Dear Councillors,

Please find the action items, and their current status, from the Council meeting held on 29 September 2016.

Action Items from the GNSO Council Meeting of 29 September 2016

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – GNSO Validation of the FY17 Budget and Cost-Control Processes for the CCWG-Accountability

Voting results:

• Motion passed unanimously

Action items:

• GNSO Secretariat to communicate voting result to the CCWG-Accountability chairs and the ICANN CFO (COMPLETED)

Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of Implementation Advisory Group Recommendations to Update Procedure on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws

Voting results:

• Motion withdrawn; to be resubmitted for Council consideration at ICANN57 in Hyderabad, with potential modifications following additional discussions

Action items:

• Discussions to continue with Stephanie and other interested Councilors as well as affected parties (e.g. Registries, Registrars) to discuss path forward and rework motion language
  
  

Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration

Voting results:

• Motion passed, with 2 abstentions (Heather Forrest, IPC; Paul McGrady, IPC – reasons for abstention stated during the meeting and will be reflected in the meeting minutes)

Action items:

• GNSO Secretariat to communicate voting result to the ICANN Secretary (this notice will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration) (COMPLETED)
• GNSO Bylaws Drafting Team (DT) to continue with work on report to the Council; goal to complete report within the next two weeks (IN PROCESS)
• Three months after completion and adoption of DT report, GNSO to finalize decision on appointment of GNSO representative to the EC Administration

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Draft Charter for a New Cross Community Working Group concerning Auction Proceeds from the 2012 New gTLD Program

Action items:

• Council to continue discussion, including on mailing list, with a view toward considering adoption of a finalized Charter at ICANN57 in Hyderabad

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures

Action items:

• Staff to convene volunteer group (comprising Councilors and interested community members) to synthesize coordinated response to the Board, based on WG & SG/C responses received (In progress)
• Volunteer group to present proposed response to Council for adoption on 13 October, with goal to transmit response to Board before ICANN57 in Hyderabad
  
  

· Volunteers so far – Carlos Raúl Gutierrez, Phil Corwin, Keith Drazek, James Bladel, Stefania Milan

Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Final Framework for Future Cross Community Working Groups

Action items:

• Deferred to 13 October Council meeting
• Staff to circulate Final Framework to Council list for discussion

Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Meeting Schedule for ICANN57

Action items:

• Councilors to review latest agenda when that is made available by the ICANN Meetings Team
• Councilors to coordinate with their respective SG/Cs on feedback, especially on proposed arrangements for Constituency Day
• Councilors to confirm attendance in Hyderabad, including for GNSO Council Development Session
• Councilors and GNSO community members who are having problems with visas to contact Glen for information about assistance available

Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes)

11.1 – Staff to follow up on call for volunteers for the GNSO Review Working Group with SG/Cs who have not yet provided their primary and/or alternate members (COMPLETED)

11.2 – Councilors to report any concerns/objections with the GNSO signing-on to the CWG-Stewardship letter within the next 24 hours (Friday 30 September); if none are received, staff will proceed to notify the CWG-Stewardship co-chairs of GNSO sign-on (COMPLETED)

Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you.

Kind regards,

Glen

Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org

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