[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Councilors, Please note the immediate action items that arose from the Council meeting today, Thursday 25 September 2008. 1. Council representatives are asked to forward the recommended GNSO comments regarding the ICANN Geographic Regions report, http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf to their respective constituencies for discussion and comment as applicable and be prepared to finalize the GNSO comments in the Council meeting on 16 October 2008. 2. Council representatives are asked to distribute the updated draft GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05470.html right away, expedite discussions in their constituencies, and be prepared to vote on a motion at the GNSO Council meeting on 16 October 2008. In addition constituencies should be starting the process of selecting one representative each for the two steering committees so that the first Steering Committee meetings can be held in Cairo. 3. Constituencies should call for volunteers for a drafting team to develop a proposal for consideration by the Council for ICANN subsidization of GNSO travel expenses. Volunteer's names should be sent to the Council mailing list. Olga Cavalli and Zahid Jamil were the first two volunteers at the meeting. 4. Councilors should forward the WHOIS Hypotheses Study Group report to their respective constituencies ASAP for discussion and comment as applicable in preparation for beginning the process at the Council meeting on 16 October 2008 of deciding which, if any studies should be pursued further. (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-co...) Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org