Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 20 October 2022. 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.

Item 2.1: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List

• GNSO Councilors are encouraged to review the presentation on the Program Management Tool (PMT) and staff will circulate the link via the Council list: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/onzwjav4DrOXXntfab_dfvwNccG2DS0SF6wt3S76C2SRzqB8p1crwFJkrI512NAgnpvIgREnJ9_evcg-.0E6nZg9m6fVLsdrw?startTime=1653061545000&_x_zm_rtaid=QtdTbioaRQy55B0lpRB6RQ.1666288812097.f8a514a1491dc5c62a0f9fd3c6f4888f&_x_zm_rhtaid=573

Item 3: Consent Agenda

• Approval of the updated standard term for the GNSO liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).
• Reappointment of Jeffrey Neuman to serve as the GNSO liaison to the GAC for a two-year term ending AGM 2024.
• Confirmation of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration.
• Confirmation of Mike Silber to serve as the Chair of the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) on Applicant Support.

Action Items: 

• GNSO Council leadership team to inform the GAC leadership team that the updated role description for the GNSO liaison to the GAC has been approved by the GNSO Council.
• The GNSO Council leadership team to inform the GAC leadership team that the GNSO Council reappointed Jeffrey Neuman to the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC for a two-year term ending at the ICANN AGM 2024.

• The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the GNSO Council, to notify the Empowered Community Administration (EC Admin) of the selection of Greg DiBiase, GNSO Vice Chair, as the GNSO representative to the EC Admin.

• The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the GNSO Council, to thank Mike Silber for his interest and notifies him of his approval by the GNSO Council as Chair of the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support.

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Whois Disclosure System Next Step

Action Item: Sebastien Ducos to raise the question on the GNSO Council list how the Council would like to convey its decision on the WDS to the Board (for example, through a letter or motion).

Item 6:  COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Discussion of GAC’s request for additional members in Applicant Support GGP Working Group

Action item: The GNSO Council leadership team to inform the GAC leadership team of the Council’s decision with respect to the GAC’s request for additional members in the Applicant Support GGP Working Group, specifically, to revise the membership to allow each group to designate an alternate member; as well as to notify the SGs, SOs, and ACs of the change in membership structure.

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - DNS Abuse Small Team Report (15 minutes)

Action Item: ICANN org staff to invite the Co-Chairs to propose a Motion for Council review

Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

10.1 – Vacant Council Liaison positions (TPR, Accuracy) + Council liaison to the RPMs IRT  

Action Items: Staff to draft a motion for leadership for the consent agenda for the Council to approve John McElwaine for the role of GNSO Council liaison to the RPMs Phase 1 IRT.

10.2 – Council participant in the ICANN Academy Leadership Program prior to ICANN76

Action Items: Staff, on behalf of the GNSO Council leadership team to inform ICANN org of the GNSO Council’s approval of Manju Chen and Mark Datysgeld as the GNSO Council’s participants in the ICANN Academy Leadership Program and that Mark will not require travel funding.