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GNSO Council Meeting #10 of 2021 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

For notes on highlighted items click on MATTERS OF INTEREST tab above

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

Under Part 1 Agenda

• 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.

Action by ALAC Liaison

•  On 28 Oct 2021: 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 on EPDP Phase 2A Final Report
•  Monitor onward CPWG deliberations (from 3 Nov to 31 Dec) for reactions / any further action required

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

Meeting Record