Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 16 April 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 16 April 2026

Item 1: Administrative Matters 

1.1 - Roll Call

1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest

1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda

1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: 

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 12 February 2026 were posted on 03 March 2026.

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 11 March 2026 were posted on 29 March 2026.

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

2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List and Action Item List. 

Item 3: Consent Agenda

• GNSO Review of the GAC Communiqué
• Board Seat 14 (Non-Contracted Party House)
  • Chris Buckridge

Action Items: 

• GNSO Secretariat to provide the GNSO Council’s review of the GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board
• GNSO Council secretariat to notify NCPH and Empowered Community Administration with a copy of the election results

Item 4: Council Discussion - Proposed Process to Un-Adopt Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations 

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

4.2 - Council Discussion

4.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Leadership and staff to integrate any suggested changes for voting in the May Council meeting.
• Staff to integrate Justine’s suggested redline to include the "impact of the Board's intended action" in the PDP and GGP Manuals.

Item 5: Council Update - SSAD Supplemental Recommendations: Team Composition and Assignment  

5.1 - Introduction of Topic (Susan Payne, GNSO Chair) 

5.2 - Council Discussion

5.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: 

• Leadership and staff to amend the text in the assignment form that the Board “expects” at multiple locations in the assignment form to indicate it is the Council’s remit to decide what is in and out of scope.
• Staff to suggest changes based on discussion and to circulate revisions to the document to the Council for non-objection.
• Staff to send the call out for the Call for Volunteers for the SSAD Supplemental Recommendations Team

Item 6: Next Steps on Urgent Requests 

6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Susan Payne, GNSO Chair) 

6.2 - Council Discussion

6.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: Council to formally notify the Board of the decision to incorporate authentication as part of the work on Supplemental Recommendations on SSAD  and to confirm the urgent request timeline and associated policy language can be published as an update to the Registration Data Policy. 

Item 7: Review of Reviews Update 

7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Osvaldo Novoa and Sophie Hey, GNSO representatives to the Review of Reviews) 

7.2 - Council Discussion

7.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: None

Item 8: Review of DNS Abuse PDP1 Work Plan

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

8.2 - Council Discussion

8.3 - Next Steps

Action Items: DNS Abuse PDP 1 Council liaison to convey that work plan has been received to the WG.

Item 9: Any other business 

9.1 - Update on ICANN86 planning and GNSO Draft schedule

9.2 - Council Process for Response to SPIRT Request

9.3 - IGO/INGO Liaison Update

Action Items: 

9.1 Pre-ICANN86 GNSO Council Webinar will take place on 28 May at 13:00 UTC Councilors are required to attend.

9.2 GNSO Council Liaison to the SPIRT to provide clarification regarding the identification of Council response to the SPIRT and the process use case. 

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Terri

Policy Team Supporting the GNSO