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This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 7 April 2011 for the GNSO Council.

http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr1108apr11-en.pdf

For convenience:

* 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.

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Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times
(04:00 Los Angeles, 07:00 Washington DC,12:00 London, 13:00 Brussels, 19:00 Beijing; 21:00 Melbourne)

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

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Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)

1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest

• Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors regarding “any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant Party’s judgment on an issue that is under review, consideration, or discussion” in this meeting.
Here is the definition provided in the procedures:

“Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.”

The main issues for this meeting are:

• GNSO Project Decision Making
• GNSO Improvements
• SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support
• Whois
• New gTLDs
• Compliance

1 .2 Update any statements of interest
1.3 2 Review/amend agenda

1.43. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
•7 April 2011 Council minutes – scheduled for approval approved on 21 April 2011

Item 2: Pending Projects – Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) (15 minutes)

Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending Projects.
Refer to motion 1 https http://communitygnso.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011

2. 1 Update on Pending Project: PPSC (Jeff Neuman)

2. 2 Discussion

2. 3 Vote

meetings/minutes-council-07apr11-en.htm

Item 2Item 3: WHOIS studies (20 minutes)

Refer to motion 1, deferred from previous meeting at IPC's request. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011

Motion 21

https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011

32.1 Discussion

32.2 Vote

32.3 Suggestions on next steps for Whois Requirements (Avri Doria)

Item 3: Pending Projects – Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) (15 minutes)

Standard agenda item to update the Council on the GNSO's Pending Projects.
Refer to motion 2

 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011

3. 1 Update on Pending Project: PPSC (Jeff Neuman)

3. 2 Discussion

3. 3 Vote

Item 4: Motion on OSC Global Outreach Recommendations (10 minutes)

Refer to motion approved by the Council at the 24 February 2011 GNSO Council meeting: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+February+2011.&nbsp^{Image Removed};

 Specifically the following clauses:

RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council acknowledges receipt of the document submitted by the OSC http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf^{Image Removed}
and directs Staff to post this document for forty-five (45) days in the ICANN Public Comment Forum.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council shall take formal action on this document, including potential modification, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the public comment period.

 Refer to  motion 3  

https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+April+2011^{Image Removed}

4.1  Discussion

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5.1 Presentation from Compliance Director (Maguy Serad)

http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/presentation-gnso-update-contractual-compliance-28apr11-en.pdf

5.2 Discussion and questions

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