Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on 10 June 2026. Please refer to the Action Item page 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.

Action Items of the GNSO Council Meeting 10 June 2026

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - RSP Issue Consideration for Potential Change Request to SPIRT 

4.1 - Presentation of Motion (Samantha Demetriou, GNSO Councilor) 

4.2 - Council Vote (voting threshold: simple majority of each house)

4.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Liaison to the SPIRT (Lawrence Olawale Roberts) to provide the confirmation of the Council that the issue has been referred to the SPIRT for discussion and alignment with ICANN org.
• Liaison to the SPIRT (Lawrence Olawale Roberts) to advise the Council of the proposed solution when finalized by ICANN Org in cooperation with the SPIRT.

Item 6: Council Discussion - Update on the Curative Rights Implementation Review Team 

6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Damon Ashcraft, GNSO Council Liaison to the IRT on IGO-INGO Curative Rights) 

6.2 - Council Discussion

6.3 - Next Steps

• Action Item: Staff to put this topic on the agenda for the July Council meeting to prepare Council to submit Public Comment on the topic.

Item 7: Board Approval of ICANN Fundamental Bylaws Amendments re: Customer Standing Committee and IANA Naming Function Review 

7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Caitlin Tubergen, GNSO Support Staff) 

7.2 - Council Discussion

7.3 - Next Steps

• Action Item: Staff to ensure compliance and document the process aligns with 4.10 of the operating procedures.

Item 8: Council Discussion - Prioritization of upcoming work 

8.1 - Introduction of Topic (Jennifer Chung, GNSO Council Vice-Chair) 

8.2 - Council Discussion

8.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Staff to circulate prioritization mechanism spreadsheet as requested for GNSO Council to stress test the methods.
• Staff to prepare the prioritization exercise for use according to the timeline. 

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Terri

Policy Team Supporting the GNSO