Dear Councilors,

Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 22 April 2021. 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 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 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (0 minutes)

Action Item: 

• GNSO Council leadership to propose by the 20 May 2021 GNSO Council meeting how to address the items on the ADR in the 0-1-month range.

Item 3: Consent Agenda (10 minutes) 

• Acknowledgment of the GNSO Council liaison to Transfer Policy PDP - Greg Dibiase
• Approval of the Chair for the Transfer Policy PDP - Roger Carney

Action Item: 

• The GNSO Secretariat  to notify by Friday, 23 April 2021 Roger Carney of the Council acknowledgement of Greg Dibiase as Liaison and of approval of Roger Carney as Chair of the Transfer Policy PDP. [COMPLETED]

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE  - Second GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group (CRG) to nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (10 minutes)

Action Items: 

• The GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved #1 of the motion to the SO/AC Chairs and ICANN. [COMPLETED]
• The GNSO Secretariat to inform Donna Austin of the Council's decision.[COMPLETED]
• The GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those applicants who were not nominated, noting that all three candidates were highly qualified, thanking them for their interest and willingness to step forward for this role, and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise.[COMPLETED]

Item 5: COUNCIL BRIEFING - Briefing from CPH DNS Abuse Group (40 minutes)

Action Items: 

• GNSO Council Leadership to add DNS abuse as a discussion item for the agenda of the 20 May 2021 Council meeting.

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Wrap-up from the extraordinary meeting (15 minutes)

Action Item: GNSO Council leadership to provide the wrap-up from the extraordinary meeting on the Council email list by Friday, 30 April 2021. [COMPLETED 23 April 2021]

Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)

9.1 - Timeline for GNSO Chair election

Action Item: None.

9.2 - GNSO Council liaison to the SSAD Operational Design Phase

Action Item: Council leadership to share its proposed framework path forward for identifying the GNSO Council liaison to the SSAD ODP by the next GNSO Council meeting on 20 May 2021. [COMPLETED 23 April 2021]

9.3 - GNSO Review of ICANN70 GAC Communiqué

Action Item: None.

Thank you!

Nathalie