Dear Councilors, On behalf of Council leadership and per the Action Item below, this is a Call for Volunteers as follows: Action Items: The GNSO Council leadership will post to the list a Call for Volunteers for a small team of Councilors to consider the path forward on a PSR or related work to inform the launch of RPMs Phase Two. Please respond to the Council list if you are interested in volunteering by Tuesday, 17 December. Kind regards Julie Hedlund Policy Director From: Terri Agnew via council <council@icann.org> Reply-To: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org> Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org> Subject: [council] Action Items | GNSO Council ICANN81 Istanbul 2024 Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meetings at ICANN81 Istanbul, 10 -14 November 2024. Please refer to the Action Item page<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 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. Sunday, 10 November 2024 GNSO Working Session 1 of 2 | 09:00 - 10:00 IST (60 mins) Agenda 1. Joint SSAC and GNSO Council (45 minutes) a. SSAC’s Evergreen Topics b. DS Automation c. Registrar Name Management Action Items: Establish specific liaisons from the SSAC and explore other methods of engagement. 2. Dialogue about the new 5 Yr Strategy Plan (IANA Kim & Amy C) (30 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Councilors are encouraged to provide input on the 5-year plan and the engagement survey. Sunday, 10 November 2024 Joint session: GAC and GNSO Council | 15:00 - 16:00 IST (60 mins) - Applicant Support Program - The Board and GAC have been working on a compromised middle way solution in order to keep the expected efficiency of the ASP program while allowing more room and opportunity to promote awareness in less developed regions. The GAC would like to know whether GNSO is also agreeable to such a conclusion. Action Items: Paul McGrady will address the question on NGOs from the GAC representative from India. 6. Diacritics Action Items: GNSO Council to discuss how GAC participation is addressed in the charter. Monday, 11 November 2024 Joint session: ICANN Board and GNSO Council | 15:00 - 16:00 IST (60 mins) Agenda: 1. BOARD TOPIC: The Board has been continuing work on a Global Public Interest Framework in relation to ICANN policy making, and has recently finalized a draft GPI Framework Checklist [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uVOXywoow...>. The Board is eager to hear feedback from the Council on this checklist, including whether the Council feels this will be a useful policy development tool and any thoughts on how it could be further developed. (20-30 minutes) Action Items: Councilors to review the GPI Framework/Checklist and explore ways it could be incorporated into PDPs. 1. Next steps for the Council letter [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy...> re: Urgent requests Action Items: The GNSO Council to consider the GAC proposal and include this item for December meeting as a discussion point. Staff to schedule a trilateral meeting with the Board and GAC in January. Wednesday, 13 November 2024 GNSO Council Informal Meeting [C] | 09:00 - 10:00 IST (60 mins) 1. Urgent Request Dialogue with Board + PSWG + GNSO Council Action Items: 1. The SCCI charter to be updated prior to the Council Public Meeting, focusing on revisions to the Task Forces membership structure (deletion of all NCAs). 2. The resolved clause in the PDP motion for Latin Diacritics to be updated prior to the Council Public Meeting. Wednesday, 13 November 2024 GNSO Council Meeting Part 1 | 13:15 - 15:15 (120 mins) Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes) · Motion to Defer the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Phase 2 for an Additional Six Months Action Items: The GNSO Policy Support Staff to notify ICANN org Global Domains & Strategy of the deferral the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Phase 2 for an Additional Six Months. Item 4: Motion to Adopt the Revised Charter for a Permanent Standing Committee on Continuous Improvements (SCCI) Action Items: 1. The GNSO Secretariat notifies the SCCI that the GNSO Council has adopted the SCCI charter. 2. The GNSO Secretariat publishes the Call for Volunteers for Members, Board Liaisons, and Observers per the membership structure in the SCCI charter. Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) Phase 2 Final Report (15 minutes) Action Items: The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of Council, thanks the leadership, members, participants, and liaisons to the EPDP-IDNs Team for their commitment and hard work in completing the Phase 2 effort of this EPDP. Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of Policy Development Process for Latin Script Diacritics (15 minutes) Action Items: The GNSO Council requests that the PDP Working Group be convened as soon as possible after the adoption of the PDP Working Group Charter in order to fulfill the requirements of this PDP Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Policy Status Report (PSR) on Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Phase 2 (15 minutes) Action Items: The GNSO Council leadership will post to the list a Call for Volunteers for a small team of Councilors to consider the path forward on a PSR or related work to inform the launch of RPMs Phase Two. Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Draft Charter on Latin Diacritics (20 minutes) Action Items: Councilors agreed to revise the charter, including changing the membership structure to an open model and updating the scope of work; Jennifer Chung volunteered to produce a revised charter for the Council to review. Item 12: Any Other Business (15 minutes) 12.2 - Review CIP-CCG’s proposed edits on continuous improvement: · The SO, AC, or NomCom is fulfilling its purpose · The structures of SO, AC, or NomCom are effective · The operations of SO, AC, or NomCom are efficient · The SO, AC, or NomCom is accountable internally to its stakeholders and substructures (where applicable), and externally to the wider ICANN community in benefit of the global Internet population · The SO, AC, or NomCom collaborates to further the mission of ICANN and the effectiveness of the ICANN bottom-up multistakeholder model Action Items: Damon Ashcraft suggested revising the language based on the GPI Framework review. Thursday, 14 November 2024 GNSO Council Wrap-Up | 13:15 - 14:30 IST (75 mins) 1. Confirm GNSO Empowered Community Rep Action Items: Tomslin Samme-Nlar will be the EC Rep until leadership chooses the next Rep to be confirmed by Council at the December meeting. 2. Call for volunteers for GAC Communique response Action Items: 1. Volunteers: Susan Payne, Osvaldo Novoa, Farzaneh Badiei, Samantha Demetriou, Bruna Martins dos Santos, Jennifer Chung, and Desiree Miloshevic. 2. Staff to schedule a small team meeting. 3. Staff to check on when GAC is scheduled to meet with the Board. [COMPLETE–as there is no GAC Advice a meeting will not be scheduled until February although the Council may wish to draft a response to Issues of Importance] 4. For the next meeting the call for volunteers should go out before the meeting so that the team can meet before the meeting 3. Update from GNSO Council Liaison to the Registration Data Policy Implementation Review Team Action Items: GNSO Council leadership with Thomas Rickert, and support staff to summarize the request for Council, and add this as a discussion item on the December agenda. a.Urgent Requests Action Items: GNSO Leadership to send a reminder of the need for Councilors to review the GAC response on Urgent Requests. b. New Councilors Onboarding Action Items: GNSO Councilors to consider methods to supplement the existing processes and materials. Jennifer Chung and Paul McGrady volunteered. c.SPS Action Items: Staff to schedule a meeting for SPS planning for the first week in December after which the GNSO Council leadership to provide an update on the SPS agenda. d.PR Officer Action Items: The PR Officer to provide an update at the December Council meeting. Thank you. With kind regards, Terri --- Terri Agnew Policy Team Supporting the GNSO Policy Operations Senior Specialist (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype ID: terri.agnew.icann Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=jLNFXvpu9gNdUeHi-G6sjWNCF9w4_AwhzzUDFZy2elE&s=o7Auz997kA-HPv9PHJCjFVZw7Pgo8krw4MxfqCwBrIU&e=> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGNSO&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=jLNFXvpu9gNdUeHi-G6sjWNCF9w4_AwhzzUDFZy2elE&s=kWw4fQPNjw2lVKy1UjTxS2F0BmjEAzaDFWNmsYywbmE&e=> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group...>