Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council sessions held in October 2018 during ICANN63 in Barcelona. Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council sessions 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<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_R...>. 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 MEETINGS AT ICANN63 (GNSO COUNCIL MEETING AND COUNCIL WRAP-UP) GNSO COUNCIL MEETING - 24 OCTOBER 2018 - PART 1 Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List Action Items: * IANA Function Review (IFR) Team - Council to consider how best to coordinate co-chair selection with ccNSO, which will be responsible for selecting the ccNSO co-chair. * Effects to GDD projects from GDPR - Council to reach out to GDD staff to request a written update on which projects involving / affecting the GNSO have been paused or otherwise impacted by GDPR compliance, as well as detailed rationale for actions taken. Item 3: Consent Agenda Voting Results: * Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Action items: * GNSO Secretariat to inform the GAC leadership the the GNSO Council has re-appointed Julf Helsingius to the role of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee until the end of the ICANN AGM 2019. * ICANN staff to provide the GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the Board regarding Adoption of the Final Recommendations from the Reconvened Policy Development Process Working Group on Red Cross National Society and International Movement Names. Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Confirmation of Standing Committee on ICANN’s Budget and Operations Charter Voting Results: * Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Action items: * GNSO Secretariat to launch a fresh call for volunteers per the membership criteria outlined in the SCBO Charter as soon as possible. Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0 Voting Results: * Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Action Items: * Council leadership to work with ICANN staff to work on the roll out of an Implementation Plan based on the GNSO PDP 3.0 Final Report and Recommendations, prior to the Strategic Planning Session at the latest. * Council leadership/staff to report on a quarterly basis on the status of implementation. Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – Termination of the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS Policy Development Process Voting Results: * Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Action Items: * The GNSO Chair to share the Termination Summary as well as the Council decision to terminate the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS Policy Development Process with the ICANN Board for its information. * GNSO Secretariat will inform the RDS PDP WG of the decision to terminate the PDP. Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Action Items: * Council leadership/staff to develop a summary document to capture concerns and issues with the PDP, as well as next step options available to the Council. Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE – Temporary Specification for Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process - Recurring Update Action Items: * Council leadership to consider scheduling an update call prior to the November Council meeting, depending on the status of the EPDP’s Initial Report. Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS Action Items: * SSC to reach out to Ergys Ramaj to better understand the time commitment for the ICANN Fellowship Mentoring Program. GNSO COUNCIL MEETING - 24 OCTOBER 2018 - PART 2 Item 2. Election of the Chair Action Items: * GNSO Secretariat to inform the Board and the Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days following each election and runoff ballot, whether successful or unsuccessful. [COMPLETE] Item 3: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Empowered Community Roles and Responsibilities – GNSO Operating Procedures Templates and Guideline Development Action Items: * Noting that the previous drafting team is disbanded, ICANN staff to conduct a new call for volunteers, which could include Councilors and appointees from SG/Cs (and former members). * ICANN staff to send to the GNSO Council the link to Google Drive folder, which contains current working drafts. GNSO COUNCIL WRAP-UP - 25 OCTOBER 2018 1. GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communiqué - Volunteers for drafting team Action Items: * Volunteers (Julf Helsingius, Michele Neylon, Martin SIlva Valent, Tatiana Tropina, Rafik Dammak, and Pam Little) to prepare draft response for GNSO Council consideration and submission to the Board. * ICANN Staff to prepare GNSO Council review of the GAC Communiqué Template 2. Council liaisons - Status of Council liaisons Action Items: * ICANN staff to identify efforts that require new Council liaisons and circulate to the Council email list (target end of November to fill vacancies). 3. GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration confirmation Action Items: * GNSO Secretariat to inform the Empowered Community administration of the interim appointment of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community administration. * Council Leadership to meet to decide who is to be designated as GNSO Representative to the EC Admin. Following this determination, this decision is to be confirmed by the GNSO Council as part of the agenda. The decision on the designation of the permanent representative to the EC Admin is then communicated to the ICANN Secretary and EC Admin. (see https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/process-cr...) 4. Public comment periods Action Items: * ICANN staff to add the topic of the ICANN reserve fund and its funding sources to the November GNSO Council meeting. * ICANN staff to provide Board motion language and related rationale. * Erika Mann to prepare initial thoughts on possible GNSO Council public comment response to the CCWG Auction Proceeds. 5. Strategic Planning Session Action Items: * Council members to make travel arrangements for Strategic Planning Session (notice should have been received from Constituency Travel - in case of questions, please contact gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>) * Council leadership and ICANN staff to work on first draft of the agenda for Council review * Council leadership and ICANN staff to prepare a set of resources (e.g., opening remarks from Cherine, blog posts) to facilitate preparation for SPS and provide to Council for their review. 6. Membership of Standing Committee on ICANN’s Budget and Operations Action Items: * None - already captured above. 7. Schedule of GNSO Council meetings for 2019 Action Items: * ICANN staff to insert placeholder meetings in January and/or February to hold a special Council meeting for consideration of the EPDP draft Final Report. 8. ICANN64 Meeting planning Action Items: * None 9. PDP 3.0 Action Items: * None - already captured above. 10. ATRT3 Action Items: * Council members to be aware that selection of ATRT3 nominees is in process and may require Council confirmation shortly in line with the deadline that has been provided. Thank you, Kind regards, Nathalie -- Nathalie Peregrine Manager, Operations Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine@icann.org <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gns...>