Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 20 April 2023. 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.

GNSO Council Meeting, 20 April 2023

Item 3: Consent Agenda (10 minutes) 

GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué 

Action Items:

1. GNSO Council Chair communicates the GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué Advice to the ICANN Board.
2. The GNSO Liaison to the GAC informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.

GNSO Council Agreement on next steps for Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP)/Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) 

Action Items:  GNSO Policy Support Staff notifies GDS of the request for information on expiration-related educational materials for Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP)/Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP).

Deferral of Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Phase 2 for 18 months (clock to begin in April 2023) 

Action Items:  The RPMs PDP support staff to notify GDS of the deferral of RPMs Phase 2 for 18 months (clock to begin in April 2023).

GNSO Council Adoption of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review Report 

Action Items: The GNSO Secretariat notifies ICANN Org staff supporting the CSC no later than 28 April 2023 of the GNSO Council Adoption of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review Report.

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Accuracy - Results of Scoping Team’s Self-Assessment Survey + Update from ICANN org (20 minutes)

Action Items: GNSO Council to consider the Scoping Team Self-Assessment survey responses to determine if/how these may inform the review of the formation & instructions of the Scoping Team as well as the search for a new Chair.

 Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update from Council SubPro Small Team (20 minutes)

Action Items:

1. GNSO Council Chair to send a letter to the GAC Chair thanking the GAC for their 23 March 2023 letter and acknowledging receipt.
2. SubPro Small Team on the 38 Pending Recommendations to draft a letter responding to the GAC to briefly explain how each of the issues in the 23 March 2023 letter relating to SubPro are being addressed.

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update from EPDP Phase 2 Small Team (20 minutes)

Action Items: Council Leadership to draft a response to the ICANN Board’s resolution on the Whois Disclosure System implementation addressing the specific asks to Council, including the request to consider a PDP or other means to require, or strongly encourage, registrars to use the WDS.

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps on DNS Abuse (10 minutes)

Action Items: The DNS Abuse small team is reviewing the input received in response to the request for input on bulk registrations and will provide a report to the GNSO Council with its findings.

Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes)

9.3 Appointment of Council Liaison to the SubPro Implementation Review Team

Action Items: Council Leadership to send a message to the GNSO Council list requesting volunteers for the position of Council Liaison to the SubPro Implementation Review Team.