Open Meeting
Proposed GNSO Council Agenda for the Open Council Meeting in Cairo 5 November 2008
This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council
Coordinated Universal Time 06:00 UTC - Cairo - 08:00 -see below for local times
Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting
Scheduled time for meeting 4 hours.
Dial-in numbers for remote participation sent individually to absent Council members.
Item 1: Start of Meeting (08:00 - 08:15)1.1: Remote connectivity check
1.2: Roll Call
1.3: Update of Statements of Interest
1.4: Agenda review
1.5: Introduction of SSAC Review Team
Item 2: Update on AGP Budget Provision and Consensus Policy (08:30 - 09:00) (Craig Schwartz)
Item 3: Report and Discussion on GNSO Improvements and restructuring (09:00-09:30) (Avri Doria, Chuck Gomes)GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf
Item 4: WHOIS Discussions/feedback on Studies for which estimates are requested (09:30-10:00)- Background Update - Liz Gasster
- Status Update - Chuck Gomes
- Open Microphone
WHOIS Reference Documents:
GNSO WHOIS resolution of 31 October 2007
http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200710
GAC WHOIS study recommendations of 16 April 2008
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf
WHOIS Study Group Report to the GNSO Council 22 May 2008 - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-study-group-report-to-council-22may08.pdf
SSAC report 33
http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac033.pdf
WHOIS Hypotheses Study Group Report
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-council-26aug08.pdf
ALAC statement on WHOIS studies
https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_whois_hypothesis_working_group_studies_al_alac_st_0908_3
Item 5: Discussion/Feedback on New gTLD planning (10:00-10:30)Should the GNSO Council as a council, be taking any action, beyond the pint by point discussion, at this point?
- Discussion
- Open Microphone
Item 6: Discussion on Single Character Names and ICANN/IANA Names in existing gTLDs (10:30-10:50) (Patrick Jones)- Retrospective
- Where things stand
- Open Microphone
Reference document
Reserved Names Working Group Final Report
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm
Excerpts from GNSO Reserved Names WG Report
Recommendations regarding Geographic & Geopolitical Reserved Names Top Level (ASCII and Unicode strings)
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/excerpts-gnso-reserved-names-wg-report-22oct08.pdf
Item 7: General Open Discussion (10:50 -11:40)
- Any Topic on today's agenda
- What, if anything, should the Council be doing in response to IDN ccTLD implementation plan
- Any other topic related to gTLD Policy
Item 8: AOB / Pending Motions (if any) (11:40 -12:00)8.1 Confirmation of ccNSO Liaison
8.2 Acknowledge and create a schedule for GNSO Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies1
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/gnso-issues-report-registration-abuse-policies-29oct08.pdf
8.3 Update on ACSO
8.3 Other motions
Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere
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Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 06:00
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California, USA (PST) UTC-8+0DST 22:00
Cedar Rapids (CST)UTC-6+0DST 00:00
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 01:00
Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-2+1DST 04:00
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-2+1DST 04:00
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 06:00
Brussels, Belgium (CET) UTC+1+0DST 07:00
Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 07:00
Karlsruhe, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 07:00
Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 07:00
Oslo, Norway (CET) UTC+1+0DST 07:00
Cairo, Egypt UTC+2+0DST 08:00
Karachi, Pakistan UTC+6+0DST 11:00
Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 13:00
Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 14:00
Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 14:00
Melbourne, Australia (EST) UTC+10+1DST 17:00
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The DST ends on last Sunday of October 2008, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions)
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- Update on AGP Budget Provision and Consensus Policy
- Report and Discussion on GNSO Improvements and restructuring
- WHOIS Discussions/feedback on Studies for which estimates are requested
- Discussion/Feedback on gTLD planning
- Discussion on Single Character Names in existing gTLDs
- Open mike (1 hour)
- AOB - Pending Motions (if any)
- Confirmation of ccNSO Liaison appointment
