Dear Councilors,

Apologies for the delay in sending this, it was stuck in my Drafts folder and I only noticed today.

Please find the action items, below and as attachment, arising from the GNSO Council meeting on 20 April 2017. Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions.  The next GNSO Council meeting is on the 18 May 2017.

ACTION ITEMS FROM GNSO COUNCIL MEETING
20 APRIL 2017

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List

Open Action Item from ICANN58:

• Councilors Erika Mann and Keith Drazek to circulate updated draft on proposed Council action following the letter from the Thick Whois IRT on privacy issues

Item 4. COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique from Copenhagen

Action items:

• GNSO Councilors to provide final input on draft GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique (DONE)
• Council Chairs and staff to prepare letter to the ICANN Board summarizing GNSO Council input; letter to be sent in time for the Board-GAC meeting on 27 April 2017 (DONE)

Item 5. COUNCIL VOTE – Initiation of GNSO Process for Amending Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations Relating to Certain Red Cross Movement Names

Immediate Action Items:

• GNSO Council Chairs and staff to circulate updated motion to the Council list for review (DONE)
• GNSO Council Chair to formally announce dates and times of electronic balloting period pursuant to GNSO Operating Procedures for Voting Outside a Meeting (DONE)
• ICANN staff to conduct electronic vote and announce voting results (IN PROCESS)

Action Items (if Vote is Successful):

• ICANN staff to reconvene original PDP Working Group
• ICANN staff to post proposed policy amendment for public comment for 30 days commencing from the date of the first meeting of the reconvened PDP Working Group
• GNSO Council to vote on final proposal following close of public comment period and receipt of input from the reconvened PDP Working Group

Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – GNSO Council Comments on the Proposed ICANN Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2018 

Action Items:

• ICANN staff to submit approved comments to the public comment forum (DONE)

Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of GNSO Nominees for the Registration Directory Services Review Team

Action Items:

• ICANN staff to communicate the names of the GNSO-endorsed candidates to staff supporting the RDS Review Team (RDS-RT) (DONE)
• ICANN staff to inform the endorsed candidates that the GNSO Council expects that, if selected for the RDS-RT, the nominee will represent the views of the entire GNSO community in their work on the RDS-RT, and will provide regular feedback as a group on the discussions taking place as well as the positions being taken by GNSO representatives on the RDS-RT (IN PROCESS)
• ICANN staff to request that staff colleagues supporting the RDS-RT to notify the unsuccessful applicants who did not receive endorsement (if any) for this RDS-RT, thanking them for their interest (DONE)

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Updated Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance 

Action Items:

• Councilors to work with staff to compile a list of questions to be sent to the CCWG-IG
• Topic to be added to the May Council meeting agenda either as a further discussion item or a motion on the GNSO’s next steps on this topic

Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – PLANNING FOR ICANN59 IN JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 2017

Action Items:

• Council chairs to work with staff to update GNSO block schedule based on overall meeting schedule updates

As a reminder, all Action items in progress can be found posted on the wiki page here: https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg[community.icann.org]

Please let me know if I missed anything or if you have questions.

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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