Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 19 December 2024 Please refer to the Action Item page<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 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. GNSO Council meeting on 19 December 2024 Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes) * GNSO Review of the GAC Communiqué Action Items: 1. On behalf of the GNSO Council Chair, the GNSO Secretariat communicates the GNSO Council Review of ICANN81 GAC Communiqué on Issues of Importance to the ICANN Board. 2. The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the GNSO Council, requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. * Recommendations Report for the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Phase 2 Action Items: The GNSO Secretariat transmits the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding the Phase 2 Final Recommendations<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/epdp-idn...> from the EPDP on IDNs and communicates the outcomes from the GNSO Council's decision as appropriate. * Confirmation of GNSO Empowered Community Representative (Tomslin Samme-NIar) Action Items: On behalf of the GNSO Council the GNSO Secretariat communicates that Tomslin Samme-Nlar is the EC Representative to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration. Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration (10 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Representative on the EC Administration to promptly inform the EC Administration, the other Decisional Participants, and the ICANN Corporate Secretary about the GNSO Council’s decision with respect to the Approval Action. Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Charter for Policy Development Process on Latin Script Diacritics (15 minutes) Action Items: The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Secretariat publish the Call for Volunteers for Members, Observers, and relevant liaisons per the membership structure within the PDP WG charter. Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - EPDP Temporary Specification Phase 1, Recommendation 18 - Urgent Requests (20 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Council leadership to draft a letter to the GAC for Council review to better understand the GAC proposal from 15 October. The letter will focus on questions regarding the potential authentication methods for law enforcement and to further understand the expected policy work by GAC or other activities relating to urgent requests, in preparation for the meeting with the GAC and the Board. Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Request for Guidance from the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures / IDNs EPDP Phase 1 IRT (10 minutes) Action Items: Staff on behalf of the GNSO Council leadership to call for volunteers for a small team to develop the scope of work for the issue and to explore the options of GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) or Expert Working Group (EWG). Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE: EPDP Temporary Specification Phase 1 - Billing Contact (25 minutes) Action Items: Staff to provide additional information as background and Council to revisit in January. Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council PR Officer Update (10 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Councilors to provide guidance on the type of content that should be posted on the LinkedIn page by the PR Officer. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO