Dear all, Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 19 December 2024 which will be posted shortly on the GNSO Council resolutions <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/202...> page. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri 20241219-1 Consent Agenda Motion for GNSO Council Review of ICANN81 GAC Communiqué Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Whereas, 1. The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting; 2. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains; 3. The GNSO Council has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present, or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to Advice provided by the GAC; 4. The GNSO Council's review of GAC Communiqué Advice and Issues of Importance is intended to further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities 5. between the GAC, Board, and the GNSO. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the ICANN81 Istanbul Communiqué on Issues of Importance<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/final-gn...> (there was no GAC Advice provided for ICANN81) and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of ICANN81 GAC Communiqué on Issues of Importance to the ICANN Board; 2. 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. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/Gnso-coun...> 20241219-2 Consent Agenda GNSO Council Motion to Approve the GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding the Phase 2 Final Recommendations from the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Whereas: 1. On 13 November 2024, the GNSO Council approved the twenty (20) Full Consensus Outputs (fourteen [14] policy recommendations and six [6] implementation guidance) from the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Phase 2 Final Report by a GNSO Supermajority; 2. On 9 December 2024, as required under the ICANN Bylaws, a GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board on the approved EPDP recommendations was submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Resolved: 1. The GNSO Council approves 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 instructs the GNSO Secretariat to transmit the report to the ICANN Board and communicate the outcomes from the GNSO Council's decision as appropriate. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/Gnso-coun...> 20241219-3 Consent Agenda Motion - Confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Whereas, 1. The GNSO Council confirmed in November 2024 that the GNSO Chair (currently Greg DiBiase) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community (EC) Administration on an interim basis; 2. The GNSO Council leadership team subsequently met to agree who from the Council leadership should perform the role of GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration and mutually agreed that Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Vice Chair, would serve in the role. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Vice Chair, will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN84; 2. The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating Procedures; 3. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision 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. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/Gnso-coun...> 20241219-4 Motion - Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Seconded by: Anne Aikman-Scalese Whereas, 1. Pursuant to Section 25.2(e) of the ICANN Bylaws, the ICANN Board approved Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws. The ICANN Board took a series of actions and communications to move forward with the ICANN Grant Program while in some cases, trying to address issues presented by the original language of Recommendation 7; 2. On 7 August 2024, ICANN opened a Public Comment Forum on the updated Fundamental Bylaws Proposal, with the proposed amendments being limited and in line with Recommendation 7. Nine submissions were received, and all commenters were supportive of the proposal as posted for Public Comment. Commenters noted that the updated proposal was better aligned to the intention of Recommendation 7 and was a more appropriate means of implementation than the prior proposal; 3. Concurrently, ICANN finalized confirmation with the Chartering Organizations of the CCWG-AP their support or non-objection to the proposal to update Recommendation 7, including confirmation with the GAC that it too is in a position to support or not object to the updating of Recommendation 7, in light of the Board's acceptance of this alternate path; 4. The Board has formally confirmed its adoption of the updated Recommendation 7 and the respective Fundamental Bylaws Amendments; 5. At ICANN81, ICANN Org held an Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration; 6. The Fundamental Bylaws Amendments will only become effective if approved by the Empowered Community using the process set forth at Section 25.2(f) and Annex D, Article 1 of the ICANN Bylaws. The convening of the Approval Action Community Forum is part of this process; 7. Following the Approval Action Community Forum, the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies were asked to provide feedback, opinions or comments on their support for, objection to, or abstention from the Approval Action under consideration; 8. The GNSO Council must decide and inform the EC Administration of its decision within twenty-one (21) days after the expiration of the Community Forum whether to support, object to, or abstain from the Approval Action by affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. Resolved: 1. The GNSO Council supports the Approval Action; 2. The GNSO Council requests the 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. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/Gnso-coun...> 20241219-5 Motion to Adopt the Charter for the Latin Script Diacritics Policy Development Process Submitted by: Jennifer Chung Seconded by: Manju Chen WHEREAS: 1. On 16 May 2024, the GNSO Council passed a motion to request<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202405> an Issue Report on Latin Script Diacritics; 2. On 18 July 2024, the Preliminary Issue Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/preliminary-iss...> on a Policy Development Process (PDP) for Latin Script Diacritics was published for Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/preliminary-issue-report-...> and received forty-one (41) submissions; 3. On 12 September 2024, the Final Issue Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/final-issue-rep...> on a PDP for Latin Script Diacritics was delivered to the GNSO Council, which accounted for the Public Comment review process summarized through a Public Comment Summary Report<https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/generic-names-supporting-organization-cou...>; 4. On 17 October 2024, the Final Issue Report was presented<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/final-is...> during the GNSO Council meeting, with Councilors suggesting amendments to the draft charter; 5. On 13 November 2024, the GNSO Council initiated<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202411> the PDP for Latin Script Diacritics during the GNSO Council meeting at ICANN81; 6. On 9 December 2024, the final draft of the PDP WG charter<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/draft-charter-p...> was submitted to the GNSO Council, including the following amendments: 1) limiting the scope of work; 2) adjusting the membership structure to make it an “Open Model”; 3) including the Global Public Interest (GPI) Framework<https://community.icann.org/display/prjxplrpublicint/GPI+Toolkit> and its checklist<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uVOXywoowxvM1Hn5GuCkkinuZiMc4smc/edi...> as a reference for analysis when conducting the PDP, per the ICANN Board’s recommendation. RESOLVED: 1. The GNSO Council adopts the PDP WG charter for Latin Script Diacritics and requests that the PDP WG be convened as soon as possible. 2. 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. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/Gnso-coun...>