Dear all, Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 15 February 2024, which will be posted shortly on the GNSO Council resolutions <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/202...> page. 20240215-1 CONSENT AGENDA Motion to Confirm GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Members and Leadership for 2024 Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Seconded by: Lawrence Olawale-Roberts Whereas, 1. The GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1) where applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related to the selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures such as ICANN review teams, 2) review and evaluate all relevant applicants/candidates, 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment recommendations for review and approval by Council, and 4) communicate selections to all interested parties. 2. The membership<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=64077781> of the SSC (9 members not including the ex-officio members) is reconfirmed annually and needs to be appointed and/or reconfirmed by the leadership of the appointing Stakeholder Groups and/or Constituencies. 3. Following reconfirmation each year, the SSC selects a Chair and one or two Vice-Chair(s) from its membership. 4. The SSC selected a leadership team for 2024, which is submitted for confirmation to the GNSO Council by way of this motion: * Karen Day to serve for a first term as Chair. * Segunfunmi Olajide to serve for a first term as Vice-Chair. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council confirms the SSC membership and leadership team for 2024: * Chair: Karen Day * Vice-Chair: Segunfunmi Olajide 2.The GNSO Council requests the ICANN org Support Staff to inform SSC that the membership and leadership team has been confirmed. 3.The GNSO Council thanks the members, Chair, and Vice-Chair for volunteering to serve on the SSC. Vote results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/gnso-coun...> 20240215-2 CONSENT AGENDA Motion to Confirm the GNSO-Nominated Mentor for the 2024 ICANN Fellowship Program Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Seconded by: Lawrence Olawale-Roberts Whereas, 1. On 13 December 2023, the GNSO announced<https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03jan24-en.htm%20https:...> that it was launching an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to solicit volunteers to serve in the capacity of a GNSO-nominated Fellowship Program Mentor for three consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN81. 2. The GNSO Council tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) with reviewing mentor applications and recommending one individual for the GNSO to nominate. 3. The SSC reviewed the applications received, taking into account the selection criteria outlined in the EOI announcement. 4. The SSC submitted its full consensus recommendation to the GNSO Council on 05 February 2024, by way of submission of the relevant motion. 5. The GNSO Council considered the recommendation of the SSC. Resolved, 1. The GNSO confirms the nomination of Mark Datysgeld to serve as an ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor for three consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN81. 2. The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to communicate the resolved #1 to the staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program. 3. The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to inform the nominated candidate that he has been selected. 4. The GNSO Council asks the GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those applicants who were not nominated, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise. Vote results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/gnso-coun...> 20240215-3 Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team Recommendations #1 and #2 – extending deferral of consideration by six months Submitted by Greg DiBiase Seconded by Prudence Malinki Whereas, The GNSO Council resolved<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#20221117-4> on 17 November 2022 to defer consideration of recommendations #1 and #2 of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team write up<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> until such time as the Data Processing Agreement (DPA) negotiations between ICANN org and Contracted Parties have completed and there is feedback from ICANN org on if/how it anticipates the requesting and processing of registration data will be undertaken in the context of measuring accuracy, or for six months, whichever is the shorter; Whereas, The GNSO Council wrote<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/gnso-c...> to ICANN org to obtain this feedback and received a response<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/gutter...> providing a status update on 14 March 2023 which was also presented during its April 2023 meeting; 1. ICANN org’s work on the scenarios that have been identified to review the accuracy of registration data and the data protection questions that arise from these scenarios is still ongoing; 2. Negotiations between ICANN org and Contracted Parties on a DPA have not completed yet. Whereas, ICANN org conducted a comprehensive assessment of the four scenarios and provided an update<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027397.html> on Registration Data Accuracy efforts on 19 October 2023, noting specifically: 1. it is unclear whether [the scenarios] would provide useful data to inform the Accuracy Scoping Team’s efforts; 2. the scenarios are not expected to provide data as it relates to identity verification of the registrant or veracity of the contact information (i.e., the data belongs to the data subject); 3. the costs associated with a full-scale registrar audit may be prohibitive when taking into account the relatively low level of insight the audit may yield; 4. ICANN does not have the authority to mandate collection of nonpublic registration data necessary to conduct reviews outside of auditing current contractual requirements; and 5. ICANN may not be able to demonstrate the purpose of some of the data processing outweighs the rights of the impacted data subject. Whereas, The GNSO Council discussed ICANN org’s update<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027397.html> during its meeting on 16 November 2023<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agend...> and noted that, barring (i) completion of the Data Processing Agreement, (ii) implementation of the NIS2 directive, or (iii) publication of the Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains (INFERMAL) Study, it may not be the appropriate time to consider the Accuracy Scoping Team’s recommendations. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council extends the deferral of consideration of recommendations #1 and #2 of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team write up<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> for an additional six months. 2. The GNSO Council commits to considering the Scoping Team recommendations at an earlier date if DPA negotiations have been completed before six months have passed or another significant event, such as the implementation of the NIS2 directive or the publication Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains (INFERMAL) Study, occurs before six months have passed. Vote results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/vote-result/gnso-coun...> Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO