Dear all, Please be informed that the agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting of April 2026, is as follows. The month's matters to be discussed are quite dense and I encourage you to review more more details on the marked agenda items (save for Item 9: AOB) by visiting *this link <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/722010207/GNSO+Liaison+Report+-+2026#26-03-GNSO-COUNCIL-MEETING-%2303-(MAR-2026-at-ICANN85)>* (please click on 'Matters of Interest'). *GNSO Council Meeting held on 16 April 2026 <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/722010207/GNSO+Liaison+Report+-+2026#26-04-GNSO-COUNCIL-MEETING-%2304-(APR-2026)>* *Full Agenda* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/agAyJ>* | * *Documents* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYBRJ>* | * *Motions* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DwBHJ> - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* - 1.1 - Roll Call - 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest - 1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda - 1.4 - Minutes - Minutes <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/minutes/minutes-gnso-...> of the GNSO Council Meeting on 12 February 2026 were posted on 03 March 2026. - *Minutes * <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-11mar26-en.pdf>of the GNSO Council Meeting on 11 March 2026 were posted on 29 March 2026. - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects Action List - 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ZAyfBg> and Action Item List <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ZAyfBg>. - Item 3: Consent Agenda - GNSO Review of the GAC Communiqué - Board Seat 14 (Non-Contracted Party House) - Chris Buckridge - *Item 4: Council Discussion - Proposed Process to Un-Adopt Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations* - *Item 5: Council Update - SSAD Recommendations: Team Composition and Assignment* - *Item 6: Next Steps on Urgent Requests* - *Item 7: Review of Reviews Update* - *Item 8: Review of DNS Abuse PDP1 Work Plan* - *Item 9: Any other business* - 9.1 - Update on ICANN86 planning and GNSO Draft schedule - 9.2 - ccNSO Liaison update - *9.3 - Council Process for Response to SPIRT Request* - *9.4 - PPSAI IRT Liaison Update* - 9.5 - GNSO-GAC Bilateral ICANN86 preview This Council meeting will take place on *Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 21:00 UTC for 2 hours*, and is open to observers remotely. Remote Participation is via this Zoom link <https://icann.zoom.us/j/92983839529?pwd=R0BcWsye1mbmk1uFXUbeN42WAt2jyP.1>. Thanks for reading / considering. *Justine Chew* ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/15-wBQ>