Dear Councilors,

Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting held on 11 December 2025. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure section 3.5: "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 28 December. However, due to the ICANN holiday closure, the minutes will incorporate feedback and be posted on 5 January 2026.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

John R. Emery, Ph.D.

Policy Development Support Senior Specialist

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)