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1. The GNSO Council initiated the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project on 16 June 2021;
2. As part of this Framework, a Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) was established;
3. The previous chair of the CCOICI, Olga Cavalli had to step down from her role as Chair as well as GNSO Council representative to the WS2 Community Coordination Group (CCG) following her departure from the GNSO Council.
   
   

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council confirms Manju Chen as the Chair of the CCOICI.
2. The GNSO Council confirms that Manju Chen will serve as the GNSO Council representative to the WS2 Community Coordination Group (CCG) and requests her to report back to the GNSO Council on a regular basis on the status of the CCG’s deliberations.
3. The GNSO Council thanks Olga Cavalli for her service and Manju Chen for volunteering to take on this role.

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     4. The GNSO Council thanks Arinola Akinyemi and Alan Woods for volunteering to serve on the SSC leadership team.

Motion to adopt the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) WS2 Recommendations Report

Submitted by: Manju Chen

Seconded by: 

WHEREAS,

1. The GNSO Council initiated the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project on 16 June 2021;

      2. As part of this Framework, a Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) was established;

      3. On 9 March 2022 the GNSO Council directed the CCOICI to undertake the following WS2 items:

1. 1. Review the staff assessment of GNSO Council’s implementation status of Recommendation 2 Guidelines for Good Faith Conduct (2.1, 2.2) and Recommendation 6 SO/AC Accountability (6.1-6.5);
   2. Recommendation 1 Diversity – revisit Council’s initial prioritization and carry out implementation for applicable sub recommendations, if any;
   3. Recommendation 3 Human Rights Framework – carry out implementation from GNSO Council’s perspective;
   4. Recommendation 6.1.5 (non-mandatory) – discuss whether the GNSO Council wishes to implement, and if so, how to implement;
   5. Rank Recommendations 1, 2.3 and 3 from Council’s perspective to help inform the prioritization by the Community Coordination Group.

      4. The CCOICI commenced its deliberations on 30 March 2022 by reviewing the background briefing prepared by support staff and documented its progress as part of its work plan;

      5. The CCOICI submitted its recommendations report to the GNSO Council on 4 April 2022;

      6. The Council received a presentation and considered the report during its meeting on 17 November 2022.

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the CCOICI WS2 Recommendations Report;

      2. The GNSO Council directs GNSO Staff Support to communicate the WS2 status designations as outlined in the Recommendations Report to the relevant ICANN org colleagues to document the Council’s assessment of these recommendations;

      3. The GNSO Council directs GNSO Staff Support to move forward with the implementation recommendations related to 2.1.2. (Petition for Removal of Directors);

      4. In relation to 3 (Framework of Interpretation for Human Rights), the GNSO Council directs GNSO Staff Support to work on a proposed implementation of the recommendations, consulting relevant community experts as needed. This proposed implementation is to be reviewed by the GNSO Council before implementation;

      5. The GNSO Council thanks the CCOICI for its work and expresses its appreciation to Olga Cavalli, who served until recently as the Chair of the CCOICI.