Dear all,

 

Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 18 September 2025 which will be posted shortly on the GNSO Council resolutions page. 

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

 

Terri

Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to Confirm the GNSO Members to the Review of Reviews Cross Community Group (RoR CCG)

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

WHEREAS,

  1. The Review of Reviews Cross Community Group (RoR CCG) is being established as a follow-up to the Pilot Holistic Review (PHR) Team’s proposal to fulfill a one off evaluation of the full set of reviews and assess the need for change to ICANN's structures.
  2. On 30 July 2025, the final version of the draft Charter for a CCG to oversee and coordinate efforts relating to this matter was delivered by Alejandra Reynoso, the ccNSO Chair, to Tripti Sinha, the ICANN Board Chair.
  3. According to the draft Charter, the CCG is open to members nominated by Nominating Groups, including ICANN’s SOs and ACs, where each Nominating Group may propose nominees for membership in the group in accordance with their own rules and procedures on the explicit understanding that there will be only a maximum of two (2) per Group.
  4. On 5 August 2025, the GNSO announced a Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to solicit two (2) volunteers to fill the roles of members to the RoR CCG, which closed on 11 August 2025.
  5. On 14 August 2025, the GNSO Council approved the Charter for the RoR CCG and tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) with reviewing the applications and recommending two (2) candidates as the members for the RoR CCG, at least one of whom should be a GNSO Council Member.
  6. On 20 August 2025, the SSC convened to review and deliberate on the five (5) applications received—three (3) of them Councilors—taking into account the selection criteria outlined in the announcements.
  7. On 8 September 2025, the SSC submitted its Full Consensus recommendation to the GNSO Council, by way of submission of the relevant motion.
  8. The GNSO Council considered the recommendation of the SSC.

RESOLVED,

  1. The GNSO Council confirms Sophie Hey and Osvaldo Novoa as the two (2) members of the RoR CCG.
  2. The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to inform the GNSO-appointees that they have been selected.
  3. 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.


CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to Approve the 2025 Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Slate of Members and Liaisons 

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Whereas, 

  1. The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) was established as one of the post IANA Transition entities and conducted its first meeting on 6 October 2016.
  2. In accordance with Section 17.2 (d) of the ICANN Bylaw and per the CSC Charter, the full membership of the CSC must be approved by the GNSO Council.
  3. On 18 August 2025, the GNSO Council received a letter from ICANN org staff supporting the CSC, requesting that the GNSO Council approve the CSC slate of members and liaisons: 
  4. Members: 

 

Pablo Rodriguez (NA)

Appointing Organization: ccNSO

1st Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Maarten Simon (EU)

Appointing Organization: ccNSO

1st Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2027

 

Gordon Dick (EU)

Appointing Organization: RySG

1st Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2027

 

Rick Wilhelm (NA)

Appointing Organization: RySG

2nd Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Liaisons:

Joe Abley

Appointing Organization: SSAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Tracy Hackshaw

Appointing Organization: GAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Hiro Hotta

Appointing Organization: RSSAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Houda Chihi

Appointing Organization: ALAC

Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2027

 

John Gbadamosi

Appointing Organization: GNSO (Non-Registry)

Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026

 

Selina Harrington

Appointing Organization: PTI

Term: No term limit

ASO has not appointed a liaison to the CSC 2025 slate.

 

Alternates:

Maarten Aertsen

Appointing Organization: SSAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Gloria Atwine Katuuku

Appointing Organization: GAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Daniel Migault

Appointing Organization: RSSAC

Term: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026

 

Erwin Lansing

Appointing Organization: ccNSO

Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026

 

Anil Jain

Appointing Organization: GNSO (Non-Registry)

Term: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026

 

Resolved, 

  1. The GNSO Council approves the 2025 CSC slate of members and liaisons.
  2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Secretariat notify ICANN Org staff supporting the CSC no later than 22 September 2025 that the GNSO has approved the 2025 CSC slate of members and liaisons.

 

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