Dear All, Please find the action items arising from the GNSO Council meeting on 23 July 2015. The meeting transcript is posted at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-council-23jul15-en.pdf Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List GNSO Council Development Session Action Items: • Arrange for a facilitator for the Council Development and Induction session in Dublin on Friday 23 October 2015. • Formally communicate to parting councilors that they are welcome to attend the Council Development and Induction. Item 4: Motion to Approve GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué from Buenos Aires Action Items: • GNSO Council Chair to communicate the GNSO Review of Buenos Aires GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board • GNSO Council Chair to inform the GAC Chair as well as the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. Item 5: Purpose of New gTLD Registration Data Policy Development Process (PDP) Action Item: Encourage GNSO SG & C’s to provide input to the public comment forum. Item 6: Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability Action Items: • Encourage GNSO SG and C’s to review the notes<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863> from the Paris meeting. • Encourage GNSO SG and C’s to provide input to the public comment forum. Item 7: Proposed Cross Community Working Group On New gTLD Auction Proceeds Action Item: Encourage GNSO SG and C’s provide input to the public comment forum. Item 8: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Chair Election Timetable Action Item: Publish the proposed GNSO Chair Election Timetable. Place on agenda for formal consideration and approval at September Council meeting. Item 9: Any Other Business 9.1 - Staff request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report. Action Item • Accept request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report • Note Council discussion – some councilors expressed concern about the delay • Council to further discuss and resolve the length of the public comment period 9.2 – Discuss appointment of three experts from the GNSO to join new Working Group to review IDN Guidelines: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en (due 3 August 2015) Action Item GNSO Council Chair to follow up in writing with Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies. Councilors to work with Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies seeking suggested names of experts. 9.3 – Selection of a PDP Working Group for facilitated face-to-face meeting at ICANN54. Part of the continued GNSO Council Pilot Project to improve PDP effectiveness. Action Item GNSO Council Chair to communicate to the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP working group that, based on the analysis by staff, the working group would benefit from a face to face meeting in Dublin and ask for confirmation that the working group would like to take up the offer. 9.4 – Discuss possible Council action regarding IETF proposed standard for .onion as a Special Use Domain Name: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/ (due 11 August 2015) Action Item Council needs to consider whether there is scope for future co-operation between the GNSO Council and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 9.5 – Planning for ICANN54 Action Item GNSO Council Vice Chair (Volker Greimann) to assist Chair and staff in Dublin meeting preparations 9.6 – Other topics Phillip Corwin, co-chair of the GNSO working group on Curative Rights Protection for IGOs and INGO brought to the Council’s attention the letter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurria-to-chehade-20jul...> sent by the OECD Secretary-General to ICANN’s CEO Fadi Chehade Action Item WG chair’s concern on the process and substance of the letter is noted by the Council. Phillip Corwin to report back to the Council at or before the next Council meeting Please let me know if you have any questions or if anything has not been captured. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>