Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 12 February 2026. Please refer to the Action Item page for updates on item completion progress.

Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions.  

Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items.

Please note that actions for all councilors are highlighted below.

Action Items:

Item 3: Consent Agenda 

• Confirm the GNSO-nominated ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor 
  • Imran Hossen

Action Items: 

• The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved clause #1 to the staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program.
• The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to inform the appointed candidate that he has been selected.
• The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those applicants who were not appointed, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise.

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI) Policy Status Report (PSR) Final Report 

4.1 - Presentation of Motion (Taiwo Peter Akinremi, GNSO Council Vice-Chair) 

4.2 - Council Vote

4.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• SCCI, in collaboration with the GNSO Policy Development Support Staff, to implement all three (3) recommendations as soon as feasible.

Item 5: Council Discussion - Next Steps for System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (“SSAD”) Recommendations 

5.1 - Introduction of Topic (Susan Payne, GNSO Chair) 

5.2 - Council Discussion

5.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Council Leadership to propose a draft letter to send to the Board, summarizing the dialogue and emphasizing the message that the Council, in recommending the Board consider non-adoption of the SSAD recommendations, does not intend to throw any recommendations away, that it will complete the work in a timely manner (e.g., less than one year), and provide brief rationale for why the suggested path is preferable.

Item 6: Council Discussion - ICANN85 GAC and GNSO Bilateral Proposed Agenda 

6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Liaison to the GAC) 

6.2 - Council Discussion

6.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Each topic lead to get a few bullet points to Seb by EOB Monday for the GAC discussion
  • Ashley volunteered for Urgent requests 
  • Sam volunteered for SSAD
  • Bruna to get bullet points to Seb for HRIA and GAC discussion

Item 7: Council Discussion - Prioritization of Work 

7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Jennifer Chung, GNSO Council Vice-Chair)) 

7.2 - Council Discussion

7.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: Council Leadership and staff (Steve) to draft a proposal for next steps and then allow for reaction on list

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Terri

Policy Team Supporting the GNSO