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GNSO Council Meeting #11 of 2021 will be held on 18 Nov 2021

Full Agenda  |  Motions

• Item 1: Administrative Matters
• Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List
• Item 3: Consent Agenda 
• Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Revised GNSO Councilor Job Description for the Nominating Committee
• Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update From the Universal Acceptance Steering Group
• Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session
• Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Thought Exercise Paper Modifying Consensus Policy
• Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

• Item 1: Administrative Matters
  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 09 October 2021.
• Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update From the Universal Acceptance Steering Group
  • Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG, will provide an update on the progress of the UASG and explore the role the GNSO might play in enhancing universal acceptance
• Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Thought Exercise Paper Modifying Consensus Policy
  • On 25 October 2021, Philippe Fouquart shared a thought paper drafted by the ICANN org, which has been developed “considering what procedures are in place for modifying consensus policies, and where there may be gaps, ambiguities, or opportunities for additional collaboration.” The Council has since convened a small team, which will also seek volunteers from all SG/Cs, as the topic is of importance beyond just the Council. As this team is being convened, it is perhaps nevertheless helpful to seek impressions from Councilors that could feed into the small team’s deliberations.
  • Council to discuss paper.
• Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
  • 8.1 Update on the approach for the response to the ICANN Board’s letter regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0
  • 8.2 Update on the GNSO Council response to the ICANN72 GAC Communique
  • 8.3 Acknowledgement of the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan

GNSO Council meeting held 06:00 UTC 

Coordinated Universal Time: 06:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/36vkby2e 

(Wednesday) 22:00 Los Angeles; (Thursday) 01:00 Washington DC; 06:00 London; 07:00 Paris; 09:00 Moscow; 17:00 Melbourne 

GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92495986646?pwd=Tk5nQzNkUlBrUDBISkxkL2RUYzFXZz09 

GNSO Council Meeting #10 of 2021 was held on 27 Oct 2021 during ICANN 72, over 2 parts:

Part 1 Full Agenda  |  Motions

• Item 1: Administrative Matters
• Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List
• Item 3: Consent Agenda
• Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - EPDP Phase 2A Final Report
• Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Revised GNSO Councilor Job Description for the Nominating Committee
• Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GDS Update on the Framework for the Policy Status Report Framework on the UDRP
• Item 7: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Part 2 Full Agenda

• Item 1. Seating of the 2021 / 2022 Council
• Item 2. Election of the Chair
• Item 3. Election of GNSO Council Vice Chair 2021-2022
• Item 4. Any Other Business

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

Under Part 1 Agenda

• Item Item 1: Administrative Matters
  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 19 August 2021 were posted on 04 September 2021

  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 08 October 2021.

• Item 3: Consent Agenda
  • Jeff Neuman was appointed as (GNSO Council liaison to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase and re-appointed as GNSO liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee 
• Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - EPDP Phase 2A Final Report
  • Council approved the EPDP Phase 2A Final Report and recommends to the ICANN Board of Directors the adoption of the EPDP Phase 2A recommendations #1 – 4 by way of resolution passed by a unanimity of the CPH Councillors and a 61.54% majority of NCPH Councillors, meeting the GNSO Supermajority requirement**
  • There were five objections to the motion:
    - Carlton Samuels, Non Contracted Party House (NCPH) NomCom Appointee (NCA): statement
    - John McElwaine and Susan Payne (temporary alternate for Flip Petillion), IPC: statement
    - Marie Pattullo and Mark Datysgeld, Business Constituency (BC): statement

** A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (A) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (B) three-fourths (3/4) of the Council members of one House and a majority of the Council members of the other House.

Under Part 2 Agenda

• Items 2 and 3: Leadership of GNSO Council 2021-2022
  • Chair: Philippe Fouquart, Non Contracted Party House
  • Vice Chair, Non-Contracted Party House: Tomslin Samme-Nlar
  • Vice Chair, Contracted Party House: Sebastien Ducos

Analysis and/or Action taken by Liaison

• Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - EPDP Phase 2A Final Report

•  Notify ALAC Chair Maureen Hilyard, CPWG Co-Chairs Olivier Crepin-Leblond and Jonathan Zuck, and ALAC Representatives to the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Alan Greenberg and Hadia Elminiawi on result of Council vote
•  Monitor CPWG deliberations at 3 Nov call onwards for reactions / any further action required