GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda

Proposed GNSO Council Agenda Thursday 15 March 2007

This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council

Coordinated Universal Time UTC 19:00 - see below for local times
(12:00 am Los Angeles, 15:00 Washington DC, 19:00 London, 6:00 am (next day) Melbourne, 8:00am Wellington next day 16 March 2007)

Bruce Tonkin and Philip Sheppard will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting - 120 mins.

Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member.

Approval of Agenda

Item 0: Roll call of Council members on the call

Item 1: Update any statements of interest

Item 2: Approval of GNSO Council Minutes
- 1 February 2007
http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03223.html

Item 3: Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others"

- Ratify statement of work at:
http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03230.html

- propose extension of deadline until May 2007

Item 4: Observers in working groups

- Ratify observer rules for working groups at:
http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03272.html

Item 5: Update progress from Reserved Names working group
- report from Chuck Gomes

Item 6: Update progress from IDN working group
- report from Ram Mohan

Item 7: Update from WHOIS task force

- final report

- meeting with GAC in Lisbon

- next steps - possible implementation working group

Item 8: Update on PDP-Feb 06 - contractual conditions for existing gTLDs

- final report

- summary of any consensus recommendations

Item 9: Update on PDP-Dec 05 - new gTLDs

- status of report for Lisbon

- meeting with GAC in Lisbon

- further work to be done

Item 10: any other business

** Item 11: GNSO Board election

- BT to hand over chair, and will not participate as a Council member

- update from staff on next steps

- opportunity for Council and constituency leadership to interview
candidates

(12:00 LA, 15:00 Washington DC, 20:00 Brussels, 06:00 Melbourne, Friday 16 March 2007.)
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Melbourne, Australia UTC+10+1DST 06:00 Friday 16 March 2007
Auckland, Wellington, New Zealand UTC+12+1DST 08:00 Friday 16 March 2007
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