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Potential Council next steps regarding DNS abuse  – TO MONITOR THIS and assess for ALAC input opportunities.

28 Oct 2021

• A Council small team (comprising Thomas Rickert, Mark Datysgeld, Wisdom Donkor, Kristian Ormen, Maxim Alzoba, Sebastien Ducos) to draft potential GNSO Council next steps regarding DNS abuse. 

ICANN Org Discussion paper on Modifying gTLD Consensus Policies –  TO MONITOR THIS and assess for ALAC input opportunities.

28 Oct 2021

• A Council small team (comprising John McElwaine, Maxim Alzoba, Stephanie Perrin, Antonia Chu, Thomas Rickert and possibly others) to review the Discussion Paper on Modifying gTLD Consensus Policies and develop a draft response. 

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP)

16 Dec 2021

• Council approved a Project Change Request (PCR) to update charter topics considered in Phase 1 of the TPR-PDP by moving the topic of NACK (rejection of transfer request) of an unauthorized transfer to Phase 1a scope from Phase 2.

Specific Curative Rights Protection for IGOs EPDP

16 Dec 2021

• Council approved a Project Change Request (PCR) to extend this EPDP WG's project timeline to 4 Apr 2022 to deliver its final report, while noting RrSG concerns around the EPDP moving out of the scope of its charter

18 Nov 2021

• Public Comment on the EPDP WG's Initial Report closed on 24 Oct 2021
• EPDP WG currently reviewing comments received on its 6 recommendations, for purposes of producing its Final Report
• Project plan is expected to be extended from end 2021 to some time in Q1 of 2022

Internationalized Domain Names EPDP

16 Dec 2021

• Council Leadership to draft a response to the ICANN Board’s letter regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0.

18 Nov 2021

• Council has yet to discuss its approach for the response to the ICANN Board’s letter regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0.

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

18 Nov 2021

• Council received notice that the CANN Board has selected two members of the Board to serve as liaisons to this Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team. They are Becky Burr and Harald Alvestrand (alternate).
• Council has acknowledged the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan

Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data / System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Phase (SSAD ODP);  See: https://www.icann.org/ssadodp for more official info

16 Dec 2021

• Council did not discuss GAC's letter of 15 Dec 2021 to Council regarding SSAD ODP
• A closed session is held for Council and EPDP Phase 2 members only on 20 Dec 2021

Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase (SubPro ODP);  See: https://www.icann.org/subpro-odp for more official info

20 Dec 2021

• ICANN org announces that ICANN GDS has informed ICANN Board that it is beginning this ODP in January 2022.

16 Dec 2021

• Council mainly considered the process for SubPro ODP interactions between the GNSO ODP Liaison and the ICANN Org's SubPro ODP Team - Councillors are meant to take suggested responses of the GSNO ODP Liaison to SubPro ODP Team's preliminary questions (Question Set #1) back to their respective SG/C for feedback to enable finalization and timeous relay of agreed responses to the SubPro ODP Team.
• ICANN Org has a public archive of engagement on the topic.

23 Nov 2021

• ICANN Org is still in internal project organization mode although GDD has posed a first set of questions to the GNSO ODP Liaison, Jeff Neuman.
• Formal kick-off of the ODP only expected at end of Nov 2021, thereafter proceeds for an approximate 10 months.