20 December 2002.

Proposed agenda and related documents
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021219.GNSOteleconf-agenda.html

List of attendees:

Philip Sheppard        Business 
Marilyn Cade           Business absent apologies, proxy to Philip Sheppard
Grant Forsyth          Business absent apologies, proxy to Philip Sheppard
Greg Ruth              ISPCP  absent
Antonio Harris         ISPCP  
Tony Holmes            ISPCP
Philipp Grabensee      Registrars absent apologies, proxy to Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs             Registrars
Bruce Tonkin           Registrars 
Roger Cochetti         gTLD  
Jordyn Buchanan        gTLD  absent
Cary Karp              gTLD 
Ellen Shankman         IP    
Laurence Djolakian     IP absent apologies, proxy to Ellen Shankman
J. Scott Evans         IP absent apologies, proxy to Ellen Shankman   
Harold Feld            NCDNH absent apologies, proxy to Chun Eung Hwi
Chun Eung Hwi          NCDNH  
Erick Iriate           NCDNH 

10 Names Council Members


Louis Touton           General Counsel

Glen de Saint Géry     Secretary/MP3 Recording 

MP3 recording of the meeting by the Secretariat:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/mp3/20021219.Cteleconf.mp3

Quorum present at 22:30 (all times reported are CET which is UTC + 1 during winter time in the northern hemisphere).

Bruce Tonkin chaired this teleconference.

• Item 1: Approval of the Agenda
  http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021219.GNSOteleconf-agenda.html

• Item 2. Change of constituency names from the old DNSO constituencies to new GNSO.
  

  No action needed as this is covered in the section 5 of the Transition Article of the New bylaws.
  
  From: http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-appb-15dec02.htm
  
  "The Generic Names Supporting Organization ("GNSO") shall commence operations upon the adoption of this Transition Article, and the following six DNSO constituencies shall automatically become constituencies of the GNSO, initially under their existing charter:
  
  a. The commercial and business entities constituency of the DNSO shall become the Commercial and Business Users constituency of the GNSO.
  
  b. The gTLD registries constituency of the DNSO shall become the gTLD Registries constituency of the GNSO.
  
  c. The ISP and connectivity providers constituency of the DNSO shall become the Internet Service and Connectivity Providers constituency of the GNSO.
  
  d. The non-commercial domain name holders constituency of the DNSO shall become the Non-Commercial Users constituency of the GNSO.
  
  e. The registrars constituency of the DNSO shall become the Registrars constituency of the GNSO.
  
  f. The trademark, other intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting interests constituency of the DNSO shall become the Intellectual Property Interests constituency of the GNSO.
  
  Notwithstanding the adoption or effectiveness of the New Bylaws, each GNSO constituency described in paragraph 2 of this Section 5 shall continue operating as before and no constituency official, task force, or other activity shall be changed until further action of the constituency, provided that each GNSO constituency shall submit to the ICANN Secretary a new charter and statement of operating procedures, adopted according to the constituency's processes and consistent with the New Bylaws, no later than 15 July 2003."
  
  
  Louis Touton added that the intention of changing the names was to reflect the Blueprint.
  
  Item 5. Budget committee motion:
  
  In accordance with Section 5 (clause 1) of the Transition Article of the new bylaws (http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-appb-15dec02.htm):
  "The Domain Name Supporting Organization shall cease operations upon the adoption of this Transition Article, except that the Names Council of the Domain Name Supporting Organization may act for the limited purpose of authorizing the transfer of any funds it has collected to the benefit of the Generic Names Supporting Organization.",
  
  The assembly convened as the DNSO Names Council for the DNSO Names Council to approve the transfer of funds to the GNSO.
  
  Cary Karp proposed the motion seconded by Ken Stubbs:
  The GNSO budget committee is delegated the responsibility for authorizing payment for DNSO and GNSO expenses to the same extent as was the DNSO budget committee.
  As to DNSO funds held by ICANN, they are to be transferred and to be used for the benefit of the GNSO, provided that all DNSO obligations to the DNSO are paid.
  
  Roger Cochetti clarified that what was being transferred from the DNSO to GNSO was not only all the funds but that it included any credits, debts or other assets of value that the DNSO had.
  
  Cary Karp made a friendly amendment, seconded by Ken Stubbs.

• The DNSO transfers to the GNSO every attribute of its financial identity.
  
  Motion carried unanimously.
  Decision 1: Transfer every attribute of the DNSO's financial identity to the GNSO.
  
  Names Council meeting formally concluded.
  This was the last meeting ever of DNSO Names Council.
  
  GNSO Policy Council meeting formally convened.
  
  Item 1: Reelection of Chair
  
  Philip Sheppard, seconded by Ken Stubbs moves the motion:
  That Bruce Tonkin chairs the present session.
  Unanimously accepted..
  
  Bruce Tonkin formally noted that he was elected as Chair of the DNSO Names Council for a 6 month term beginning on 1 September 2002, and he recommended that he be appointed as Chair of the GNSO Council for the same period.
  
  Philip Sheppard, seconded by Ellen Shankman proposed the motion:
  That Bruce Tonkin is made Chair of the GNSO Council until March 2003.
  
  Friendly amendment proposed by Ken Stubbs:
  Until the convening of the March GNSO meeting or until his successor is appointed, whichever is later.
  
  All voted in favour.
  
  Decision 2: Bruce Tonkin is Chair of the GNSO Council until the convening of the March GNSO meeting or until his successor is appointed, whichever is later.
  
  
  
  Item 3. Discussion of GNSO Operating procedures
  
  Bruce Tonkin moved, seconded by Ken Stubbs:
  That the GNSO will operate under the rules of Procedure as established for the Names Council and where there is conflict with the new ICANN bylaws, the Bylaws will have precedence.
  
  All voted in favour.
  
  
  · Decision 3:
  GNSO will operate under Rules of Procedure for old DNSO Names Council except in cases of conflict with the new ICANN bylaws where the ICANN new bylaws take precedence.
  
  
  It was noted that the GNSO Rules of Procedure should be updated prior to the ICANN meeting in March 2003 to take into account the new ICANN bylaws.
  
  
  
  Item 6. Continuation of agreement with AFNIC and FISAT Inc.
  
  Roger Cochetti moved, seconded by Ken Stubbs,
  That the current arrangements with AFNIC, FISAT Inc. and ICANN should continue until further action of the GNSO Council and that it is the intent that the GNSO would assume all of the obligations and responsibilities of the DNSO in those agreements.
  
  All voted in favour.
  
  
• Decision 4: Continuation of agreement with AFNIC and FISAT Inc. and ICANN.
  
  
  Bruce Tonkin declared the first meeting of the GNSO closed at 8:50 Melbourne time, December 20, and 22:50 (CET) December 19.
  
  
  Next GNSO Policy Council Meeting: Thursday January 16, at 14 UTC.
  See: http://www.dnso.org/meetings.html