GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda

Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 28 May 2009

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

Coordinated Universal Time 14:00 UTC - see below for local times
(07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 Washington DC, 15:00 London, 16:00 Brussels, 00:00 Melbourne next day)

Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins.

Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members.

Item 0: Roll call of Council members

Item 1: Update any statements of interest

Item 2: Review/amend agenda

Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes (Items 1-3 15 mins.)

GNSO Council minutes 16 April 2009
GNSO Council minutes 7 May 2009

Item 4: IDN gTLD Fast Track (10 mins)

Item 5: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B Issues Report (10 mins)

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/irtp-report-b-15may09.pdf

Staff Presentation
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/irtp-part-b-issues-report-28may09.pdf

Item 6: Issue arising from GAC Position Paper on Geographic Names (10 mins)

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karklins-to-twomey-24apr09.pdf

GNSO Council letter to the GAC
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-ltr-to-gac.pdf

• Whether it is appropriate for Council to send out such a letter without full constituency review process
  
• Letter did not include discussion of names at the second level. Does this mean GNSO Council is leaving this to individual and constituency comment but are taking no position on the topic as a council?

Item 7: Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) (10 mins)

Draft Report - Introduction: Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT)

Other references:

WIKI for Overarching Issues discussions:
https://st.icann.org/new-gtld-overarching-issues/index.cgi?new_gtld_overarching_issues

New gTLD Page:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm

Item 8: Status Updates (20 mins)

8. 1 Board Update

Board Agenda 21 May 2009

8. 2 ccNSO Liaison update

8. 3 Geographical Region WG update

8. 4 Joint AC/SO Efforts

8. 4 . 1 Joint GNSO/ccNSO group to discuss coordination of timing for IDN TLDs (Avri Doria /Chris Disspain) update

8. 4. 2 RAA with ALAC

8. 5 Policy Items

8. 5. 1. Working Groups

8. 5. 1. 1. Fast Flux

8. 5. 1. 2. Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG)

8. 6. . Drafting Teams

8. 6. 1. Travel Policy Drafting Team - Travel Database for Sydney

8. 7. GNSO Improvement Work Teams

8. 7. 1. Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) Policy Development Process (PDP) work team (WT)

8. 7. 2. PPSC Working Group work team WGWT

8. 7. 3. Operations Steering Committee (OSC) Communications coordination work team

8. 7. 4. OSC Constituency operations work team

8. 7. 5. OSC GNSO Council operations work team

8. 8. Restructuring group

http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf

8. 8. 1. Status of By-Law discussions

8. 9. Preparation for Sydney

Sydney Schedule

Item 9: AOB

(07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 Washington DC, 15:00 London, 1600 Brussels, 00:00 Melbourne next day)
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