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

3.1 – Confirmation of leadership for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC)

Standing Selection Committee Charter (15 March 2017): https://community.icann.org/x/zb-RAw


Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Process and criteria for selection of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration

Motion to confirm the process and criteria for selection of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+June+2017


Item 5. COUNCIL VOTE – Initiation of a Drafting Team to Consider Changing the Name of the GNSO

Motion to initiate a Drafting Team to consider changing the name of the GNSO: https://community.icann.org/x/KgXfAw


Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Updated Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance 

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

Resolution for Conditional participation of the GNSO as a Chartering Organization for the Cross Community Working Group to discuss Internet governance (CWG-IG) issues affecting ICANN (7 November 2016):  https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions - 20161107-3

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


Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Fundamental Bylaw Changes

Notice from the ICANN organization to the Empowered Community Administration on Board approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments (23 May 2017): https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/bm/secretarys-notice-2-redacted-23may17-en.pdf

Board resolution to approve Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4, Section 4.2 of the ICANN Bylaws (18 May 2017): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-05-18-en#1.c


Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names 

Final Report of the Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names: https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ctn-final-paper-15jun17-en.pdf


Item 9. UPDATE – Initiation of the GNSO’s Section 16 Process for Amending Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations Relating to Certain Red Cross Movement Names 

ICANN58 dialogue to discuss possible ways of reconciling inconsistent GAC advice and GNSO policy recommendations relating to National Society names of the Red Cross Movement and the two names of the international components of the Movement (11 March 2017): http://sched.co/9xr2

Board resolution requesting that the GNSO Council initiate the process outlined in Section 16 of the GNSO’s Policy Development Process (PDP) Manual (16 March 2017): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelim-report-2017-03-16-en#2.e.i

GNSO Council resolution to initiate the policy amendment process on specific Red Cross names (3 May 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-07may17-en.pdf


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