Hi Councillors, FYI - a few updates from today's GNSO council meeting below. For a full report on GNSO/gTLD matters please refer to the CENTR ICANN report due later this week. - Council passed a motion for participation as Chartering Organization for CCWG-IG conditioned upon a comprehensive review of the CWG-IG Charter by the CWG-IG, in accordance with the CWG Framework <-%09http:/gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/uniform-framework-principles-recommendations-16sep16-en.pdf> - Council adopted the charter for a Cross-Community Working Group (CWG) on new gTLD Auction Proceeds noting that all members will be required to provide declaration on intention to apply for (or in any way support the application for) new gTLD Auction Proceeds (throughout the work of the CWG) - Council adopted recommendations<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gac-status-report-rec-10oct16-en.pdf> of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group on GAC Early Engagement in GNSO Policy Development - Council adopted of consensus recommendations<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/bylaws-drafting-team-final-report-12oct16-e...> from the GNSO Bylaws Drafting Team to identify new/additional rights and responsibilities the GNSO has under revised Bylaws within the Empowered Community, and to develop new procedures to implement them. - Election of the Chair - James Bladel from the Contracted Parties House was the only candidate for the role and will proceed for the 2017-2018 term. - ALAC appointed Cheryl Langdon-Orr as it Liaison to the GNSO - New councillors: Darcy Southwell (Registrar SG), Michele Neylon (Registrar SG), Rafik Dammak (Non Commercial SG), Erika Mann (Nominating Committee Appointee) Regards [cid:image003.png@01D23910.4562F9A0] Patrick Myles Data Analyst CENTR - Belliardstraat 20, 1040 Brussels, Belgium tel +32 2 627 55 50 - mob +61 405 60 67 15 www.centr.org<http://www.centr.org/> - Twitter<https://twitter.com/CENTRnews> - Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/centrnews> - LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/centr> - Skype: pat_centr