Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 16 April 2020.

Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions.  

Please ensure your wiki logins are up to date as all Action Items have been assigned to councilors and/or staff and posted on the Action Item wiki page here. If you are logged into the wiki when you go to that page, your name will be highlighted alongside the action item assigned to you. 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 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)

Action Item: None 

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes)

Action Item: None 

Item 3: Consent Agenda (0 minutes) 

Action Item: None

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (10 minutes)

Action Item: None

Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Work Prioritization - 2020 Work Plan / Impact From Coronavirus (25 minutes)

Action Item: 

• GNSO Councilors to review the draft 2020 work plan and provide input on the Council list by 1 May 2020; next steps regarding the work plan are expected to be discussed during the May 2020 Council meeting. 

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Report from the Transfer Policy Scoping Team (15 minutes)

Action Item:

• GNSO Councilors to review the Report from the Transfer Policy Scoping Team and engage with their respective SG/C in preparation for the Council vote on the request for an Issue Report during the May 2020 Council meeting. 

Item 7: Registration Directory Service (RDS) - Program Management (35 minutes)

Action Item:

• GNSO Leadership, in collaboration with other interested Council members and support staff, to develop a path forward for the RDS program management, in particular the next steps regarding the EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 27 Wave 1 Report, with the aim to provide an update during the May 2020 Council meeting. 

Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (15 minutes)

8.1 - GNSO Chair election timeline announced 

8.2 - EPDP Phase 2 Initial Report and latest EPDP Project Package - Any questions? 

8.3 - RDS data accuracy - possible next steps? 

8.4 - Expectations for ICANN68 (if virtual)? 

8.5 - Letter from the ICANN Board regarding a potential impasse concerning the implementation of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7, related to Thick WHOIS Transition Policy.

Action Item:

• Keith Drazek to initiate the Council list discussion on the ICANN Board letter regarding the EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7.