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

Projects List: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project

Action Items List: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items


Item 3. Consent Agenda

Motion to confirm James Bladel as the GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community: https://community.icann.org/x/DWfwAw 


Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Proposed Fundamental Bylaw Changes 

Notice to the Empowered Community (EC) that the ICANN Board approved amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws to move the Board Governance Committee’s reconsideration responsibilities to another Board Committee (23 May 2017): https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/bm/secretarys-notice-2-redacted-23may17-en.pdf

ICANN Board resolution to approve proposed Fundamental Bylaws Change to move Board Governance Committee's reconsideration responsibilities to another Board committee (18 May 2017): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-05-18-en#1.c

Motion to approve the fundamental Bylaw changes: https://community.icann.org/x/DWfwAw


[PLACEHOLDER] Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Petition for a Rejection Action of the FY18 Operating Plan and Budget

ICANN's post-IANA Stewardship Transition Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en

Placeholder motion - Petition for a Rejection Action of the FY19 Operating Plan and Budget: https://community.icann.org/x/DWfwAw


Item 6. COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique from Johannesburg

GAC Johannesburg Communique (29 June 2017): https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132037/GAC%20ICANN59%20Communique_Final.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1498747877729&api=v2

Draft GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique from Johannesburg (9 July 2017)https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/icann59-draft-response-gac-communique-09jul17-en.pdf

Motion to adopt the GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique from Johannesburg: https://community.icann.org/x/DWfwAw


Item 7: COUNCIL Vote – Next steps in relation to Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance 

Framework of Uniform Principles for Cross Community Working Groups (16 September 2016): http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/uniform-framework-principles-recommendations-16sep16-en.pdf

GNSO Council resolution conditioning the future participation of the GNSO as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) upon a comprehensive review of the group’s Charter by the CCWG-IG (7 November 2016): https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions - 20161107-3

Written report provided by the CCWG-IG on its 2016 activity and a draft revised Charter (10th March 2017): http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-March/019816.html

Motion to vote on the next steps in relation to Charter for the CCWG IG: https://community.icann.org/x/DWfwAw


Item 8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Possible Change to the Name of the GNSO


Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names 

Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names (CWG-UCTN) Final Paper (15 June 2017): https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ctn-final-paper-15jun17-en.pdf

Letter from the CWG-UCTN co-Chairs to GNSO and ccNSO Council Chairs reporting that the Final Paper has been published (25 June 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence


Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – PLANNING FOR ICANN60

Draft Block Schedule ICANN60 (27 June 2017):  https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/icann60-draft-prelim-block-schedule-27jun17-en.pdf



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