Coordinated Universal Time UTC 13:00 - see below for local times

Bruce Tonkin will be chairing the NC teleconference.
Scheduled time for meeting - 120 mins.

PROPOSED NAMES COUNCIL AGENDA October 3, 2002

2.Summary of last meeting
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020912.NCteleconf-minutes.html

3. Issues arising from the teleconference of 12 Sept 2002

3.1 Update on Resolutions discussed in teleconferences of 12 Sept and 26 Sept [10 mins]
- currently out for email voting for 14 day period
- decide whether this period should be shortened

3.2 Decide whether to initiate policy action on deletes issues, and whether to create a task force [20 mins]
Deletes issues paper was published on 19 Sept 2002: http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc11/msg00042.html
3.3 ERC committee report
- suggested invite of Alejandro Pisanty for discussion [5 mins]
- final report not yet available (scheduled for around 1 Oct 2002)
- Alejandro Pisanty agreed to informally meet with Names Council members at informal breakfast meeting, Shanghai Monday October 28, 2002
- any motions arising from final report can be put out for email vote in the next 3 weeks, or physical vote at Names Council meeting on Tuesday October 29, 2002

4 UDRP Task Force update [15 mins]
See http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/2001.NC-tor-UDRP-Review-Evaluation.html
- in 2001, Names council appointed task force to review and evaluate UDRP
- questionnaires distributed in March 2002
- J.Scott Evans appointed chair July 2002
- waiting for report from UDRP task force
- discussion - is work continuing or disband?

5 IDN Task Force update [15 mins]
- task force created July 01
- terms of reference unclear
- briefing document Feb 02
http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/nc-idn/Arc00/msg00063.html
- limited activity since Feb 02
- discussion - should work continue (and if so review/create terms of reference) or disband?

6 Structure Task Force update [15 mins]
- terms of reference:
http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/nc-str/Arc00/msg00046.html
To produce a timely impact assessment on
a) the efficacy of policy making within the DNSO,
b) the efficacy of ICANN decision making as a result of the proposals from the at-large study committee, the desire of the ccTLDs to form their own supporting organisation and other proposals and;
- on 14 March 2002 meeting, Names Council decided to address the issue at the Names Council level
- Names Policy Development Process Assistance Group produced a report on 21 August 2002 (http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/npdpag-report-21aug02.htm)
- discussion - is it appropriate to formally close this task force given events since 14 March 2002?

7. Discussion of Jordyn Buchanan's proposal regarding Task force chairs (not for decision) http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021003.NCmotion-Buchanan.html [15 mins]

8. Budget items [15 mins]
- update on constituency payments
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020905.ICANN-DNSO-finances-recap.html
- update on constituency status with regard to Names Council sanctions procedure.
(see Section 12 of http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020418.NCprocedures-v7.0.html)

9. Agenda topics for next meeting (Tuesday 28 Oct 2002, Shanghai)
- Transfers Task Force update
- WHOIS Task Force update
- Discussion on Dept of Commerce MOU (proposed by Harold Feld in 26 Sept teleconference)
- Discussion on role of Governments (proposed by Marilyn Cade in 26 Sept teleconference)

10. Any other business

Note:

Next Names Council meeting to be held in Shanghai at the Shanghai Convention Center, F3 International Hall: October 29, 2002 at 14:00 local time.