June 2020 - council - lists.icann.org

Confirmation of GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community Administration
by Nathalie Peregrine Oct. 20, 2022

Oct. 20, 2022

Dear John, Please find the attached a letter with the motion passed at the GNSO Council meeting on 29 November 2018. The Council confirmed the appointment of the GNSO Chair, currently Keith Drazek, representing the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN66. The letter will be published on page: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_coun…> Thank you. Respectfully submitted. Nathalie Nathalie Peregrine Manager, Operations Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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REMINDER - Document and Motion deadline Monday 13th of July 2020 at 23:59 UTC for GNSO Council Meeting 23 July 2020 at 12:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine July 10, 2020

July 10, 2020

Dear all, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. Monday 13 July 2020 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 12:00 UTC. Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list by a councilor and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/KQFcC Thank you. Nathalie Nathalie Peregrine Manager, Operations Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Draft GNSO Council Response to SAC111
by Drazek, Keith July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

Hi all, Please find attached a draft GNSO Council response to SAC111. Please let me know if you have any feedback. This draft focuses on the process management aspects of SAC111 and not the substantive comments on the EPDP Phase 2 work. Thanks and regards, Keith

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Volunteers for EPDP next steps small team
by Rafik Dammak June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Hi all, We discussed at the last Council meeting about the next steps for EPDP and we agreed as an action item to have a small team to develop a consolidated approach to address the remaining EPDP priority 2 topics. We have already some volunteers who expressed interest during the council meeting and I am sending this to check if anyone else wants to join. Please respond within the next 24hours in order for the small team to start asap its work and deliver for the next council meeting. Best, Rafik

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FW: Switching Roles
by Drazek, Keith June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

FYI, an SOI update from Jeff Neuman. Also a new email address. Keith From: Jeff Neuman <jeff(a)jjnsolutions.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 5:41 PM To: Drazek, Keith <kdrazek(a)verisign.com>; Pam Little <pam.little(a)alibaba-inc.com>; rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] FW: Switching Roles FYI. Can you send this to the Council list to let them know. I wanted to make sure that no one has any issues with my changing roles. Thanks. From: Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com<mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 5:38 PM To: gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org> Cc: Jeff Neuman <jeff(a)jjnsolutions.com<mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com>> Subject: Switching Roles All, I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my last day of full time employment with Com Laude / Valideus. I am launching my own consulting company called "JJN Solutions, LLC". Though I am leaving Com Laude officially, they will be my first client and I will be helping them with some of their clients and on some policy-related services. I will be filing a Statement of Interest change shortly, but I wanted to let everyone know. My new e-mail address is Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> although for a transition period I will still have some access to my comlaude.com e-mail as well. I would love to continue on as one of the Co-Chairs of this group until its conclusion if there are no objections to my continuing to do so. I will let the GNSO Council know as well in case they have any concerns. Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> +1.202.549.5079 P.S. - I tried sending this with the jjnsolutions.com domain name and for some reason it was not able to go through. So, I am sending it from my Com Laude address until my JJNSOlutions one is recognized. _____ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. Please note that the Com Laude Group does not accept any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or otherwise check this email and any attachments. The Com Laude Group does not accept liability for statements which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the group or one of its member entities. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06181291 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176, having its registered office at 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH3 7JF Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan having its registered office at Suite 319,1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan. For further information see www.comlaude.com<https://comlaude.com>

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New documents added: GNSO Council input required
by Nathalie Peregrine June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Dear all, There have been documents added to the wiki page Documents for Council input. Please see them posted here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents+for+GNSO+…> and provide input on the GNSO Council mailing list. Thank you! Nathalie Nathalie Peregrine Manager, Operations Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Action Items: GNSO Council meeting 24 June 2020
by Nathalie Peregrine June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Wednesday 24 June 2020. Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions. Please ensure your wiki logins are up to date as all Action Items have been assigned to councilors and/or staff and posted on the Action Item wiki page here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items>. If you are logged into the wiki when you go to that page, your name will be highlighted alongside the action item assigned to you. Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items. Please note that actions for all councilors are highlighted below. Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins) Action Item: None Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes) Action Item: None Item 3: Consent Agenda (0 minutes) Action Item: None Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Vote to Request an Issue Report on the Transfer Policy (15 minutes) Action Item: None Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Expedited PDP (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification Phase 2: Project Change Request and Next Steps for Priority 2 Items (20 minutes) Action Item: * A Council small team, consisting of Council leadership, support staff, and interested Council members -- including Marie Pattullo, Philippe Fouquart, Sebastien Ducos, John McElwaine, Greg DiBiase -- to develop a consolidated approach to address the remaining EPDP priority 2 topics, with the aim to report back to the Council by 13 July, in time for the document and motion prior to the July 2020 Council meeting. Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds - Final Report (15 minutes) Action Item: None Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - CCWG-Accountability WS2 Implementation Assessment Report and GNSO Next Steps (15 Minutes) Action Items * A GNSO Council small team -- including Juan Manuel Rojas, James Gannon, Tatiana Tropina, Tom Dale, and Keith Drazek from Council Leadership -- to deliberate on the WS2 Implementation Assessment Report, coordinate with ICANN org depts (new Planning Function being established under our CFO Xavier Calvez & MSSI), and develop a work plan for consideration by the GNSO Council; this small team is also expected to consider potential overlaps between WS2 implementation and ATRT3 & MSM evolution. * Staff to schedule a meeting of the small team. Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (10 minutes) Action Item: * GNSO Councilors to consult with their respective SGs/Cs regarding how to appoint IRP standing panel members and share their feedback no later than the July 2020 Council meeting. Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Work Prioritization - Council Work Plan and Program Management (15 minutes) Action Item: * GNSO Council to organize a 2-hour extraordinary session, proposed for 16 July at 2100 UTC, to review the details of the work prioritization. Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes) Action Items: * Pam Little to work with Marie Pattullo to complete the draft response, as soon as practical, to the ICANN Board regarding RDS-WHOIS2-RT recommendation for consideration by the GNSO Council. * Sebastien Ducos to provide a written update on EPDP IRT discussions on recommendation 7 Thank you! Nathalie

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Draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 24 June 2020
by Nathalie Peregrine June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Dear Councilors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held on Wednesday 24 June 2020 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_coun…> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 10 Juy 2020. Thank you. Kind Regards, Nathalie

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Draft Proposal for Phased Return to Face-to-Face Meetings
by Steve Chan June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Dear Councilors, >From Monday’s Community Leadership Digest, I wanted to draw your attention to one of the items below: Draft Proposal for Phased Return to Face-to-Face Meetings. Having just completed the virtual ICANN68 and held a plenary session on the topic (ICANN and COVID-19 - Advancing Policy Work in the Current Environment), it seems timely to get additional input from the community on the draft proposal to return to physical meetings. ICANN org is seeking additional comments from community members and as such, welcomes your help in collecting input from your respective SG/Cs and sharing with Council leadership, who will in turn discuss your input with the SO/AC Chairs. Any input you are able to provide in the next week or so, is appreciated. If you have any questions, please let me know! Best, Steve From: council <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 8:05 AM To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Cc: "gnso-secs(a)icann.org" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: [council] [ICANN Community Leaders] 29 June 2020 FYI. Monday, 29 June 2020 ICANN Community Leadership Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing · NEW: Draft Proposal for Phased Return to Face-to-Face Meetings · NEW: Webinar Invitation: CCWG Auction Proceeds Final Report · NEW: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect · NEW: Webinar Invitation: ATRT3 Final Report · NEW: 2020 ICANN Community Excellence Award Honors Olivier Crépin-Leblond · REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for ICANN’s Independent Review Process Public Comment · ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs · Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025 · Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model · Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report Information Sharing NEW: Draft Proposal for Phased Return to Face-to-Face Meetings From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support During the ICANN68 plenary session on “Advancing Policy Work in the Current Environment,” the community heard from the Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee (SO/AC) chairs on how they plan to prioritize their respective community's work for the foreseeable future and learned more about the Draft Proposal for Phased Return to Face-to-Face Meetings. Just issued for community feedback, the proposal was prepared by ICANN org based on initial suggestions from the SO/AC chairs. It proposes a strategy that emphasizes partnership and collaboration between the ICANN community and ICANN org in order to ensure a measured and safe return to large-scale physical meetings and is intended as a basis for further conversations with the ICANN community. ICANN org will continue to provide up-to-date assessment reports for each potential meeting location for community review and update the framework as needed. The draft proposal can be read here [r20.rs6.net] ICANN org welcomes the comments that were made by many community members during the plenary session and hopes that the community will continue to provide its views to the various SO/AC leaders, who will be meeting again with ICANN org after ICANN68 as part of their regular cadence of intersessional calls. NEW: Webinar Invitation: CCWG Auction Proceeds Final Report From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The co-chairs of the Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) on New gTLD Auction Proceeds will be hosting a 60-minute informational webinar for its chartering organizations about its Final Report [r20.rs6.net] on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 at 12:00 UTC. All Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are chartering organizations of the CCWG. The primary purpose of this webinar is to provide information to the chartering organizations about CCWG recommendations and Final Report, as well as answer questions that they may have as they consider CCWG outputs. However, anyone who is interested in this topic is welcome to attend, even if they are not affiliated with the chartering organizations. Additional information can be found here [r20.rs6.net] The most recent CCWG newsletter can be read here [r20.rs6.net] Please RSVP to gnso-secs(a)icann.org to receive participation details. NEW: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect Announcement [r20.rs6.net] ICANN is seeking Expressions of Interest for the chair and chair-elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee. For additional information on the positions, please refer to the call for expressions of interest announcement [r20.rs6.net] Expressions of Interests, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to nomcomchair2021(a)icann.org no later than Tuesday, 7 July 2020. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here [r20.rs6.net] NEW: Webinar Invitation: ATRT3 Final Report From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiative The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) invites the community to participate in a webinar on its Final Report [r20.rs6.net] There are two opportunities to participate: · Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 15:30-16:30 UTC · Thursday, 16 July 2020, 07:00-08:00 UTC During the webinar, the ATRT3 will present an overview of the recommendations in its Final Report and answer questions. Details on how to attend are available here [r20.rs6.net] NEW: 2020 ICANN Community Excellence Award Honors Olivier Crépin-Leblond From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The ICANN Community Excellence Award Selection Panel named Olivier Crépin-Leblond as the recipient of the ICANN Community Excellence Award Award for 2020. The panel noted that Crépin-Leblond's energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to engage across the diverse ICANN community contributed to his effective facilitation of community dialogues. Watch the video announcement from panel spokesperson Margarita Valdés here [r20.rs6.net] and the interview with Olivier Crépin-Leblond here [r20.rs6.net] REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process Announcement [r20.rs6.net] On 31 March 2020, ICANN opened a call for Expressions of Interest for panelists to serve on the omnibus Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process (IRP). Candidates for the IRP omnibus Standing Panel should review the Expressions of Interest document [r20.rs6.net] [r20.rs6.net]before submission. The document includes the following information: · Panel Position Description · Required or Highly Preferred Skills · Required or Highly Preferred Experience · Time Commitment · Compensation and Selection Expressions of Interest should be submitted to irp-standingpanel-eoi2020(a)icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 31 July 2020. Public Comment ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs [r20.rs6.net] Close Date: Friday, 10 July 2020 Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025 [r20.rs6.net] Close Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report [r20.rs6.net] Close Date: Friday, 31 July 2020 Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model [r20.rs6.net] Close Date: Sunday, 2 August 2020 Volume 2, Issue 50 | Archive [r20.rs6.net] | Next Issue: Thursday, 2 July 2020

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Re: [council] For your review: Draft Response - Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations
by PAMELALITTLE June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Dear Marie, Thank you for the edits and comments from the BC. I have updated the draft for your further review and consideration. 1. Recommendation CC.1 - While I agree the Council is actively working to identify the appropriate mechanisms or processes to deal with EPDP Phase 2 Priority 2 issues (including data accuracy), we have not reached any consensus or conclusion yet. I hope the updated language more accurately reflects where things are right now. 2. Recommendation CC.4 - I have added a sentence to address BC's comment, although I feel this is not within Council's remit. Please feel free to add additional language or make further edits. I would be happy to jump on a call to discuss if you think that would be helpful. Kind regards, Pam ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sender:Marie Pattullo <marie.pattullo(a)aim.be> Sent At:2020 Jun. 24 (Wed.) 02:07 Recipient:Caitlin Tubergen <caitlin.tubergen(a)icann.org>; council(a)gnso.icann.org <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject:Re: [council] For your review: Draft Response - Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations Dear Caitlin, dear all Many thanks for the attached draft. On behalf of the BC: 1. Recommendation CC.1: Our concerns around inaccurate registrant data, of which this is another aspect,are well known – as are those of other parts of the community, including the GAC (noting their comments and letter during ICANN68). · Substance: As the RT said, if the WHOIS record is public then the true status should be on display with the notation: “domain name is suspended due to incorrect data”. Further, in such cases the registrar should not be able to remove the suspension without receiving confirmation that the data was correct. · Process: while your explanation that the wider subject of accuracy is (unfortunately) not going to be dealt with by the current EPDP is correct, the phrase “If and when the Council decides to request an Issue Report on data accuracy” is quite dismissive and could be read as this subject being put permanently on ice. In the light of the concerns expressed, inter alia, by the BC and the GAC, could we be more proactive? Suggested amendment: “If and when [T]he Council is actively discussing the need for, and scope of, decides to request an Issue Report on data accuracy, in which Recommendation CC.1 could be included for consideration, if this item has not been addressed in the next round of contractual negotiations between ICANN org and the Contracted Parties (as directed by the Board).” 2. Recommendation CC.4: it should not be contentious that any adopted policy should be measured, audited, tracked, reported and enforced. Unfortunately, many policies have gone into effect without anyone in Compliance tracking (etc.) whether they are complied with in practice, which does seem to render the effort to adopt those policies as redundant. Not stating that in our reply seems to be a missed opportunity. As ever, we’re happy to discuss this further. Best Marie From: council <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Caitlin Tubergen Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 12:11 AM To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] For your review: Draft Response - Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations SENT ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL LEADERSHIP Dear Councilors: Please find attached a draft response to the ICANN Board re: the two Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations passed through to the GNSO Council from the ICANN Board. Keith, Pam, and Rafik have kindly provided a draft for your review. Please review the draft and provide suggested edits (if any) by Thursday, 25 June. Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin Tubergen Policy Senior Manager, GNSO Support From: Caitlin Tubergen <caitlin.tubergen(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 3:24 PM To: <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: Board action - Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations Sent on behalf of the Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) department: Dear GNSO Councillors, The purpose of this note is to highlight the 25 February 2020 Board action on the Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) Final Recommendations - see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-02-25-en. ICANN org wishes to notify you that the ICANN Board resolved to pass through two recommendations to the GNSO Council, in whole or in part, for your consideration, as documented in the scorecard associated with the Board resolution. Specifically, please see below Recommendations CC.1 and CC.4 RDS-WHOIS2 Recommendation CC.1: “The ICANN Board should initiate action intended to ensure that gTLD domain names suspended due to RDS (WHOIS) contact data which the registrar knows to be incorrect, and that remains incorrect until the registration is due for deletion, should be treated as follows: (1) The RDS (WHOIS) record should include a notation that the domain name is suspended due to incorrect data; and (2) Domain names with this notation should not be unsuspended without correcting the data.” Board resolution: The Board approved this recommendation and directed this item “to be included in the next round of contractual negotiations with the Contracted Parties”, with a note that “it cannot require or guarantee any negotiation outcomes”. The Board also noted that “this is an area that the GNSO Council might wish to take into a policy development process separate from any recourse to the policy development process that might be incorporated into the negotiation process”, and passed through this recommendation to the GNSO Council “for purposes of considering such initiation”. Recommendation CC.4: “The ICANN Board should recommend the GNSO adopt a risk-based approach to incorporating requirements for measurement, auditing, tracking, reporting and enforcement in all new RDS policies.” Board resolution: The Board passed the recommendation through to the GNSO Council, “with reference to documentation of clarifications received from RDS-WHOIS2 Implementation Shepherds in the 29 January 2020 discussion with the RDS Board Caucus Group”, i.e. “this recommendation could be directed to the GNSO”. Additionally, we would like to highlight the following language of the Board resolution: “in passing this recommendation through, the Board is neither accepting nor rejecting the recommendation. The Board is careful to respect the remit and roles of the different parts of the ICANN community and is not directing Board or ICANN org action that would usurp another group's remit”. These recommendations are for your consideration. Background The Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review is one of the four Specific Reviews anchored in Section 4.6 of the ICANN Bylaws. The RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) produced 22 final recommendations for Board consideration and released itsFinal Report on 3 September 2019. The RDS-WHOIS2-RT Final Report is the culmination of over two years of work by 11 review team members, representing over 1,000 hours of meetings and countless more hours of work. As required bysection 4.6 of ICANN Bylaws, the Final Report was published forpublic commentto inform Board action on the final recommendations. The Board took action on each of the 22 recommendations produced by the RDS-WHOIS2-RT https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-02-25-en. The Board’s action on each recommendation is documented in the scorecard published at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-board-action-rds-wh…. We thank you for your collaboration and would welcome any updates on your progress in addressing, as appropriate, these recommendations, to be included into ICANN org’s reporting. Please let us know whether you have any questions. Thank you. Best regards, Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) department

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