fyi Jaime Wagner jaime@powerself.com.br Direto (51) 3219-5955 Cel (51) 8126-0916 Geral (51) 3233-3551 DDG: 0800-703-6366 <http://www.powerself.com.br/> www.powerself.com.br De: owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org] Em nome de Glen de Saint Géry Enviada em: quinta-feira, 4 de novembro de 2010 21:01 Para: liaison6c Assunto: [liaison6c] Draft GNS Council Agenda 18 November 2010 at 11:00 UTC Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 18 November 2010. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-18nov10-en.htm https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_18_november_2010 https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council. http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-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 Time 11:00 UTC Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times (03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne ) Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors 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 (15 minutes) 1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors regarding any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant Partys judgment on an issue that is under review, consideration, or discussion in this meeting. Here is the definition provided in the procedures: Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue. The main issues for this meeting are * GNSO Project Decision Making * Status of Council Chair Nominations and NCA Assignments * Disclosure of Interest Procedures motion 1.2 Update any statements of interest 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: 28 October 2010 meeting minutes Scheduled for approval on November 2010. Item 2: GNSO Project Decision Making (15 minutes) 2.1 Considering the prioritization discussions we had on 28 October and prior to that, is the following a possible way forward: Rather than spending more time prioritizing GNSO projects, develop criteria for making decisions on a case by case basis? * Discussion * Other alternatives? * Volunteers? 2.2 Next steps? Item 3: Election of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (10 minutes) Refer to procedures approved on 28 October: http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-2010.htm * Chair Nominees? * Non-contracted Party House (TBD) * Contracted Party House (TBD) 3.2 NCA Assignments? * Non-contracted Party House (TBD) * Contracted Party House (TBD) 3.3 Status of OSC/GCOT review of the election process (?) Item 4: Disclosure of Interest Procedures (15 minutes) 4.1 Refer to revised procedures: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-15oct10-en. pdf 4.2 Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?18_november_motions 4.3 Discussion 4.4 Vote (Note that absentee voting is not allowed for this motion.) Item 5: Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (20 minutes) 5.1 Refer to final report: <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18o ct01-en.pdf> tp://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct0 1-en.pdf 5.2 Overview of report http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-e n.pdf 5.3 Discussion 5.4 Next steps? Item 6: Planning for Cartagena Meetings (15 minutes) 6.1 Changes to schedule (Stéphane Van Gelder, Glen de Saint Géry) <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-draft-agenda-cartagena-26oct10-en.pdf 6.2 Topic(s) for Joint meetings with the GAC & ccNSO * Refer to discussion paper titled Proposed discussion of Cross-SO/AC policy development work : http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-cross-so-ac-policy-discussion-28oct10-en. pdf * Overview of paper (Liz Gasster) * Status of topic for GAC & ccNSO joint meetings (Chuck Gomes) * Discussion? 6.3 Other agendas Item 7: New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (25 minutes) 7.1 Refer to latest version of the guidebook: (Insert link) 7.2 Highlights (Kurt Pritz?) 7.3 Discussion 7.4 Action Items? 7.5 Joint Applicant Support Recommendations (Karla Valente?) Item 8: Other Business (10 Minutes) 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: 1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House; 2. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House; 3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House (GNSO Supermajority); 4. 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; 5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and 6. 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 with respect to any contracting party affected by such contract provision. Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4) Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot: 1. Initiate a policy development process; 2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board; 3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws; 4. Fill a position open for election. The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that, 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 days. There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 03:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 06:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 08:00 Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 09:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00 Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 19:00 Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 20:00 Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see <http://www.timeanddate.com> http://www.timeanddate.com Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org