Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 21 July 2022. Please refer to the Action Item page 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.

Item 3: Consent Agenda

• Appointment of Sebastien Ducos as the replacement for Heather Forrest as the GNSO representative on the ICANN Fellowship Selection Committee.

Action Items: 

1. On behalf of the GNSO Council, the GNSO Secretariat notifies the staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Selection Committee that the Council has appointed Sebastien Ducos as the replacement for Heather Forrest as the GNSO representative on the Committee.
2. On behalf of the GNSO Council, the GNSO Secretariat thanks Heather Forrest for her service on the Fellowship Selection Committee and Sebastien Ducos for stepping into the role of the GNSO representative on the Committee on an interim basis.

• Confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of recommendations 1-5 contained in the Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs.

Action Items: 

1. On behalf of the GNSO Council leadership, the GNSO Secretariat notifies the Support Staff of the ICANN Board of Directors of the GNSO Council’s confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of recommendations 1-5 contained in the Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs.
2. GNSO Council Chair to send a note to the ICANN Board of Directors offering to brief the Board on the Recommendations Report to ensure the opportunity for dialogue and to help inform the Board’s consideration of the PDP recommendations.

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of the GNSO Guidance Process on Applicant Support

Action Items:

1. The vote on the motion is deferred until the 25 August 2022 GNSO Council meeting.
2. In the GGP Initiation Request Method of Operation structure Staff to revise the document to: 

a. make it clear that groups can replace their representatives if desired; and 

b. Reduce the size of the Steering Group.

Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Policy Status Report for the Expired Domain Deletion Policy and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy - Next Steps

Action Items: GNSO Council leadership on behalf of Council to request from:

1. The Registrar Stakeholder Group any data they may have concerning any issues relating to the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP); and
2. ICANN Compliance for data and/or an update on expiration-related complaints relating to the EDDP and the ERRP.

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - PDP Improvements Tracker - Review of Format

Action Items: Staff support to make the PDP Improvements Tracker available on the wiki and to work with Council leadership on planning substantive review of improvements and next steps identified.

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Council Commitments Document

Action Items: GNSO Council leadership to finalize the Council Commitments document based on input received by 15 August 2022 for consideration by the Council at the 25 August meeting.

Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 – Last call for input on the Council’s response to SubPro Question Set #4

Action Items: GNSO Councilors to provide input on the list, if any, in one week (by Wednesday, 27 July) for SubPro Question Set #4 and in two weeks (by Wednesday, 03 August) for Question Set #5.

8.2 – ICANN75 Planning

Action Items: None.

8.3 – GNSO liaison to the GAC - Scope of Council review of the GAC Communiqué

Action Items: 

1. The GNSO Council to discuss on the list in relation to the GNSO Liaison to the GAC the suggestion to incorporate term limits.  See the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role description at: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/request-liaison-gac-23sep21-en.pdf. 
2. The GNSO Council should consider and provide input as soon as possible on whether the current liaison should continue in the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC and possible conflict with the SubPro Liaison role.

8.4 - Update on the GNSO Council's Strategic Planning Session (SPS).

Action Items: Council members to communicate by 12 August at the latest whether they are planning to attend the SPS in person. Council members to respond to the SPS input survey as soon as possible.