council@gnso.icann.org> Dear Councillors, Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Teleconference 23 January 2013. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+23+January+20... This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated. <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf > 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. Meeting Times 18:00 UTC http://tinyurl.com/otro8aq Coordinated Universal Time 18:00 UTC 10:00 Los Angeles; 13:00 Washington; 18:00 London; 19:00 Brussels; 02:00 Perth Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed. GNSO Council meeting audiocast <http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u> http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u Item 1: Administrative matters (10 mins) 1.1 Roll Call 1.2 Statement of interest updates Bret Fausett https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Bret+Fausett+SOI 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 meetings 20 November 2013 <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15531.html> part 1 and part 2 <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15532.html> will be posted as approved on 23 January 2014. Minutes of the Council meeting 12 December 2013 <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15533.html> will be posted as approved on 23 January 2014. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins) Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics Include review of <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> Projects List and <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> Action List. Comments or questions arising. Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins) 3.1Approve Council Recommendations Report on protection of IGO-INGO names and acronyms to the ICANN Board Item 4: MOTION – Metrics and Reporting Working Group Charter (15 mins) The 2010 Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) identified the an issue relating to Uniformity of Reporting which it described as “need for more uniformity in the mechanisms to initiate, track, and analyze policy-violation reports.” The RAPWG recommended in its Final Report that “the GNSO and the larger ICANN community in general, create and support uniform [problem-] reporting [and report-tracking] processes.” The GNSO Council recommended the creation of an <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/uofr-final-31mar13-en.pdf> Issue Report to further research metrics and reporting needs with the aim of improving the policy development process. The report created by ICANN Staff outlined accomplishments regarding reporting and metrics by the Contractual Compliance function and it also reviewed other reporting sources that may be of relevance. The GNSO Council subsequently adopted a recommendation to form a non-PDP Working Group tasked with exploring opportunities for developing reporting and metrics processes and/or appropriate standardized methodologies that could better inform fact-based policy development and decision making. Here the Council vote on whether to approve the Charter of the Metrics and Reporting Working Group. 4.1 - Review the Motion 4.2 - Discussion 4.3 - Vote (voting threshold – simple majority vote of each house) Item 5: INPUT & DISCUSSION – Prospective improvements to the Policy Development Process (15 mins) The Council is committed to on-going enhancements to the methods of working of the Council and the work initiated and managed by the Council. The PDP process is a cornerstone of policy making within the GNSO and, as such, the work of the Council. The PDP outcomes and associated processes are the subject of focus and attention both within the GNSO and the broader ICANN Community. The Council has previously discussed a <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-improvements-22aug13-en.pdf> paper prepared by ICANN staff on potential improvements to the PDP process. The discussion is now encapsulated in a table form which has been revised through various discussions at council meetings and on email lists. The document now also includes reference to the related recommendations of the ATRT2. Here the Council will aim to agree concrete next steps including the requirement to form a group to continue this work, particularly with a focus on items 3 & 5 in the table. 5.1 – <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-improvements-table-08jan14-en.pdf> Review of table of prospective PDP Improvements (Marika Konings) 5.2 – Discussion 5.3 – Next steps Item 6: UPDATE – GAC Engagement – the work of the Joint GAC / GNSO Consultation Group (10 mins) Here the Council will receive an update and discuss any action going forward. 6.1 – Status update (Jonathan Robinson) 6.2 – Discussion 6.3 – Next steps Item 7: Update – Forthcoming review of the GNSO (10 mins) As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model, ICANN board initiated reviews of the GNSO (and the GNSO Council and related functions) are expected. In order to be informed and effectively prepared for this work, we have begun to engage with the body that commissions such reviews (the structural improvements committee) through its chair, Ray Plazk. The Council will track the planning work of the SIC and, where appropriate; provide relevant input to the process. We will also prepare to undertake a form of self-review in a similar format to that which we expect to arise out of the work of the SIC. A self-review will ensure that we are not only prepared for the board initiated work but also able to flag areas for potential improvement in as timely as possible a manner. 7.1 – Update (Jennifer Wolfe) 7.2 – Discussion 7.3 – Next steps Item 8: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Planning for Singapore (10 mins) Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting time available at the ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires will take planning. GNSO Council Vice Chair, David Cake will lead this and will be working with the Council and staff on this effort. Here the Council has the opportunity to feed into plans and provide input based on past experience. Included in this item will be the opportunity to shape the approach to and substance of the Council’s proposed meetings with other groups in such as the CCNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board. 8.1 – Update (David Cake) 8.2 – Discussion 8.3 – Next steps Item 9: Any Other Business (5 mins) * Proposal to review SSAC reports and determine whether or not any recommendations impact on GNSO Consensus Policy 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 <http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA> Annex A): 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 ( <http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf> GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4) 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. 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