Dear Councilors,

With apologies for the delay (the GNSO Council leadership call to review the AIs was held later than usual) please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 17 February 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 3: Consent Agenda

Motion to approve Chris Disspain to serve as the GNSO’s ICANN Fellowship Program mentor

Action Items: 

• The GNSO Secretariat to notify Chris Disspain that the GNSO Council has approved his appointment as the GNSO’s ICANN Fellowship Program mentor.
• The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved #1 to staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program.
• The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to send a response to the applicant who was not nominated, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise.[

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Pilot

Action Items:

• With respect to the suggested revisions to the Working Group Self-Assessment, the CCOICI to consider those made during the meeting for incorporation in its Final Report which will be submitted after review of public comments (namely, whether it should be possible for respondents who choose to, to have their name published in the summary report and  adding "At-Large Community” as one of the respondent affiliations to the survey).
• Councilors to review the proposed changes and new documents (see https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-February/025426.html) and share any suggestions / comments with the mailing list so that these can be considered by the CCOICI.

Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on GNSO Council Implementation of Workstream 2 (WS2)

Action Items:

• The GNSO Council to consider the proposal for the CCOICI to undertake the implementation work of relevant WS2 recommendations and if there is no objection from the Council by the next Council meeting, the CCOICI to start the deliberation based on the path proposed in the presentation provided during the Council meeting (see https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/presentation/update-gnso-council-implementation-ws2-17feb22-en.pdf).

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN73 Planning

Action Items:

• GNSO Council leadership to initiate a discussion on the GNSO Council list concerning the Board topics to obtain input on proposed speaking points / positions.  GNSO Secretariat to send out list of ICANN73 sessions of interest to GNSO Council
• Council leadership to submit proposed Council topics (update on EPDP Phase 2 small team activities and SubPro ODP to Board Support)

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Status Update on Select Strategic Planning Session Action Items

Action Item 1: Council leadership to develop a first draft of a proposed “Council Commitments” for Council consideration.

Action Item 6: Council leadership to explore possibility to set up a regular informal Q & A session with ICANN CEO for GNSO Council, either as part of future SPS or intersessionally. / Action Item 12: To check on the progress of the implementation of these action items as well as allow for updates to be made, a post-SPS meeting will be scheduled in the 4-6 month timeframe after this meeting.

Following Action Items: None - AI6 is considered complete as a meeting has been scheduled that will allow for informal Q & A session with ICANN CEO as well as review of outstanding SPS Action items.

Action Item 11: Council leadership to set up an informal conversation with Becky and Matthew to obtain their feedback on the SPS discussions as well as their suggestions on how the Council can best engage with the ICANN Board on this topic. 

Further Action Item: Council leadership to share further details from the meeting with Becky and Matthew with the Council mailing list. Council members to provide their input on these details and more specifically the suggestion to schedule a brainstorming session with interested Board members to discuss in an informal and open manner how interaction and engagement between the GNSO Council and ICANN Board can be improved. Council leadership to continue working on a proposed approach for such a session.

Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 – EPDP Phase 2 small team update

Action Items: This work is in progress.

8.2 – DNS abuse small team update

Action Items: This work is in progress.

8.3 – SubPro ODP Update

Action Items: GNSO leadership to develop a draft of next steps for the GNSO Council to review to discuss with the Board at the ICANN73 bilateral meeting.  See above – COMPLETED.

8.5 - GNSO Council Representative WS2 Community Coordination Group - Olga Cavalli

Action Items: On behalf of the GNSO Council the GNSO Secretariat will thank Olga Cavalli for volunteering to be the GNSO Council Representative to the WS2 Community Coordination Group.

Thank you!

Nathalie