Dear All,

Please find the action items from the GNSO Council meeting in Buenos Aires on 24 June 2015.

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 List

Action Items:

· GAC Communique

Volker Greimann to process GAC communique after the Buenos Aires meeting. (Volker Greimann)

· CWG on the use of Country and Territory Name TLDs.

ccNSO and GNSO Council chairs to open up dialogue with GAC chairs in order to see how best work in this area can be improved. (GNSO chairs)

Council Induction and Development session on the last Friday of the Dublin meeting.
Communicate to all the SG/C groups, as well as to in coming councilors to be prepared for this session. (ALL)

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Motion to Extend Term of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee

Action Item:

Diarize a timely review date for the function of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (All)

Key dates for consideration: (Staff)

· budget cycle in which to apply for future funding for the next year's funding.

· set a date by which to review the function

Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE – Motion to Request an Issue Report Preceding a Potential Policy Development Process on New gTLDs in Subsequent Rounds

Action Items:

Create Issue Report (Staff)
SCI is looking into standardizing the procedures to second motions and how to submit friendly amendments.

Item 10: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy

Action Items:

· Jonathan Robinson to write to the Board and inform that work is ongoing in the GNSO on the new meeting strategy proposal and enquire whether the Board intends to engage more in Policy work.

· Provide any input to Jonathan Robinson on the proposed communication to the Board. (ALL)

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org