Hello All, As requested I have added the topic of term limits to the Agenda. See below. Regards, Bruce Tonkin *** NOTE Change in time following daylight savings on/off in Southern/Northern Hemisphere *** Draft Agenda for Council meeting - Thursday 16 November 2006 Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00 (11:00 LA, 14:00 Washington DC, 19:00 UTC, 20:00 Brussels, 6:00 Melbourne next day 17 November) Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: Approval of Minutes - 19 October 2006 Item 3: Proposed bylaws amendment to improve transparency with respect to contract approvals Item 4: Update on new gTLDs work Item 5: Update on PDP-Feb06 with respect to existing gTLDs Item 6: Regarding term limits Proposed Resolution from Ross Rader: The recommendations of the LSE regarding term limits for GNSO Council members should be adopted immediately by the GNSO Council with no grandfathering except in connection with the ability of a council member to serve out their existing term. A council member can serve no more than two consecutive terms (regardless of duration). Moreover, a former council member must remain off the GNSO Council for one full term prior to serving any subsequent term. However, there shall be an exception to the two term limit in connection with special circumstances (I.e. Geographic diversity requirements) where a constituency is unable to find an alternative representative to serve. In applying this special circumstance exception, the existence of an otherwise qualified candidate willing to serve on the council within that constituency shall constitute a non-rebuttable indication that special circumstances do not exist. The GNSO Council will forward this recommendation to the ICANN Board of Directors for implementation in the bylaws and also recommend to the GNSO Constituencies that they voluntarily adopt these practices until such time that they have been formally implemented by the Council and Board. Item 7: Update on Next steps for improving the GNSO structure and processes Item 8: Update on planning for Sao Paulo Item 9: Any other business Regards, Bruce Tonkin