Dear Councillors, Please find the action items from the GNSO Council call on 21 May 2015. Since some of the action items are time sensitive, your urgent attention would be appreciated. Potential drafting team on Auction proceeds Action Items: * Provide written update to clarify the status of the drafting team (Jonathan Robinson) * Auction Proceeds will be a potential topic for community discussion at the 'High Interest Session' on Monday, 22 June 2015 and a 'Workshop' on Wednesday 24 June 2015 in Buenos Aires. * Provide questions and comments for these sessions (All). Item 5: DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG Accountability Action Item Councillors and members of the respective groups are encouraged assist their groups to provide comments and questions during the public comment period<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en> on Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) (All) Item 6: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL DECISION - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance Action Items: * Convey to the Cross-Community Working Group Internet Governance that no objections were recorded to the interpretation of the section on observers in the CCWG IG charter (Staff) * Communicate on the mailing list that Carlos Raúl Gutierrez is the appointed Council liaison to the Cross-Community Working Group Internet Governance (Staff) Item 7: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL GUIDANCE -Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs Action Items: * The gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group to talk directly to the Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs (RySG Councillors) * Council to discuss the issue with the GAC - Council leaders commit to commence the communication with the GAC leadership (Chair / Staff) * Request guidance from the Council by posting the substantive issues to the Council list (Heather Forrest) * Heather Forrest to track the outcomes of the discussion and ensure that the Council is responding to the request (Heather Forrest) * Call for additional GNSO participation to the Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs (Staff) Item 8: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL GUIDANCE -IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group Action Items: * Determine the scope of GNSO GAC related issues which could be worked through by the Council leaders and Staff as agenda topics for the joint GAC GNSO meetings in Buenos Aires (Chair / Vice Chairs / Staff) * Topic for future Council discussion: Introduction of changes to Registry agreements through private negotiations relative to the Policy Development Process and whether this is appropriate (Philip Corwin). Item 9: UPDATE FOR SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION -New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group Action Item: Review documentation<https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg> before Buenos Aires for discussion at the working group meeting (All). Item 10: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy Action Item: Urgent request to provide drafting team with feedback on the initial proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-29apr15-en.pdf> especially with regard to Meeting B before the proposals go the other Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees for comments and input (URGENT - All). Item 11: UPDATE - Progress on GNSO Review (10 minutes) Action Items: * Councillors are encouraged to review the GNSO Review report<https://community.icann.org/display/GR2/GNSO+Review+2014+Home> (All) * Inform Staff if Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies wish to meet with the Westlake team and the GNSO Review Working Party during Constituency Day in Buenos Aires so that time slots can be arranged.(All) Please let me know if you have any questions or if anything has been missed. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org