Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council call held on the 20 December 2018.

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

Please also note the action items pertaining to reviewing both the PDP3.0 Implementation Plan and the GNSO Strategic Planning Session agenda which are assigned to all councilors.

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.

ACTION ITEMS FROM THE GNSO COUNCIL MEETING 20 DECEMBER 2018

Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action Items List

Action Items:

• Council leadership to develop draft response to the Cross Community Engagement Group on Internet Governance, providing input on the GNSO Council’s expected engagement with the group.

Item 3: Consent Agenda

Action items:

• GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the Barcelona GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board and inform GAC Chair.
• GNSO Secretariat to communicate to staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program that Andrew Mack has been selected as the program mentor for a period of one year.
• GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those who applied to be the mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program who were not nominated, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise
• GNSO Secretariat to inform Heather Forrest that the she has been confirmed to serve as the GNSO representative to the ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee for the remainder of the 2-year term.
• Support staff to the Standing Selection Committee (SSC) to inform the SSC that the leadership team has been confirmed.

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms

Action items:

• Council leadership and Council to continue developing proposed path forward for the Working Group’s Final Report.

Item 5: COUNCIL UPDATE – Temporary Specification for Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process - Recurring Update

Action Items:

• ICANN staff to send reminder of public comment close date.
• Council leadership to prepare draft response to Board letter that inquired about deadlines and back-ups plans.
• GNSO Secretariat to send final response to Cherine Chalaby and the ICANN Board.

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Reserve Fund

Action Items:

• Keith Drazek to send note to Council list, soliciting additional comments on guidance / principles for how the reserve fund should be replenished.
• Depending upon feedback received, Council leadership to prepare draft letter to communicate Council concerns.
• GNSO Secretariat to send final response to Cherine Chalaby and the ICANN Board.

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0 Implementation Plan

Action Items:

• Councilors to review PDP 3.0 Implementation Plan and provide input to Council list, preferably in advance of the Strategic Planning Session.

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - 2019 Strategic Planning Session

Action Items:

• Councilors to review draft Strategic Planning Session agenda and determine if they want to volunteer to help lead / contribute to any portions of the agenda.

Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Action Items:

• Council to consider commenting on ICANN Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 here (11 February 2019 close date): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/strategic-plan-2018-12-20-en [volunteers: ]
• Council to consider commenting on the Updated Operating Standards for Specific Reviews here (11 February 2019 close date): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/reviews-standards-2018-12-17-en [volunteers: Rafik Dammak, Elsa Saade]

Thank you,

Kind regards,

Nathalie

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Nathalie Peregrine

Manager, Operations Support (GNSO)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 

Email: nathalie.peregrine@icann.org 

Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann

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