Dear Councilors,
Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on
Thursday 27 September 2018. Please take note of the action
items coming out of the Council sessions and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions.
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all Action Items have been assigned to councilors and/or staff and posted on the Action Item wiki page
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ACTION ITEMS FROM THE GNSO COUNCIL MEETING 27 SEPTEMBER 2018
Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action Items List
Action Items:
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IFR Team - ICANN staff to check on timeline for seating review team, after which GNSO would be responsible for selecting a GNSO co-chair from amongst the GNSO members. Give the SSC a heads
up that they may be asked to conduct a selection process.
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SubPro/RPMs Consolidated Timeline -
ICANN staff to schedule informal liaisons and Chairs discussion at ICANN63.
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SubPro/RPMs Consolidated Timeline -
ICANN staff to arrange for a prep call between respective leadership teams and Council liaisons.
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Strategic Planning Session (SPS) Action Items -
Council leadership to take stock of action items and determine what is completed, unrealistic to achieve, etc.
Item 3: Consent Agenda
Voting Results:
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Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Action items:
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Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review -
GNSO Secretariat to notify ICANN Org no later
than 30 September that the GNSO has approved of the method of review the and GNSO representatives for CSC Effectiveness Review, specifically Donna Austin and Philippe Fouquart.
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Approval of the Members and Liaisons of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) -
GNSO Secretariat to notify ICANN Org no later than 30 September that the GNSO has approved the full list of CSC liaisons and members (which can be found here:
https://community.icann.org/x/IxlpBQ).
Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of the CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report
Voting Results:
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Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Action items:
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GNSO Secretariat to share the results of this motion with the Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability
as soon as possible.
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Council leadership
to draft communication which emphasizes that the GNSO Council expresses its sincere appreciation to the CCWG-Accountability, the GNSO members and participants in that
effort, and especially the GNSO-appointed Chair, Thomas Rickert, for all their hard work in achieving the delivery of the WS2 Final Report and Recommendations.
Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of the Final Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in All gTLDs Policy Amendment Process
Voting Results:
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Motion passed unanimously by voice vote (with one vote received via absentee ballot).
Action Items:
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ICANN staff
to prepare a Recommendations Report for delivery to the ICANN Board in accordance with the process outlined in the ICANN Bylaws.
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Council leadership
to draft communication which emphasizes that the GNSO Council expresses its sincere appreciation to the Reconvened PDP Working Group and its members, the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement the PDP WG Chair, Thomas Rickert, for all their hard work in achieving the delivery of the Final Report and Recommendations.
Item 6: COUNCIL UPDATE – new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG
Action Items:
Item 7: COUNCIL UPDATE – Temporary Specification for Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process - Recurring Update
Action Items:
Item 8: Any Other Business
Action Items:
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ICANN63 Planning -
ICANN staff and Keith Drazek to select a restaurant for the Council’s informal get together.
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8.2.2 - ATRT3 -
SSC instructed to consider next steps for selections for the ATRT3, which could include re-confirming members, seeking additional volunteers, or other options as needed. Next steps could be dependent upon the SSC’s assessment of the overall makeup of GNSO
volunteers.
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8.2.3 - Fellowship Program -
ICANN staff to initiate call for volunteers, based on requirements from PRS (target post-ICANN63) and
SSC to subsequently conduct selection process.
Next steps for the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG Final Report -
ICANN staff to schedule webinar for questions and answers.
Thank you,
Kind regards,
Nathalie