Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 13 February 2025. Please refer to the Action Item page<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 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. GNSO Council meeting on 13 February 2025. Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes) Confirm the GNSO-nominated ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor and Selection Committee Member positions Mentor: Glen De Saint Géry Selection Committee Member: Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot Action Items: 1. The GNSO Council confirms the nomination of Glen De Saint Géry to serve as a 2025 ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor for three consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN84. 2. The GNSO Council confirms the nomination of Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot to serve as a 2025 ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee Member for six consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN84. 3. The GNSO Secretariat communicates the resolved #1 and #2 clauses to the staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program. 4. The GNSO Secretariat informs the appointed candidates that they have been selected. 5. The GNSO Secretariat sends a response to those applicants who were not appointed, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise. Confirm the Latin Script Diacritics PDP WG Chair Michael Bauland Action Items: 1. The GNSO Council confirms the nomination of Michael Bauland to serve as the Latin Script Diacritics PDP WG Chair. 1. The GNSO Secretariat informs the appointed candidate that he has been selected. 2. The GNSO Secretariat sends a response to those applicants who were not appointed, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise. Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on ICANN’s Enforcement of DNS Abuse Mitigation Requirements - Six Month Progress Update (15 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Councilors to discuss within their groups the information provided by ICANN Org Compliance and the ICANN Webinar<https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-webinar-to-discuss-infe...> that will discuss INFERMAL, a Project Focused on Malicious Domain Registrations, scheduled for 19 February, in preparation for a discussion on next steps on DNS abuse. ​​ Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps for Policy and Implementation Policy Status Report (15 minutes) Action Items: The GNSO Council directs the Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI) to review the Policy and Implementation (P&I) Policy Status Report (PSR) and to present the Council with a draft implementation plan, and questions for consideration, if any. GNSO Support Staff to send an email to the SCCI, updating them on the Council request on Review of the P&I PSR. Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - EPDP Phase 1 on the Temporary Specification - Implementation Question re: Billing Contact (20 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Council Leadership and staff to develop options for Councilors to consider with respect to processes to address the issue of Billing Contact for discussion at the ICANN82 Council Working Session on 09 March. Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Outcomes of Strategic Planning Session (10 minutes) Action Items: GNSO Council leadership to send an email update to Councilors on the outcomes of the SPS. Item 9: Any Other Business (10 minutes) 9.1 - ICANN82 planning update Action Items: Reminder that the Pre-ICANN82 GNSO Council Webinar scheduled for Thursday, 20 February at 21:00 UTC for 60 minutes is mandatory for GNSO Council members and day before reminder email will be sent to the council. 9.2 - Discussion of Request for LinkedIn Post re: Human Rights Checklist Action Items: GNSO Council leadership and staff to propose a process for LinkedIn postings for Council consideration. Staff to send out a sign up form to Council for the gnso-pr-officer email list. 9.3 - Volunteer needed to be the GNSO Liaison to the Latin Diacritics Action Items: GNSO Support Staff to send an email to the Council list to issue a call for volunteers for the GNSO Liaison to the Latin Diacritics PDP. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO