Dear all, 

Please be informed that the agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting of March 2026 during ICANN85, is as follows.

It is a jam-packed agenda with lots of matters being proposed to move forward with.

GNSO Council Meeting held on 11 March 2026

Full Agenda |  Documents | Motions

  • Item 1: Administrative Matters

    • 1.1 - Roll Call

    • 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest

    • 1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda

    • 1.4 - Minutes

      • Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 15 January 2026, posted 31 January 2026.

      • Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 12 February 2026 were posted on 03 March 2026.

  • Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects  Action List

  • Item 3: Consent Agenda

    • Confirm DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP 1 Working Group Chair: Paul McGrady

  • Item 4: COUNCIL UPDATE - Celebrating GNSO Accomplishments since ICANN84

  • Item 5: Council Discussion - Update on Proposed Propose to Un-Adopt Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations

  • Item 6: Council Update - Next Steps for SSAD Recommendations

  • Item 7: Recap of Outcomes from the GNSO Strategic Planning Session

  • Item 8: Proposed GNSO Prioritization Methodology

  • Item 9: Follow-up on Accuracy Small Team Recommendation

  • Item 10: Open Mic

  • Item 11: Any other business

    • 11.1 - GNSO Chair Election Timeline Announcement

For more details on the marked agenda items, please visit this link and click on 'Matters of Interest'

This Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 13:15 IST local time (07:45 UTC) for 2 hours in Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO Room), and is open to observers both on-site and remotely. Remote Participation is via Zoom, which link will be posted to the ICANN85 Schedule 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Thanks for reading / considering.

Justine Chew
ALAC Liaison to the GNSO 
GNSO Liaison Workspace
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