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1.2 Statement of interest updates
Lanre Ajayi
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsosoi/pages/106791123/Lanre+Ajayi+SOI
Wolfgang Kleinwâchter
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/display/gnsosoi/Neue+Seite|display/gnsosoi/Neue+Seite|\
Joy Liddicoat
Thomas Rickert
Brian Winterfeldt
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsosoi/pages/106791127/Brian+Winterfeldt+SOI
1.3 Review/amend agenda
1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
- 26 October minutes --– will be approved approved on 201123 November 2011.
- 26 October new Council minutes – will be approved approved on 23 November 2011.
Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (5 minutes)
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2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder)
• GNSO activities: 9 (Outreach Task Force DT and Fake Renewal Notices DT added9 - No change).
• Other activities: 11 10 (11 - Deleted: RAP, request to ICANN Compliance complete – Uniformity of Contract IR and Meta Issue, Uniformity of Reporting added)
• Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 - no change).
• Outstanding recommendations: 2 (2 - no change).
Item 3: Outreach Task Force Charter (15 20 minutes)
As part of the GNSO improvements, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC)'s Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team worked on a set of recommendations on a global outreach program
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This motion is deferred from the Dakar GNSO Council meeting.
Refer to motion 1 https://icann-community.icannatlassian.orgnet/wiki/displayspaces/gnsocouncilmeetings/pages/111051393/Motions+17+November+2011
3.1 Reading of the Motion (Stéphane Van Gelder)
3.2 Discussion
3.3 Vote
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Following the drafting of an Issue Report on a possible review of the UDRP, a motion is before the Council to initiate a PDP on this topic and that a drafting team be formed to write a charter for the working group.
Refer to motion 2
https://icann-community.icann.org/atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsocouncilmeetings/pages/111051393/Motions+17+November+2011|display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011|\
4.1 Reading of the motion (Mary Wong)
4.2 Discussion
4.3 Vote
If the Council does not approve the above motion, a second motion on this issue has been made and will be examined by the Council.
Refer to motion 3
https://icann-community.icann.org/atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsocouncilmeetings/pages/111051393/Motions+17+November+2011|display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+November+2011|\
4.4 Reading of the motion (Jeff Neuman)
4.5 Discussion
4.6 Vote
Item 5: Open Council Meeting Drafting Team (10 minutes)
Following the Singapore meeting, a GNSO Drafting Team (DT) was formed to work on possible enhancements to the format of the GNSO Council's Open Meetings.
An update was provided to the Council on the DT's work during our Dakar Open Council Meeting. As some DT members have since left the Council, this discussion item is an opportunity for the Council to decide how to take this work forward.
5.1 Update from DT (John Berard ?)
5.2 Discussion
5.3 Next steps
Item 6: Dakar Board resolution on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments RAA (15 20 minutes)
At its meeting in Dakar, the Board approved a resolution on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments (RAA
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). http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#7
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The resolution requests staff to prepare an issue report as a prelude to a PDP. This item is an update from staff on this work.
65.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam)
6 5.2 Discussion
Item 76: Best Practices to address abusive domain registrations (15 minutes)
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During the Dakar meeting wrap-up, there were questions on whether a WG should be created as a result of the discussion paper and if so a DT would need to create the charter. Another question asked was should the paper be put out for public comment instead?
76.1 Update from Staff (?Marika Konings)
7 6.2 Discussion
7 6.3 Next steps
Item 87: Cross-TLD registration scam and domain kiting (20 10 minutes)
Following the Council's request, SSAC has responded that it does not see any additional work it can do on this at this time http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-council-chair-to-faltstrom-10oct11-en.pdf
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This discussion item aims at seeing if this issue should be closed or if work should continue.
7.1 Update from Staff (Marika Konings)
7.2 Discussion
7.3 Next steps
Item 8: Open Council Meeting Drafting Team (10 minutes)
Following the Singapore meeting, a GNSO Drafting Team (DT) was formed to work on possible enhancements to the format of the GNSO Council's Open Meetings.
An update was provided to the Council on the DT's work during our Dakar Open Council Meeting. As some DT members have since left the Council, this discussion item is an opportunity for the Council to decide how to take this work forward.
8.1 Update from Staff DT (?John Berard )
8.2 Discussion
8.3 Next steps
Item 9. Any Other Business (5 minutes)
9.1 Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C (IRTPC) Working Group Chair approval by GNSO Council (Avri Doria and James Bladel)
Update (Marika Konings)
Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)
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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. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)
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