Dear all, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming Council and following background documents: Item 9: Update terms of Reference IGLC (redline and clean) Item 6a: Tentatively the updated Guideline. Comment period from community is open until 20 May. To date no comments were received. You’ll be informed if any ( substantive) comments will have been received. Item 6b: proposed timeline Board Nomination Process In a separate email you’ll receive the ISSUE Report for ccPDP4. The text, with exception of General Counsels Opinion has already been reviewed by the Council’s oversight committee. According to General Counsels opinion the issue(s) are within ICANN’s mission and ccNSO mandate to develop policy. In the course of the next days additoinal material will be circualted. Kind regards, Bart ccNSo Secretariat Agenda and draft Resolutions ccNSO Council Meeting 163 21 May 2020 Noon (12.00) UTC            Welcome and roll call Minutes, Action Items & To-Do’s Minutes of the 16 April 2020 meeting have been distributed on 13 May 2020. Action items and To-do’s Action Item 157-01 Call to review charters, pending Action Item 161-01 Chair, with assistance from Secretariat, built Council Chair “knowledge base”. Ongoing 162-01: Secretariat to send consent/assign Patricio Poblete to ccPDP-RM mailing list, webpage, etc. – Completed 162-02: Secretariat to circulate Activity Overview and Work Plan documents to mailing list – Completed. 162-03 Further discussion from Council (small group) on developing a way forward in “shaping ccNSO strategy” and possibly present to the community 162-04:  Plan/coordinate a virtual ccNSO Council Workshop – prior to ICANN68 Suggest timing To-do: Stephen Deerhake to provide a summary (CCWG Auction Proceeds) Done Intermeeting ccNSO Council decisions & Actions (since 16 April 2020) Comments updated Guideline: ccNSO Board Seat 11 & 12 Nomination Process ccPDP 3 Part 1 Retirement – Update Informational: Public comment has been opened on 5 May 2020 and will close 10 July 2020. Feedback if any on webinar to solicit public comment. Part 2 Review Mechanism –Update Informational IDN ccTLD related work items ccPDP4 Issue Report For decision: adoption of the Issue Report ccPDP4 Progress Bylaw Change Informational. No further progress to date, awaiting response ICANN legal ccNSO Board Seat 12 Nomination process a. Adoption Updated Guideline: ccNSO Board Seat 11 & 12 Nomination Process For decision b. Adoption Timeline Board Seat 12 Nomination Process & Appointment Nomination Process Manager. For decision   NomCom Review Implementation: Letter Chair of the Review WP For discussion and approval Closure of follow-up discussion CSC Effectiveness Review on potential gap between remit of CSC and RZERC. For decision Background. The CSC Effectiveness Review Team suggested that the ccNSO Council would follow up with ICANN org regarding a question by a representative from one of the ccNSO members. The ccNSO has contacted and ICANN Org asked for further clarifications. The chair of the Council contacted the representative and despite numerous follow-up queries for over a period of one year, no response from the ccTLD representative has been received. Proposal is to close the query as it has lost its relevancy and urgency. Approval updated Terms of Reference Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC) For Decision Update ECA &  CSC ECA Informational CSC i. Update from CSC ii. Appointment ccNSO Appointed Member on CSC, consultation with RySG and approval of full membership For decision: adoption of Timeline and Mandate Selection Committee Council updates (Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, Regional Organisations, Secretariat) WG/Committee Updates GRC SOPC TLD-Ops Tech WG IGLC MPC CCWG Auction Proceeds Update liaisons Update ALAC Liaison (written update) Update GNSO Liaison (written update) Upcoming Meetings Update, if any, ICANN68 i. Schedule ICANN68 meetings ii. Joint Meeting with GNSO Council Council virtual workshop Meeting with the GAC Webinar on update Policy development efforts &  “DNS Abuse” and ccTLDs prior to ICANN68 Schedule upcoming webinars Next Council Meeting schedule ICANN68 (Virtual): Wednesday 24 June 2020, Block 5 (23.00 UTC) August 20 – 12:00 UTC September 17 – 18:00 UTC October @ICANN69 November 19 – 12:00 UTC December 17 – 18:00 UTC AOB Closure