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ICANN57 Meeting Planning

James Bladel, Heather Forrest

• Councilors to contribute comments to the email thread on the Council mailing list regarding suggestions for improving planning and decision making on GNSO sessions. (COMPLETED)
• Council leadership to send a note explaining the proposed process for reviewing meeting requests. (COMPLETED)
• Councilors to ensure they begin the visa application process in a timely manner

Letter received from Cherine Chalaby (http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-15jan15-en.pdf) noting that the NGPC plans to talk further with the GAC and IGOs at ICANN 52 and would share any updates immediately following those meetings.

At ICANN55, representatives of the Red Cross met with the GNSO Council leadership to discuss possible next steps. The Red Cross representatives briefed the Council during the meeting on 14 April on the scope of the Red Cross’ continuing request for permanent protections for those of its national society and international movement identifiers that are not currently covered by the policy recommendations that have been adopted by the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. Following this briefing, a draft letter has been prepared to be sent to the ICANN Board on this topic.

This topic was further discussed during the GNSO meeting with individual board members in Helsinki. Specific action items coming out of that meeting:

• Board – develop decision tree regarding IGO/INGO, which includes consideration of curative rights
• Staff – send IGO/INGO/RCRC comparison chart to Board

On 22 August, a note was received from Chris Disspain on this topic (see https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/disspain-to-gnso-council-22aug16-en.pdf)

Councilors to send comments on Chris’ note via email to the Council list

Discussion deferred to next meeting, where it will be moved higher up in the agenda to ensure there is adequate time for deliberation with a view toward Council action at ICANN57 in Hyderabad.

Council leadership to send a note to the Council providing further details in relation to the reason for this topic being on the agenda. (COMPLETED)

Discussion to continue, with SGs and Constituencies encouraged to continue to contribute comments, with a view of concluding on the request for validation during the next Council meeting.

The GNSO Council directs staff to move ahead with the identified next steps including:

• integrating the inclusion of the proposed PDP Charter as part of the Preliminary Issue Report;
  
• development of draft guidelines for the use and application for face-to-face facilitated PDP WG meetings for Council review and adoption, and;
  
• developing a survey to assess the familiarity that the community has with the different newcomer and training tools as well as their perceived usefulness (COMPLETED)

COMPLETED

Council to confirm change of dates as a result of change in dates of ICANN57

GNSO Secretariat to inform the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies of the extended selection timeline (Nominations Accepted for Candidates - 1 OCT 2016; Council Chairs consider candidates and notify first choice - 20 OCT; Chairs submit motion to Council by 28 OCT for consideration during Council meeting on 7 NOV; GAC Leadership notified of new Liaison by 9 NOV). (COMPLETED)

Council leadership to initiate discussion on a proposed way forward on next steps for the GNSO concerning the Implementation Advisory Group Recommendations, including whether or not, and when, the motion should be reintroduced

Council leadership to request input from SG/Cs as well as new gTLD Subsequent procedures PDP Working Group on questions raised in the ICANN Board letter in time for next GNSO Council meeting in view of crafting a consensus response by the Council.

COMPLETED

Staff to circulate to Council mailing