Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items as stated during the meeting, below and as attachment arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 13 July 2017.  Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council sessions and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions.  

ACTION ITEMS GNSO COUNCIL MEETING 13 July 2017

Item 3. Consent Agenda - Appointment of James Bladel as the GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community

• the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Proposed Fundamental Bylaw Changes

• GNSO Secretariat to forward the adopted resolution to the Empowered Community Administration before the expiration of the Approval Action Decision Period, as required under Section 1.4, Article 1, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws.
• James Bladel, the GNSO’s representative to the Empowered Community Administration, to coordinate with the other four Decisional Participant representatives to ensure that the Empowered Community Administration observes and completes the appropriate process outlined in Section 1.4(b) and (c), Annex D.

Item 6. COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique from Johannesburg

• Volunteers to revise response to GAC Communique and circulate revised draft to the Council as soon as possible. Volunteers include: Paul, James, Jeff Neuman (if allowed), Rubens, Heather (sanity check), Phil, Darcy, possibly Stephanie (to convey Avri’s views), and Carlos. Volunteers to consider input received in relation to Geo Names section as well as IGO section, including offering the opportunity to detail IGO/INGO CRP recommendations with the ICANN Board prior to a vote being taken to provide details how small group, IGO comments factored into Final Report and recommendations.
• GNSO Leadership to provide 7-day notice of e-vote to approve response to GAC Communique

Item 7: COUNCIL Vote – Next steps in relation to Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance

• Motion deferred -  GNSO leadership to add this item to the Council agenda for August meeting.
• All Council members to provide input and proposed amendments to the motions as soon as possible so that discussion can continue on the mailing list ahead of the meeting.

Item 8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Possible Change to the Name of the GNSO

• Item deferred – GNSO Council leadership to add this item to the Council agenda for August meeting.

Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names

• Council members to consider drafting Motion for August meeting on this topic.
• Ben Fuller to solicit input from ccNSO on this topic and provide feedback to the GNSO Council

Please note that all Action Items have been posted on the Action Item wiki page here[community.icann.org]. Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items.

Thank you,

Kind regards,

Nathalie

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Nathalie Peregrine

Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 

Email: nathalie.peregrine@icann.org 

Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann

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