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• 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 Times 14:00 UTC
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07:00 Los Angeles; 10:00 Washington; 15:00 London; 16:00 Paris; 22:00 Perth;

Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.

Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)

1.1 Roll Call
1.2 Statement of interest updates
1.3 Review/amend the Agenda

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Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics
Include review Action List.
Comments or questions arising.

Item 3: Consent agenda (

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0 mins)

[Confirmation of the NCPH election of Board Seat 14]

Item 4: DISCUSSION – GNSO Council advice regarding Specification 13 of the new gTLD registry agreement  (15 20 mins)

Discussions and activity relating to the Internet governance ecosystem are attracting a great deal of attention. This item is on the Council’s agenda in order to provide an opportunity for discussion within the Council about how this impacts the role and work of the Council and mindful of the scope and remit of the Council, what action the Council should or could be taking. In addition, the transition of stewardship of the IANA function from the US government is now firmly on the GNSO’s agenda and the Council must determine its role and function with respect to this.

The ICANN new gTLD Programme Committee (NGPC) has approved Specification 13 to the New gTLD Registry Agreement, see link. However, this does not currently include a proposed clause allowing a so-called .Brand registry operator to designate a limited number preferred registrars for the TLD.

The NGPC has approved the incorporation of the additional proposed clause (allowing a .Brand registry operator to designate a limited number of preferred registrars) but its implementation will not take effect until 45 days from the publication of this resolution in order to:

(i) provide the GNSO Council with an opportunity to advise ICANN as to whether the GNSO Council believes that this additional provision is inconsistent with the letter and intent of GNSO Policy Recommendation 19 on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains;

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(ii) advise ICANN that the GNSO Council needs additional time for review, including an explanation as to why additional time is required.

In this item, the Council will receive background information in order to fully inform the discussion and to plan the next steps.

4.1 – Background
4.2 – Discussion
4.2 – 8.1 - Background
8.2 - Discussion
8.2 - Next steps

Item 5: DISCUSSION – Internet Governance Issues (15 20 mins)

The transition of stewardship of the IANA function from the US government is now firmly on the GNSO’s GNSO's agenda and the Council must determine its role and function with respect to this.
8.1 - Discussion
8.2 - In this item, the Council will take the opportunity to pick up from the meeting in Singapore, including inputs into the public forum on Thursday and decide on any next steps.

5.1 – Discussion
5.2 – Next steps

Item 6:  Any Any Other Business (10 mins)15 mins)

6.1 Submission of Council input to the call for Public Comment on ICANN Strategy Panels – Draft Reports
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategy-panels-25feb14-en.htm

6.2 Submission of Council input to the call for Public Comment on ICANN Future Meetings Strategy
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/meetings-strategy-25feb14-en.htm

6.3 Consideration of a co-chair for the CWG on country names and territories as TLDs. To date two volunteers have come forward, Ching Chiao and Heather Forrest

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:

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4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting’s meeting's adjournment. 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 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.

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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