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Justine Chew is currently serving as the ALAC Liaison

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the GNSO. She was selected by the ALAC in October 2021 and took on the role on Thursday, 28 October 2021 at the end of the ICANN72 AGM.

In January  2021, Hadia El Miniawi and Justine Chew agreed to shadow ALAC Liaison to the GNSO in preparation for appoingments appointments to be made in advance of the ICANN#72 AGM AGM. 

Previously serving ALAC Liaisons to the GNSO Council:

In 2017, the ALAC re-appointed Cheryl Langdon-Orr served as the ALAC Liaison to Liaison to the GNSO for the period a fifth and final term of office, between the 2017 2020 AGM to the 2018 AGM. 2021 ICANN#72 AGM, having been appointed on 10 September 2016.  Please read my farewell report

Olivier Crepin-Leblond served as the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council from March 7th, 2015, to the end of the AGM at the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin 2015, and from September 22, 2015, through to ICANN 57 Hyderabad November 2016.

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*to the DNSO was Thomas Roessler  2002-2003 (in October 2003 the Names Council of the DNSO become the GNSO) and 2003-Feb 2005   

Bret Fausett 2005-2006

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Upcoming meetings of interest during ICANN 72 -  you must register to attend and receive the Zoom link details ... Remember the ICANN71GNSOPolicy Briefing document provides a snapshot of the status of GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) working groups/teams, and information about other GNSO policy-related activities.

The meetings of the GNSO are archived and listed below with the most recent meetings first, with complete details including recordings from pages listed HERE by year (along with other GNSO Meeting records).

2021 meetings that are still to be held.

The proposed upcoming dates for the GNSO Council Meetings in 2020 2021 are as follows. (dates removed as they are completed and detailed in the section below)          27 October   1900 UTC

18 November  1900 UTC

16 December   1900 UTC

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Formal Minutes for the Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures can be found below:

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GNSO Council Meeting Agenda's and Records for 2021 will be listed  below when available:

27 October 2021 19:30 UTC, being held during ICANN 72

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Session Details

• Zoom participation links will be published 24 hours before the session starts. For more information on how to participate, visit: https://72.schedule.icann.org/participation-tools

GNSO Policy Briefing for ICANN72: https://go.icann.org/gnsobriefing

Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/8gBmCg

Motions: https://community.icann.org/x/_gBmCg

Documents: https://community.icann.org/x/_ABmCg

A second part of this meeting will be held later that day at 2200 UTC  as a continuation of the earlier Council session that will deal mainly with administrative matters which include the seating of the new Council and the election of the chair and vice-chairs.

GNSO Policy Briefing for ICANN72: https://go.icann.org/gnsobriefing

Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/9gBmCg

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Please find below the audio recording, zoom recording (audio, visual, rough transcript) and zoom chat of the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 23 September 2021 at 19:00 UTC.

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Zoom Chat: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/B7ktDEs91fasAbwVV0r7-K2OjmzqFFTsPmsVeFjETtXd2t-eWqpOqlkIi96HosHGlKuUHZm0mdD0lXji.qW8Qp4lcC8Q_d2Jr

Full MInutes will be added here when released.

GNSO Council Agenda 23 September 2021 

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Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://community.icann.org/x/D4JLCg 

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GNSO Council meeting held 19:00 UTC 

Coordinated Universal Time: 19:00 UTC:  https://tinyurl.com/jw684set [tinyurl.com] 

12:00 Los Angeles; 15:00 Washington DC; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris; 22:00 Moscow; (Friday) 05:00 Melbourne 

GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation: https://icann.zoom.us/j/99190199531?pwd=UG0vRTYrS2VyK1hZNUtCWjRXYlo1QT09 [icann.zoom.us] 

 

Councilors Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.

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Resolutions and recordings from the Meeting of August 19 2021.  Full Minutes uploaded below; 

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To initiate the EPDP for Specific Curative Rights Mechanisms for IGOs

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1. The GNSO Council hereby approves the Initiation Request for the EPDP and as such initiates the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs).
2. The GNSO Council hereby approves the EPDP Charter for Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs, which reflects the same scope of work as captured in the IGO Work Track Addendum and thus continues the work of the IGO Work Track, which is hereby disbanded.
3. The GNSO Council directs the Chair and members of the IGO Work Track to continue its work as the EPDP Team on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs, and to deliver its reports and outcomes in accordance with the EPDP Charter and the work plan that was developed by the IGO Work Track and acknowledged by the Council on 22 April 2021 and amended by a Project Change Request on 22 July 2021.
4. The GNSO Council directs staff to communicate the results of this vote to the members of the IGO Work Track and all participating Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees and GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.

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GNSO Council  Meeting  Minutes for 19 August 2021 at 1900 UTC

Audio only: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/57dzT0sVAhdZIAOUwMCk-OmO0hatPsXLLQ_6LeQGIYLgA3ZOkFiL7PeEDZQOBSTNkwUKdnmqHMGUdlPo.IPWRWglh6dXQW9vQ

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 19 August 2021

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Coordinated Universal Time: 19:00 UTC: ​​https://tinyurl.com/3u3fjdff

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1. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to request interested SO/AC/SG/Cs to confirm their representatives to the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team as well as invite the Board and ICANN org to appoint a liaison noting that the first meeting of the Scoping Team is not expected to be scheduled until the EPDP Phase 2A delivers its Final Report. 
2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Policy Staff Support Team to launch a call for expressions of interest for candidates to serve as the Chair of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team. Council leadership will review the applications received and make its recommendation to the GNSO Council.
3. The GNSO Council thanks the small team for its efforts.

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GNSO Council Agenda 22 July 2021  at 1900 UTC

Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:  https://community.icann.org/x/cYL8CQ

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9.1 - Transfer Policy Review PDP - Review of Work Plan

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GNSO Council Meetings at ICANN 71

10:30 - 12:30 UTC on Wednesday, 16 June

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1. The GNSO Council initiates the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot as outlined in section 4 of this document where step 4 of Section 4 is replaced with the third resolved clause below.
2. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to circulate the call for volunteers to form the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement.
3. Once formed, the GNSO Council expects regular updates from the Chair of the Council Committee to the Council as well as SG/Cs in relation to progress made.
4. Once the pilot completes, the Council, in close collaboration with SG/Cs as well as the Council Committee and Pilot Task Force, will review the functioning of the Framework and decide whether to continue with the other assignments as outlined in the updated proposal (see section 3), make modifications to the framework and continue with the other assignments, or, identify another path through which the assignments identified are to be addressed.
5. For the time being, the items that are expected to be addressed as part of the Framework (inlc. WS2, Policy & Implementation, PDP 3.0, Empowered Community, ATRT3, GNSO Review) will be moved to a section in the ADR with no timeframe associated with them as the timing will be determined as a result of the pilot. However, this does not prevent the Council from determining if one or more of these items need to be addressed in a different manner before the pilot concludes, for example, as a result of external factors or changes in the dependencies that were identified (see section 5).

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GNSO EPDP Phase 2A Community Update and Consultation

14:30 - 15:30 UTC on Thursday, 17 June

Session Details

The Expedited Policy Development Process ("EPDP") Phase 2A Team is expected to present an update on the status and content of its Initial Report and provide an opportunity for the ICANN Community to ask questions. The EPDP Phase 2A is tasked to review two issues: (i) whether any updates are required to the EPDP Phase 1 recommendation regarding legal vs. natural topic (“Registrars and Registry Operators are permitted to differentiate between registrations of legal and natural persons, but are not obligated to do so“), and (ii) whether it is feasible for unique contacts to have a uniform anonymized email addresses.

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Agenda wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/koC1CQ

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GNSO Council Wrap-Up

10:30 - 12:00 UTC on Thursday, 17 June

Session Details

The GNSO Council meets to discuss the input from the meetings during the week and plan ahead. The meeting is open to anyone interested.

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Agenda wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/j4C1CQ

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 16 June 2021

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Coordinated Universal Time: 10:30 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/4wy66z7y 03:30 Los Angeles; 06:30 Washington; 11:30 London; 12:30 Paris; 13:30 Moscow; 20:30 Melbourne

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Item 1: Administrative Matters
1.1 - Roll Call Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, welcomed all to the June 2021 Council meeting. 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest. There were no updates to the Statements of Interest. 1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda The agenda was accepted as presented. 1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 22 April 2021 were posted on the 06 May 2021 Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 20 May 2021 were posted on 03 June 2021.
Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List 2.1 - The review of the Projects List and Action Item List Berry Cobb, GNSO Policy Consultant, reminded councilors that progress is shared monthly on the GNSO Council mailing list, and thanked Maxim Alzoba, Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG) for his diligent monitoring of content. One of Maxim’s questions was in relation to the EPDP P2 SSAD recommendations that Council adopted and passed to the Board, and also in relation to the initiation of the Operational Design Phase (ODP) which will force a change of the program tool timelines. Berry Cobb, GNSO Policy Consultant, added that the program management tool was a complex document, and that he was always available to assist councilors should they wish.
Item 3: Consent Agenda: no item.
Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) seconded by Kurt Pritz, Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG), submitted a motion to initiate the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project. Whereas, Council leadership started conversations with the GNSO Council and GNSO community, via Stakeholder Group and Constituency Chairs, on how to address several items on the Council’s Action Decision Radar (ADR) 0-1 month timeframe dealing with process and procedural improvements such as Accountability Work Stream 2, Accountability and Transparency Review Team 3 and PDP 3.0.
1. This resulted in a proposed GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Oversight and Implementation. Following the circulation of an initial proposal in January 2021, Council leadership solicited feedback via email as well as a dedicated call with SG/C Chairs as well as Council. Taking into account the input received, an updated proposal was circulated to the Council and SG/C Chairs on 26 May 2021 (see https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-May/024730.html). 2. This updated proposal includes a proposed pilot which allows for a more limited roll out of the Framework from which lessons can be drawn and possible updates can be made, should the Council and GNSO community decide that it is worthwhile to continue. 3. The Council and SG/C Chairs reviewed this updated proposal. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council initiates the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot as outlined in section 4 of this document where step 4 of Section 4 is replaced with the fourth resolved clause below. 2. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to circulate the call for volunteers to form the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement. 3. Once formed, the GNSO Council expects regular updates from the Chair of the Council Committee to the Council as well as SG/Cs in relation to progress made. 4. Once the pilot completes, the Council, in close collaboration with SG/Cs as well as the Council Committee and Pilot Task Force, will review the functioning of the Framework and decide whether to continue with the other assignments as outlined in the updated proposal (see section 3), make modifications to the framework and continue with the other assignments, or, identify another path through which the assignments identified are to be addressed. 5. For the time being, the items that are expected to be addressed as part of the Framework (inlc. WS2, Policy & Implementation, PDP 3.0, Empowered Community, ATRT3, GNSO Review) will be moved to a section in the ADR with no timeframe associated with them as the timing will be determined as a result of the pilot. However, this does not prevent the Council from determining if one or more of these items need to be addressed in a different manner before the pilot concludes, for example, as a result of external factors or changes in the dependencies that were identified (see section 5).
Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, reminded councilors there had been interactions with the Stakeholder Group (SG) and Constituency (C) Chairs on the matter, as well as several drafts of the proposed framework document circulated to the Chairs and to councilors. Kurt Pritz, Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG), had seconded the motion and submitted an amendment proposal on 14 June 2021. Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) accepted the amendment as friendly. Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, NCSG introduced the motion outlining its direct relationship to the Council work on the Action Decision Radar (ADR), more specifically, the 0 - 1 month timeframe items which have been on the ADR for a long time. She clarified that this motion initiated a pilot project focussing on two small tasks as outlined in the framework document, which will be reviewed and
reassessed when the pilot is completed. The larger tasks in the 0-1 month timeframe would be moved to a section of the ADR with no associated timeframe. Comments about limited resources and representation were expressed by the SG/C Chairs, and were taken into account. Kurt Pritz, RySG, presented his amendment which requested that Council, and not the committee formed for the pilot, be the body deciding whether the committee would stay in place after the first efforts. He added that further time for discussion with the RySG would have been welcome, mainly on topics of representation and consensus, but that the SG did not want to delay the initiation of the pilot project. He raised concerns about the potential increase in administrative burden the pilot might trigger. He added that improving on the Policy Development Process (PDP), making better use of PDP3.0 and the Consensus Playbook, would also increase the efficiency of the GNSO Council work. Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, NCSG, thanked Kurt and clarified that consensus levels would be also revised during the pilot reassessment. John McElaine, Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC), raised that the IPC believed certain items assigned to the Framework for Continuous Improvement were outside of the GNSO’s remit and that there were other processes already in place that would serve the same goal. The IPC supports increasing the GNSO Council’s efficiency, but did not have time to discuss the amendment with the IPC membership as it was submitted too close to the GNSO Council meeting. Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, NCSG, confirmed that the items for consideration were of the GNSO’s remit. She added that whilst there were Council small teams formed to tackle certain issues, the lines surrounding the notion of ownership of issues were sometimes blurred between the Council’s remit and that of the SG and Cs. Olga Cavalli, NomCom Appointee (NCA) asked for further information regarding the pilot project and what could be the final Framework for Continuous Improvement. Tatiana Tropina, GNSO Council Vice Chair, NCSG, clarified that the pilot project was to allow for re-adjustment of resources, composition with the SGs and Cs and further discussion with the GNSO Council before moving onto a more definitive structure. Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, accepted that the concern regarding administrative burden was a valid one. He expressed hope that using the consensus building decision process would alleviate concerns over composition. Flip Petillion, IPC, confirmed that he agreed with his fellow IPC councilor John McElwaine, regarding the lack of time for discussion with their constituency members. Kurt Pritz, RySG, offered to withdraw his amendment to allow for voting on the original motion. John McElwaine, IPC, declined the proposal, as the late amendment had impacted IPC discussions on the original motion. Councilors voted in favour of the amended motion. There were two abstentions (John McElwaine, Flip Petillion, IPC). Vote results
Action Items:
● The GNSO Secretariat to circulate the call for volunteers to form the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement. ● The Chair of the Council Committee to provide regular updates to the Council as well as SG/Cs in relation to progress made. ● Once the pilot completes, the Council, in close collaboration with SG/Cs as well as the Council Committee and Pilot Task Force, to review the functioning of the Framework and decide whether to continue with the other assignments as outlined in the updated proposal (see section 3), make modifications to the framework and continue with the other assignments, or, identify another path through which the assignments identified are to be addressed. ● Staff to move the items that are expected to be addressed as part of the Framework to a section in the ADR with no timeframe associated with them as the timing will be determined as a result of the pilot. ● Staff to update this document to reflect the change required in resolved clause 1 of the motion.
Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Potential Next Steps for the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Operational Track Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, introduced the topic reminding councilors that the IDN Implementation Guidelines are contractual requirements for both registries and registrars. The GNSO Council requested the deferral of IDN Guidelines 4.0 due to concerns around the process but also specific requirements. In May 2021, Council discussed these concerns taking dependencies into account. On 4 June 2021, the Contracted Parties House (CPH) suggested a path forward.
Kurt Pritz, RySG, presented the proposed path. He explained that the proposal was to reconsider the GNSO Council’s recommended approach for proceeding with an operational track as initially discussed. This operational track was intended to review issues that would have been raised with regard to the IDN Implementation Guidelines and to develop a path forward. In the meantime, Council initiated the IDNs Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) which will consider some of the same issues addressed by the IDN Implementation Guidelines, so there is an overlap and the risk of contradicting results. Dennis Tan Tanaka, Chair of the IDN Charter Drafting Team, as well as the rest of the RySG, suggested pausing the operational track, given the issues raised would be better dealt with in the EPDP. There are no stability nor security issues being addressed within the IDN Guidelines v.4.0 so the pause would be of low impact. A draft letter from the RySG could begin the discussion on these issues. The ccNSO is also beginning a related PDP, collaboration between both Supporting Organisations (SOs) would be beneficial.
Tomslin Samme-Nlar, NCSG, asked if there were any other items within the operational track to be dealt with which wouldn’t be included in the IDN EPDP.
Dennis Tan Tanaka, Chair of the IDN Charter Drafting Team, confirmed that there were no issues left out pertaining to the operational track. The operational track was envisioned to look at issues raised by the RySG pertaining to the IDNs Guidelines v.4.0. Other items were not to be considered. V.3.0 of the IDN guidelines is in full force, and covers all security and stability concerns.
John McElwaine, IPC, asked for further information regarding the differences between the work, deliverables, resource, composition of the operational track and the IDN EPDP. He agreed pausing the operational track seemed like a good idea. Action Items: ● The RySG to provide further information to Council regarding the differences between the work, deliverables, resource, composition of the Operational Track and the IDN EPDP. ● The GNSO Council to defer the work of the IDN Guidelines v4.0 Operational Track. ● The GNSO Council to advise the Board that the Council will defer the work of the IDN Guidelines v4.0 Operational Track and recommend that the Board continue deferring the adoption of the IDN Guidelines 4.0 until the issues overlapping with the IDN EPDP can be fully deliberated and resolved by the IDN EPDP. Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Accuracy Scoping Team Pam Little, GNSO Council Vice Chair, RrSG, reminded Council a small team was convened to work on the set of instructions to be provided to the Accuracy Scoping Team. The work is still in progress, with all SGs & Cs bar the NCSG represented on the small team. The topic is challenging but there is agreement on the task and focus areas, staff help will be needed to update the document and submit before the July 2021 document deadline. Marie Pattullo, Business Constituency (BC), added the progress had been made, and that completion was close. The BC is very eager to begin the work, and is grateful to the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) for their input. Jeffrey Neuman, GNSO Liaison to the GAC, informed the Council that he was on the small team to improve GNSO/GAC relations, and not on the GAC’s behalf. Action Item: ● Staff to include the Accuracy Scoping Team as a topic on the agenda for the 22 July 2021 GNSO Council meeting. Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Interactions with the GAC Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, introduced the topic which was in context of the annual confirmation or renewal of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role. The 2020 GNSO Liaison to the GAC Annual Report referred to the need to evaluate the effectiveness of the role. Pam Little, GNSO Vice Chair, RrSG, added that this was a long overdue exercise, given the way in which the interactions between the two groups seem to have changed over the years. For example there is a higher GAC participation in the GNSO PDPs and regular interactions with the GAC during ICANN meetings. Previously there had been the need for mechanisms such as the Quick Look Mechanisms for the GAC to be informed of the content of Issue Reports, as well as the current GNSO Liaison to the GAC
role. The aim here is to improve on the quality of the GAC - GNSO interactions given the importance of the relationship between the two groups. Jeffrey Neuman, GNSO Liaison to the GAC, presented his update on interactions with the GAC. He agreed that the GNSO-GAC relations had changed over the years, and for the better. Previously the GAC communicated to the Board directly with little or no GNSO involvement. It was important to bring the GAC into GNSO processes earlier which is what he and Cheryl Langon-Orr, as New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) PDP Working Group (WG) co-chairs, did frequently. He also emphasised that addressing GAC concerns does not necessarily imply adopting them as recommendations. He added that the main reason why the GAC is not active in all GNSO PDPs is generally due to lack of resources. However, certain GNSO PDP WG Chairs are invited to present updates to the GAC frequently. The role of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC has changed a lot: monthly meetings with the GAC point of contact the week after the GNSO Council meeting to discuss GNSO resolutions and outcomes, increased communication of GAC input to the GNSO Council, GNSO Council & GAC leadership prep meetings ahead of bilateral sessions. Jeffrey, as GNSO Liaison to the GAC, attends all possible GAC sessions during ICANN Public Meetings, but is not invited to intersessional meetings which are closed to non-GAC members. He added that he represents the policy work of the GNSO in a neutral manner and provides as much information as possible to ensure the GAC understands the GNSO position. He mentioned that an area of concern was the briefing on GNSO activity that the GAC receives from GAC Support staff prior to every ICANN Public Meeting, which would benefit from initial review by the GNSO Support staff to avoid misunderstanding. In addition, bringing back GNSO Council prep sessions for bilateral meetings with the GAC would be helpful. He suggested having GNSO topic leads invited to bilaterals to create better understanding and engagement as well as holding leadership bilaterals after ICANN meetings as well as before. He advocated for more honest tackling of issues during conversations with the GAC. Pam Little, GNSO Council Vice Chair, RrSG, clarified that this discussion was about the role itself and not about the person. She asked councilors to focus their attention on the GNSO Liaison to the GAC job description. Olga Cavalli, NCA, commended Jeffrey Neuman for his great work, and emphasised the importance of the GAC briefing materials which are highly valued by GAC members. Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, added that he found the GNSO GAC bilaterals interesting and useful and that feedback had been positive. Stephanie Perrin, NCSG, joined the many in the chat congratulating Jeffrey on his active role, and on his recommendations to improve the relationship. She however noted that information provided seemed to be mostly in one direction, from the GNSO to the GAC. Action Item: ● The GNSO Council to continue discussion on the issue of its interactions with the GAC.
Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE - Status Update Regarding EPDP Phase 2A Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Council Liaison to EPDP P2A, reminded councilors the team published the Initial Report for early Public Comment early June 2021. This Initial Report includes preliminary recommendations and a number of questions. The Public Comment period closes on 19 July 2021. He highlighted the tremendous effort put in by the EPDP P2A team. Action Item: none Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION -EPDP Phase 1 Rec 27 (Wave 1.5) Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, informed staff that the ICANN Org Global Domains Strategy (GDS) input on EPDP Phase 1 Rec 27 next steps had been received. Karen Lentz, ICANN Org, GDS, reminded councilors that EPDP P1 Rec 27 contemplated that some of the existing policies and procedures might need updating in light of the work in Phase 1. Both wave 1 and 1.5 identified possible areas of impact for Council to consider in determining whether any updates were needed to Proxy/Privacy or to Translation and Transliteration recommendations. In April 2021, the GNSO Council requested an estimated level of effort and an understanding from the former Implementation Review Team (IRT) members as to who would be willing to continue the work effort. Action item: ● Council leadership, with help from staff support team, to develop proposed response to ICANN org in relation to restarting PPSAI in line with Council's feedback during the wrap up session. Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS 10.1 - Review of topics to discuss with the ICANN Board Proposed topics are: 1. New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP WG (ODP Timeline & SAC114) 2. IDN Guidelines 4.0 3. DNS Abuse, potential next steps? Stephanie Perrin, NCSG, added that a discussion topic on accuracy would be helpful. Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, asked that councilors submit additional comments on the GNSO Council mailing list. Action Item:
● The GNSO Council Chair to post the suggested topics to the GNSO Council mailing list for review. 10.2 - GNSO Council Liaison to IDNs EPDP Staff mentioned that one councilor had expressed interest in the Liaison role, and that staff were discussing the role requirements and responsibilities with the councilor. 10.3 - Open Microphone Martin Sutton, Brand Registry Group (BRG), informed the councilors of a BRG session held on 15 June 2021, where the BRG heard from future potential applicants and their frustrations at the perceived delay since the completion of the work of the SubPro PDP WG, worsened by uncertainty linked to the initiation of the SubPro ODP. He added that the community urged activities to move forward more efficiently and questioned the use of an ODP in this situation. Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, took this as an item to be raised to the Board, and added that there were Board members attending the GNSO Council meeting, Susan Payne, IPC, raised concerns about GNSO Council levels of transparency especially regarding lack of feedback from certain Council small team efforts. She supported the small team structure wholeheartedly but wished to see more input on the work being undertaken on the GNSO Council public mailing list for all community members subscribed as observers to be able to follow. Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, replied that members from the GNSO Community should rely on their councilors to, insofar as possible, join small team efforts, to be able to report back effectively to the community groups they represent. He then insisted on the importance of the Council’s representative model. He also appreciated that the disappearance of informal information channels made possible during face-to face events, implies information received currently is mainly only accessible on the Council mailing list. He acknowledged that the process could improve in efficiency. Maxim Alzoba, RySG Councilor, added that small team work is not possible via mailing lists as it focuses mainly on document editing. Once the document is ready, it is then circulated on the GNSO Council mailing list. He mentioned that the level of transparency expected of councilors should be reasonable. John McElaine, IPC Councilor, added that whilst the GNSO Council small team working on SAC114 has yet to provide any output, the SAC114 paper is listed as a discussion topic for the upcoming bilateral with the ICANN Board, Rafik Dammak mentioned that GNSO councilors needed to be able to cover different topics and that small teams were necessary to that process. There needs to be trust conveyed to councilors representing the different Constituency and Stakeholder Groups, these councilors should then be reporting back to
their groups accurately. Councilors should be allowed the necessary flexibility to complete their work as efficiently as possible. Amr Elsadr’s question posted in the chat in relation to agenda item 4 was read out: “Why is this being treated as a pilot program when there have been previous groups within the GNSO that have pretty much done this exact type of work, I’m thinking of the SCI and the GNSO Review Working Group.” Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, replied that this question was considered in the initial stages of the discussion around the Framework for Continuous Improvement. The idea is not to replicate those past initiatives, as the remit in the pilot program is much more limited in scope. Action item: none Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, adjourned the meeting at 12:30 UTC on Wednesday 16 June 2021

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 20 May 2021

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Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, adjourned the meeting at 21:06 UTC on Thursday 20 May 2021

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 22 April 2021

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Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair, adjourned the meeting at 21:06 UTC on Thursday 22 April 2021

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Item 13: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes)

13.1 - Open Microphone

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Philippe Fouquart adjourned the meeting at 21:02 UTC on Thursday18 February 2021 

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Philippe Fouquart adjourned the meeting at 14:06 UTC on Thursday17 December 2020

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 19 November 2020

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The next GNSO Council meeting will take place on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 21:00 UTC

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GNSO Council Agenda 24 September 2020 at 1200 UTC

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 20 August 2020 2100 UTC

Agenda and Documents

List of attendees:
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): – Non-Voting – Erika Mann
Contracted Parties House
Registrar Stakeholder Group: Pam Little, Michele Neylon, Greg DiBiase
gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: Maxim Alzoba, Keith Drazek, Sebastien Ducos
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Tom Dale
Non-Contracted Parties House
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG): Marie Pattullo, Scott McCormick, Philippe Fouquart, Osvaldo Novoa, John McElwaine, Flip Petillion
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): Juan Manuel Rojas, Elsa Saade (apology, proxy to James Gannon), Tatiana Tropina, Rafik Dammak, Farell Folly, James Gannon
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Carlton Samuels (absent)
GNSO Council Liaisons/Observers :
Cheryl Langdon-Orr– ALAC Liaison
Julf (Johan) Helsingius– GNSO liaison to the GAC
Maarten Simon – ccNSO observer
ICANN Staff
David Olive -Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support and Managing Manager, ICANN Regional
Marika Konings – Senior Advisor, Special Projects
Mary Wong – Vice President, Strategic Community Operations, Planning and Engagement
Julie Hedlund – Policy Director
Steve Chan – Policy Director
Berry Cobb – Policy Consultant
Emily Barabas – Policy Manager
Ariel Liang – Policy Support Specialist
Caitlin Tubergen – Policy Senior Manager
Terri Agnew - Operations Support, Lead Administrator
Nathalie Peregrine – Manager, Operations GNSO

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 23:02 UTC on Thursday 20 August 2020

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 23 July 2020 1200 UTC
Agenda and Documents

List of attendees:
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): – Non-Voting – Erika Mann
Contracted Parties House
Registrar Stakeholder Group: Pam Little, Michele Neylon (apology, proxy to Greg Dibiase), Greg DiBiase
gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: Maxim Alzoba, Keith Drazek, Sebastien Ducos
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Tom Dale
Non-Contracted Parties House
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG): Marie Pattullo, Scott McCormick, Philippe Fouquart, Osvaldo Novoa, John McElwaine, Flip Petillion
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): Juan Manuel Rojas, Elsa Saade, Tatiana Tropina, Rafik Dammak, Farell Folly , James Gannon
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Carlton Samuels
GNSO Council Liaisons/Observers :
Cheryl Langdon-Orr– ALAC Liaison
Julf (Johan) Helsingius– GNSO liaison to the GAC
Maarten Simon – ccNSO observer (absent)

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 13:58 UTC on Thursday 23 July 2020

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Council Meeting held on June 24th 2020 at 0500 UTC  during ICANN68

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 07:01 UTC on Wednesday 24 June 2020

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 21 May 2020

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 00:02 UTC on Friday 22 May 2020

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 16 April 2020

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Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/vau3jkd
05:00 Los Angeles; 08:00 Washington DC; 13:00 London; 17:00 Islamabad; 21:00 Tokyo; 22:00
Melbourne
List of attendees:
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): – Non-Voting – Erika Mann
Contracted Parties House
Registrar Stakeholder Group: Pam Little, Michele Neylon, Greg DiBiase
gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: Maxim Alzoba, Keith Drazek, Sebastien Ducos
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Tom Dale
Non-Contracted Parties House
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG): Marie Pattullo, Scott McCormick, Philippe Fouquart, Osvaldo
Novoa, John McElwaine, Flip Petillion
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): Juan Manuel Rojas, Elsa Saade (apology, proxy to Rafik
Dammak), Tatiana Tropina (apology for first half of the call, proxy to Farell Folly) , Rafik Dammak, Farell
Folly, James Gannon
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Carlton Samuels
GNSO Council Liaisons/Observers :
Cheryl Langdon-Orr– ALAC Liaison
Julf (Johan) Helsingius– GNSO liaison to the GAC
Maarten Simon – ccNSO observer
ICANN Staff
David Olive -Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support and Managing Manager, ICANN
Regional
Mary Wong – Vice President, Strategic Community Operations, Planning and Engagement
Julie Hedlund – Policy Director
Steve Chan – Policy Director
Berry Cobb – Policy Consultant
Emily Barabas – Policy Manager
Ariel Liang – Policy Support Specialist
Caitlin Tubergen – Policy Senior Manager
Nathalie Peregrine – Manager, Operations
Terri Agnew - Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator
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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 14:03 UTC on Thursday 16 April 2020

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 23:05 UTC on Wednesday 11 March 2020

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 20 February 2020

Agenda and Documents
Coordinated Universal Time: 22:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/vjx8bub
14:00 Los Angeles; 17:00 Washington DC; 22:00 London; (Friday) 03:00 Islamabad; (Friday) 07:00
Tokyo; (Friday) 09:00 Melbourne
List of attendees:
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): – Non-Voting – Erika Mann (apology)
Contracted Parties House
Registrar Stakeholder Group: Pam Little, Michele Neylon, Greg DiBiase
gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: Maxim Alzoba, Keith Drazek, Sebastien Ducos
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Tom Dale
Non-Contracted Parties House
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG): Marie Pattullo (absent, proxy to Scott McCormick), Scott
McCormick, Philippe Fouquart, Osvaldo Novoa, John McElwaine, Flip Petillion
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): Martin Silva Valent, Elsa Saade, Tatiana Tropina , Rafik
Dammak, Farell Folly, James Gannon
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Carlton Samuels
GNSO Council Liaisons/Observers :
Cheryl Langdon-Orr– ALAC Liaison
Julf (Johan) Helsingius– GNSO liaison to the GAC
Maarten Simon – ccNSO observer (absent)
ICANN Staff
David Olive -Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support and Managing Manager, ICANN
Regional
Marika Konings – Senior Advisor, Special Projects
Mary Wong – Vice President, Strategic Community Operations, Planning and Engagement
Julie Hedlund – Policy Director
Steve Chan – Policy Director
Berry Cobb – Policy Consultant
Emily Barabas – Policy Manager
Ariel Liang – Policy Support Specialist
Caitlin Tubergen – Policy Senior Manager
Jeff Graham - Technical Support
Nathalie Peregrine – Manager, Operations
Terri Agnew - Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 23:02 UTC on Thursday 20 February 2020

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8.3 - Council consideration of proposed GNSO Council Additional Budget Requests (ABRs) for FY21; review draft ABRs for the FY21 Strategic Planning Session and Travel support for PDP Leadership to  ICANN Public Meetings.

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Keith Drazek adjourned the meeting at 22:53 UTC on Thursday 19 December 2019.

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12.2 - Approval of the 2019 slate of Members and Liaisons on the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) - possible email vote

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August 22nd: 1200 UTC

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 22 August 2019

Agenda and Documents
Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/y2qdox2m
05:00 Los Angeles; 08:00 Washington; 13:00 London; 17:00 Islamabad; 21:00 Tokyo; 22:00 Melbourne

List of attendees:
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): – Non-Voting – Erika Mann (absent)
Contracted Parties House
Registrar Stakeholder Group: Pam Little, Michele Neylon, Darcy Southwell
gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: Maxim Alzoba (apologies, proxy to Rubens Kühl) , Keith Drazek,
Rubens Kühl
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Carlos Raul Gutierrez
Non-Contracted Parties House
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG): Marie Pattullo, Scott McCormick, Philippe Fouquart, Osvaldo
Novoa, Paul McGrady, Flip Petillion
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): Martin Silva Valent, Elsa Saade, Tatiana Tropina, Rafik
Dammak, Ayden Férdeline, Arsène Tungali (absent)
Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA): Syed Ismail Shah
GNSO Council Liaisons/Observers:
Cheryl Langdon-Orr– ALAC Liaison
Julf (Johan) Helsingius– GNSO liaison to the GAC
Maarten Simon – ccNSO observer
Guest speakers: ICANN Org: Cyrus Namazi, Trang Ngyuen, Brian Aitchison
ICANN Staff
David Olive -Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support and Managing Manager, ICANN
Regional (apologies)
Marika Konings – Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO
Mary Wong – Vice President, Strategic Community Operations, Planning and Engagement
Julie Hedlund – Policy Director
Steve Chan – Policy Director
Berry Cobb – Policy Consultant
Emily Barabas – Policy Manager (apologies)
Ariel Liang – Policy Support Specialist
Caitlin Tubergen – Policy Senior Manager
Sara Caplis - Manager, Meetings Technical Services
Nathalie Peregrine – Manager, Operations
Andrea Glandon - Operations Support - GNSO Coordinator
MP3 Recording
Transcript

Item 1. Administrative Matters

1.1 - Roll Call.
1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest

Scott McCormick has left HackerOne and moved to Reciprocity (SOI to be updated). Flip Petillion has
been added to the lists of Panelists of NOMINET (SOI).

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1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on the 26 June 2019 were posted on the 13 July 2019
Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on the 18 July 2019 were posted on the 02 August 2019

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List

Keith Drazek reviewed the Action items which were not to be discussed under this meeting’s main
agenda:
- IRP IOT: There was a call from ICANN Board to repopulate the IRP IOT, seven GNSO
community members were recommended by the GNSO Council. A small team is finalising
questions for Council consideration which will be submitted to ICANN Org and presented to
Council before the September 2019 meeting.
- RPM Charter amendments specific to the IGO INGO protections: the first step is a focus on a
small team and then work on Charter updates in regards to the PDP3.0 improvements.
- Legislative Tracker: GNSO Council sent a draft letter with recommended improvements. Input
from ICANN Org is awaited.
- The CSC Effectiveness Review Final Report action item is ongoing.
- IRTP Policy Status Report: it was initially hoped that EPDP IRT would provide further input on the
gaining registrar FOA issue. Council can now expect a letter from the RrSG Chair for the Council
to write to ICANN Board and address the issue.
- IANA Functions Review team: there are further questions regarding repopulating the IANA
Review team in terms of availability of community members. This is an open action item for the
broader community.
- International Domain Names (IDN) Variant TLDs: the GNSO Council small team including subject
matter experts has set up a mailing list, has met for one conference call and is working on a time
rotation for future meetings, as well as mapping out the task at hand. The small team has an
action item to request the GNSO Council send two liaisons to the ccNSO parallel effort, once it
begins, to ensure consistency.
- IGO INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms action item regarding the 3.7 appeal process
is in progress.
- Evolution of the Multistakeholder model: there is an upcoming Public Comment for which the
GNSO Council will have to identify areas of concern and encourage Stakeholder Groups (SGs)
and Constituencies (Cs) to provide input. Staff has an open action item to look into the cost of the
effort.
- PDP Updates: GNSO Chair needs to draft letter to ICANN Board, cc-ing SSAC, regarding the
Name Collisions Analysis Project (NCAP). Engagement needs to be sought with the ccNSO on
discussions concerning NCAP, string similarity and IDNs.

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● ICANN Staff to follow up with GSE staff about input from GNSO Council on the legislative tracker
(i.e., Global Engagement to take into account feedback, in particular, inclusion of rationale for
including a piece of legislation on the legal / regulatory tracker.)
● ICANN Staff to add to the existing action item that Council is anticipating input from RrSG on the
Review of the Transfer Policy as well as the request for the suspension of the contractual
compliance enforcement of the FOA.
● ICANN Staff to ensure that GNSO liaison(s) are assigned to the IDN ccPDP, when the ccNSO
initiates that effort.

Item 3: Consent Agenda (none)

Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Letter on Status of Consultation in Relation to
Non-Adopted EPDP Phase 1 Parts of Recommendations (purpose 2 and recommendation #12)

On 15 May, the ICANN Board informed the GNSO Council of the Board’s action in relation to non-
adoption of two GNSO’s EPDP Phase 1 policy recommendations. The GNSO Council has a responsibility
to follow through in instances where consensus policy recommendations from a PDP, approved by the
GNSO Council, are not approved in full by the Board. This was further discussed during ICANN65 during
the joint GNSO Council - ICANN Board session and during the Council meeting on 18 July 2019. The
GNSO Council leadership has updated the draft response which incorporated the different views among
the Councilors. The latest draft seeks to clarify Council’s understanding from the discussion with the
Board during ICANN65 in order to determine the next steps.
Marie Pattullo thanked Keith Drazek for the requested amendments to the draft, but stressed that the
Business Constituency was concerned by recommendation 1, purpose 2, would like the EPDP 2 team to
work on the placeholder language and would appreciate clarification that not all councilors agree with the
recommendation.
Keith Drazek explained that the GNSO Council is not challenging the Board’s decision but is
acknowledging that it is placeholder language and that there is further work for the EPDP 2 team.
Tatiana Tropina suggested bullet point 2 of the draft letter be modified to reflect the position of the
different constituencies.
Flip Petillion supported Tatiana Tropina’s suggestion whilst reminding councilors that the Council is
responsible for developing policy for the entire community. He equally supported Marie Pattullo’s
intervention, whilst encouraging Keith Drazek to promote the fact the EPDP 2 team should concentrate on
the issue.
Darcy Southwell raised that bullet point 2 needed clarification regarding what the GNSO Council was
asking of the ICANN Board.
Keith Drazek welcomed the suggestion and encouraged councilors to provide further edits. He agreed
that the letter was not communicating a decision, but requesting confirmation of common understanding
of the verbal conversation held during ICANN65.
Elsa Saade raised the notion of ‘global public interest” which was mentioned in the letter sent by ICANN
Board, and questioned its definition, noting that the GNSO Council should use such terms with care.

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● Rafik Dammak to confirm when recommendation one, purpose 2 will be expected to be discussed
by the EPDP phase 2.

Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Org’s Request for Clarification on Data Accuracy and
Phase-2 of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for
gTLD Registration Data

Keith Drazek reminded the councilors that on 21 June 2019, the GNSO Council received a letter from
ICANN Org requesting clarification on data accuracy and specifically the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting
System (ARS), which was then discussed during the GNSO Council meeting on the 19 July 2019. On the
15 August, a draft response was circulated on the mailing list acknowledging receipt of the ICANN Org’s
letter, but Keith Drazek confirmed that Council needed to provide a more substantive response shortly.
Elsa Saade raised the concern that accuracy was not mentioned in the EPDP charter and should not be
of the EPDP 2 team’s remit. Keith Drazek added that a review has been initiated with ICANN Org to
assess EPDP 1 recommendations impacted contracts or policy, and where there are inconsistencies and
incompatibilities with existing policies, specifically regarding the Whois ARS.
Marie Pattullo raised that the Business Constituency had no issue with the draft letter, but that they
would need clarification regarding ICANN Org next steps and confirmation from the GNSO Council that
ARS is included in the EPDP 2 team’s work.

Keith Drazek agreed that having further information about ICANN Org’s next steps would be useful.
Elsa Saade clarified that her point was procedural and that EPDP 2 team should only focus on tasks with
which the group was chartered. If there are points which are not in the charter, they should be discussed
within the broader community.
Keith Drazek suggested a small team of councilor with a focus on accuracy broadly and the Whois
accuracy more specifically especially within the discussion about what will replace Whois eventually.
Michele Neylon expressed his objection to the above suggestion as it would be unproductive given the
lack of clear definition of the term “accuracy” but supported an exchange with ICANN Org.
Keith Drazek reminded councilors that a substantive response needed to be sent to ICANN Org within a
short timeframe and that volunteers were needed for that task. Marie Pattullo volunteered for the small
group.
Action items:
● ICANN staff to include an agenda item on the September Council meeting, inviting ICANN Org to
speak on the impact of GDPR as well as the EPDP 1 recommendations on the enforcement and
implementation of existing policies, procedures, and contractual provisions related to accuracy
(including ARS).
● Council to convene a small group to draft a substantive response on data accuracy for Council
review to send to ICANN Org in response to 21 June letter
(https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/marby-to-drazek-21jun19-en.pdf) (volunteers: Marie,
Darcy, Flip)

Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Board referrals of CCT-RT recommendations to GNSO
Council and GNSO PDP WGs

In the interest of time, agenda item 6 was deferred to the September 2019 Council meeting.
Action item:
● Councilors to review draft text and provide input, if applicable, prior to the September 2019
Council meeting, 13 September 2019 at the latest.

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN Org assumptions for new round of new gTLDs

ICANN org compiled a number of fundamental operationally focused assumptions to help with the
preliminary planning and operational readiness of the organization and circulated these to the GNSO
Council on 17 June 2019. The Global Domains Division (GDD) is now awaiting community input. Cyrus
Namazi,Trang Nguyen, Christine Willett and Chris Gift joined the call to exchange with councilors.
Cyrus Namazi provided background on the origins of the document insisting on the complexity of the
implementation of the policies into a new gTLD round. The first steps were to focus on the operationality
of the program. Four assumptions were made and feedback was received from ICANN Board. Cyrus
reminded councilors that these are assumptions based on incomplete information as community input has
not yet been received in total.

Keith Drazek acknowledged that the effort was not presupposing what the policy work would entail, but
establishing baseline structures.
Darcy Southwell asked about the underlying data which supports some of the assumptions, for instance
the number of 2000 applications. This data is key to understanding the processing and how ICANN Org
will support the effort.
Cyrus Namazi responded that the number 2000 is an operational assumption on which to build future
capabilities. Any number above 2000 will increase the complexity and have impacts on cost.
Philippe Fouquart raised that the document refers to 1000 gTLDs a year, maximum delegation rate, and
asked whether given the experience gained since the last round, processing could be speedier.
Cyrus Namazi replied that at its peak during the 2012 round, the maximum number TLDs delegated into
the root, was 400 a year. SSAC and RSSAC have advised the Board in terms of the rate at which the root
is going to expand and have asked ICANN Org to maintain a reasonable rate.
Darcy Southwell followed up raising concerns about the significant impact on cost with working on
assumptions, and encouraged marketing research be done by ICANN Org to better estimate numbers.
Cyrus Namazi acknowledged that having more realistic expectations would be helpful and welcomed
community input on the matter.
Michele Neylon understood the challenge of having exact numbers but insisted on the considerable
impact on staff and resourcing. One solution would be to look at it by tranches of scale, looking at the
number of applications per fiscal year for instance.
Cyrus Namazi responded that closer to the application window, it will be easier to build appropriate
systems. Regarding staffing, there will be core staff, but certain functions are short term and would be
staffed with temporary positions. ICANN Org will update the assumptions paper with community input
whilst observing EPDP work in parallel and present the Board with updated assumptions to receive the
authorisation to begin planning the next round. Input provided by the GNSO Council by the end of
September 2019 would be ideal.
Keith Drazek stated that GNSO Council input would be received within the deadline.
Action items:
● Council to consider if they would like to provide a written response to ICANN Org, to be delivered
by the end of September. Councilors to inform their respective SG/Cs of the timeline for providing
input.

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Amendments to Consensus Policy Implementation
Framework (CPIF)

Brian Aitchison, ICANN Org, joined the GNSO Council to present the latest updates concerning CPIF.
He reminded councilors that the CPIF was being constructed as a roadmap for the community to follow
as GDD implements policy recommendations. ICANN Org is mandated to continuously review the

framework, this was done in 2018 for the first time. For 2019, the review should be more structured and
this is reflected in the amendments. Two new sections have been added: the Post-Implementation
Consensus Review Process which has been in discussion for a long time, with precise guidelines being
sought and an amendment process has also been added, with proposals to undertake it every five years
rather than every time a review is initiated. Efforts have been made to remove inconsistencies.
GNSO councilors are being asked to provide feedback on the amendments by the 25th October 2019
deadline.
Keith Drazek suggested a small team focus on providing feedback on behalf of the Council.
Rafik Dammak thanked Brian for his presentation and asked about what will happen past the input
deadline.
Brian Aitchison replied that the process would be similar to 2018. The input will be reviewed and added
to the document in collaboration with those who provided the input.
Pam Little inquired as to the process of providing input, as previously individual councilors had provided
input without constituency or stakeholder group differences having to be reconciled. The Registrar
Stakeholder Group (RrSG) is already working on input which could be put to the Council as starting
document for their deliberations.
Keith Drazek acknowledged that this would be the best solution moving forward and thanked Brian
Aitchison for his efforts.
Action items:
● Councilors to ensure that their respective SG/Cs are aware that they are able to provide input to
ICANN Org by 25 October 2019 at the latest. To the extent the Council can agree on any unified
feedback, Council to provide written input by 25 October as well.
● Pam Little to share proposed edits from the RrSG with the Council.

Item 9 - PDP 3.0 Small Group Update/Discussion

Keith Drazek reminded councilors of the importance of the PDP3.0 small group efforts.
Rafik Dammak provided an update to the Council on PDP3.0 small team activities. Work on 5 out of 14
of the improvements has been completed by the small team, but only 4 submitted to the Council as a
package for review as they cover similar topics. The team is continuing to work on the other
improvements. The chosen approach is to have a designated small team member per improvement as
lead to collaborate closely with ICANN staff. Improvements completed are: terms of participation for
Working Group members which was based on collaboration with EPDP leadership, three alternatives to
open working group models to assist the charter drafting teams in defining the structure of the future
Working Group, criteria for new members joining once PDP work has begun and expectations for Working
Group leaders.
The PDP3.0 team has a deadline to complete the work by the Annual General Meeting, and will therefore
welcome councilors input.
Rafik Dammak thanked the PDP3.0 team members and staff for their dedication to the task at hand.

Action Item:
● Councilors to review and provide feedback on the finalized implementation elements (1, 2, 3, 6)
by 13 September 2019 at the latest.

Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS

10.1 - ICANN66 Draft Schedule Review & travel booking reminder
https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/icann66-draft-gnso-schedule-21aug19-en.pdf
Keith Drazek reminded councilors to review the schedule ahead of ICANN66.
Action item:
● ICANN Staff to send reminder to Councilors to book their travel

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Keith Drazek adjourned the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 14:04 UTC.

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July 18^th: 21:00 UTC

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting 18 July 2019

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Terri Agnew - Operations Support - GNSO Lead Administrator

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GNSO Council Meetings at ICANN 65 - Marrakech

GNSO Council Working Session - June 24 Tichka (GNSO)

Council Working Session Slide Deck

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GNSO Council Meeting

Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/SoaGBg Motions: https://community.icann.org/x/TIaGBg Documents: https://community.icann.org/x/SIaGBg

Final Proposed Agenda 26 June 2019

Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://community.icann.org/x/SIaGBg

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Item 11: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)

11.1 - Open microphone

GNSO Council Wrap-up

27 June - Orangeraie Room main Conference Centre - Attended by ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council.

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extract copy  from At-Large Reporting Document from ICANN 65

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 Extraordinary GNSO Council Meeting Tuesday, 28 May 2019 at 21:00 UTC for 90 mins.

On 15 May, the ICANN Board informed the GNSO Council of the Board’s action in relation to the GNSO’s Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data policy recommendations (https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/chalaby-to-drazek-et-al-06may19-en.pdf [gnso.icann.org])  The Board did not adopt two of the recommendations in full, where the Board has identified that portions of those recommendations are not in the best interests of the ICANN Community or ICANN and is initiating the consultation process between the Board and the GNSO Council. This concerns recommendation #1, purpose 2 and recommendation #12, deletion of data in the Organization field. As required under the ICANN Bylaws at Annex A-1,Section 6.b, a Board Statement is attached as Annex A to the letter, articulating the reasons for the Board’s determination on these two items. As per the Bylaw requirements (Annex A-1, Section 6.c), “the Council shall review the Board Statement for discussion with the Board as soon as feasible after the Council's receipt of the Board Statement.” 

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Item 4: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)

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May 16^th  -   12:00 UTC  

Recordings  of the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 16 May 2019 at 12:00 UTC.

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Zoom chat at:    https://icann.zoom.us/recording/download/0bkY3hvplbo1bX37iHVuMYSHVVyutjTB7whngIWs9ArlqIPr8N60iYTKhqgZM8iE

Consent Agenda resolution and vote result from the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday 16 May 2019 and has been posted on the GNSO resolutions page.

Consent Agenda

Confirmation of Julf Helsingius to serve on the CCWG on New gTLD Auction Proceeds, replacing Stephanie Perrin

Confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of recommendations 1-4 contained in the Final Report from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP (https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/council-recommendations-pdp-igo-ingo-crp-access-final-16may19-en.pdf)

 Vote results

Final GNSO Council Agenda

Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)

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10.2 - Possible next steps for IDNs (IDN Implementation Guidelines and Variant TLD Recommendations)

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April 18^th   -  21:00 UTC  -  Notes or Action Items will be shown in italics until Draft/Final Minutes posted.

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting

Agenda and Documents

List of attendees:

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Keith Drazek adjourned the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 18 April 2019 at 23:07 UTC.

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March 13^th (ICANN64 Kobe)

Final GNSO Council Agenda

Minutesof the GNSO Council meeting on the 13th March were posted on the 30 March 2019

Agenda and Documents

Local time in Kobe: 13:00 JT Coordinated Universal Time: 04:00 UTC: http://tinyurl.com/y3nkmj82

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Keith Drazek adjourned the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday 13 March 2019 at 15:05 local time.

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March 4th 2019 - Special Purpose Meeting for EPDP issue discussion - 2100 UTC   

Minutesof the GNSO Council meeting on the 4th March were posted on the 18 March 2019

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February 21st 2019 - Special Purpose Meeting for EPDP issue discussion - 1200 UTC   - 

Final GNSO Council Agenda  

Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 mins)

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January 24th Meeting was held during the Face to Face STrategic PLanning session for GNSO Councillors (NOT Liaisons etc., to the Council)  the Report of this complete meeting is here

January 2019

Final GNSO Council Agenda 24 January 2019.    Coordinated Universal Time: 22:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/ybxpm8s3 
Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:https://community.icann.org/x/JIoWBg

14:00 Los Angeles; 17:00 Washington; 22:00 London; (Friday) 03:00 Islamabad; 07:00 Tokyo; 09:00 Melbourne

GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast.    You can listen in the browser: http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01

Listen in an application such as iTunes: http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01.m3u

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Listen in application such as iTunes: http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01.m3u

December Meeting -  Dec 20 2100 UTC

Final GNSO Council Agenda 20 December 2018

Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://community.icann.org/x/PAD_BQ

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9.2 - FY20 Draft ICANN Operating Plan and Budget - Next steps for the Standing Committee on ICANN’s Budget and Operations.

9.3 - ICANN64 Planning

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November Meeting - Nov 29th 1200 UTC

Upcoming Meeting(s)

December Meeting -  Dec 20 2100 UTC

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GNSO Council meetings 2017

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Previous meetings of the GNSO (most recent at top of the list): 

15 Dec 2016 at 1200 UTC 

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https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-29sep16-en.htm

Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)

1.1 – Roll call

1.2 – Updates to Statements of Interest

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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 1 September 2016 to be posted on xx xxxxx 2016.

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes)

2.1 – Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List and Action List

Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – GNSO Validation of the FY17 Budget and Cost-Control Processes for the CCWG-Accountability (20 minutes)

A draft budget and cost-control processes for the CCWG-Accountability activities for FY17 was presented at the group's plenary meeting of 21 June 2016. In accordance with the process agreed with the Project Cost Support Team (PCST) that supported the CCWG-Accountability, a request for validation of the proposed budget and cost-control processes was transmitted to the CCWG-Accountability's Chartering Organizations on 23 June.

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GNSO Secretariat to communicate voting result to the CCWG-Accountability chairs and the ICANN CFO

Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of Implementation Advisory Group Recommendations to Update Procedure on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws (20 minutes)

The GNSO's 2005 Policy on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois-privacy/council-rpt-18jan06.htm) had recommended the creation of a procedure to address conflicts between a contracted party's WHOIS obligations and local/national privacy laws or regulations. Under the existing procedure dating from January 2008, a contracted party that credibly demonstrates that it is legally prevented from complying with its WHOIS obligations can invoke the procedure, which defines a credible demonstration as one in which the contracted party has received "notification of an investigation, litigation, regulatory proceeding or other government or civil action that might affect its compliance." The procedure has never been invoked.

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Discussions to continue with Stephanie and other interested Councilors as well as affected parties (e.g. Registries, Registrars) to discuss path forward and rework motion language 

Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration (20 minutes)

Section 1.1(a) of Article 6 of the new ICANN Bylaws concerning the composition and organization of the Empowered Community (EC) states that the EC is to be "a nonprofit association formed under the laws of the State of California consisting of the ASO, the ccNSO, the GNSO, the ALAC and the GAC (each a "Decisional Participant" or "associate," and collectively, the "Decisional Participants")." Section 6.3 provides that, as a Decisional Participant in the EC, the GNSO "shall act through its respective chair or such other person as may be designated by the GNSO". Each Decisional Participant must deliver annually a written certification from its chair or co-chairs to the ICANN Secretary designating the individual representing that Decisional Participant in the EC Administration.

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The next sections appears to have been skipped or is here in error.

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Draft Charter for a New Cross Community Working Group concerning Auction Proceeds from the 2012 New gTLD Program (15 minutes)

The 2012 New gTLD Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve string contention. Although most string contention sets have been resolved through other means prior to reaching the stage of an auction conducted by ICANN's authorized auction service provider, it was recognized from the outset that significant funds could accrue as a result of several auctions. As such, any and all auction proceeds have been reserved and earmarked until the Board authorizes a plan for the appropriate use of the funds. The Board, staff, and community are expected to work together in designing the appropriate processes for addressing the use of the new gTLD auction proceeds.To this end, a cross-community Drafting Team (DT) was formed which has now submitted a proposed Charter for a cross-community working group to all SO/ACs for consideration.

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Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (15 minutes)

On 5 August 2016, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Steve Crocker sent a letter to the GNSO Council concerning work on the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-05aug16-en.pdf). The Board wished to know the GNSO Council's view of the current work in light of the existing GNSO policy and ongoing parallel review work on the 2012 New gTLD Program. The Board letter specifically asked for information on the PDP timeline and whether the GNSO believes that the current PDP must be completed prior to advancing a new application process under the current policy recommendations, including whether any consideration has been given in relation to whether a future application process could proceed while policy work continues and be iteratively applied to the process for allocating new gTLDs. On 16 August the GNSO Chairs sent a reply to the Board on behalf of the Council, acknowledging the Board's request (https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/council-leadership-to-crocker-16aug16-en.pdf).

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Volunteers so far – Carlos Raúl Gutierrez, Phil Corwin, Keith Drazek, James Bladel, Stefania Milan

Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Proposed Final Framework for Future Cross Community Working Groups (5 minutes)

In March 2014, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils jointly chartered a Cross Community Working Group to develop a framework of principles to guide the formation, chartering, operations and closure for future cross community working groups (CCWG-Principles). The CCWG-Principles published an initial proposed framework for public comment in February 2016, and following a review of all public comments received and further community discussion at ICANN56 in Helsinki at the end of June, completed a proposed Final Framework which it has since submitted to both its Chartering Organizations. Here the Council will receive a brief update on the Final Framework, with a view toward its possible adoption at the next Council meeting in October.

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GNSO Liaison Notes: item skipped and discussed further in Hyderabad.

Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Meeting Schedule for ICANN57 (5 minutes)

ICANN57 will take place in Hyderabad, India, from 3-9 November 2016. This will be the first "Meeting C" under the new ICANN Meeting Strategy as well as the Annual General Meeting for ICANN. A draft GNSO schedule for the meeting was circulated to the GNSO Council on 11 July 2016 and reviewed at the Council meetings on 21 July and 2 September. GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies wishing to hold sessions at ICANN57 were requested to submit meeting requests by the agreed deadline. Here the Council will discuss the GNSO's meeting schedule for ICANN57, including the Council sessions and Working Group and other meetings.

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GNSO Liaison Notes: a quick update was given and a new block schedule will be published shortly.

Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes)

GNSO Liaison Note: I have shared the details of the At-Large Survey for the At-Large Review and shared the links in the AC Chat.

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Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)

1.1 – Roll call

1.2 – Updates to Statements of Interest

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1.4 – Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
Draft Minutes of the Special Meeting of the GNSO Council on 14 January 2016 will be posted as approved on 27 January 2016

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes)

2.1 – Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List and Action List

Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)

Item 4: VOTE ON MOTION – Adoption of Final Report from the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP Working Group (20 minutes)

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All projects are going according to plan.

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Motion to Approve GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué from Buenos Aires (15 minutes)

The GNSO Template for responding to the GAC Communiqué is to be presented to the Board, with a copy to the GAC Chair and Secretariat.

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·        GNSO Council Chair to inform the GAC Chair as well as the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. 

Item 5: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Purpose of New gTLD Registration Data Policy Development Process (PDP) (20 minutes)

Concerns from NCSG about Privacy Issues in regards to Registration Data. This might contravene basic human rights. Suggestion that this goes in the Public Comment.

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Encourage GNSO SG  & C’s to provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 6: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability (15 minutes)

Update from Thomas Rickert, reporting that great progress was made at the recent Paris meeting of the CCWG Accountability group.

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·        Encourage GNSO SG and C’s to provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 7: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Proposed Cross Community Working Group On New gTLD Auction Proceeds (15 minutes)

GNSO Staff are preparing a discussion paper based on the discussions that took place in Buenos Aires sessions. All points of view will be taken into account at this stage – which is the stage where the PROCESS of decision will be proposed, and not the actual way to use Auction Proceeds. It is recognised that during the BA disussions, some people did not understand this and already attempted to pull the discussion into the actual topic, making suggestions on how to use the funds. We are not there yet. There first needs to be a debate about who should participate in the debate - whether ICANN GNSO, ICANN Communities, or outside Communities unrelated to ICANN.

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Encourage GNSO SG and C’s provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 8: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Chair Election Timetable (10 minutes)

No specific change to the already agreed schedule/timetable are foreseen.

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 Publish the proposed GNSO Chair Election Timetable. Place on agenda for formal consideration and approval at September Council meeting. 

Item 9: Any Other Business (15 minutes)

9.1 - Staff has requested for a time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue Report.

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Inform Staff if Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies wish to meet with the Westlake team and the GNSO Review Working Party during Constituency Day in Buenos Aires so that time slots can be arranged.(All)

The agenda was reorganised due to the need for some participants to leave early.

Item 4 - MOTION TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE IGO-INGO ACCESS TO CURATIVE RIGHTS PROTECTION MECHANISMS PDP WORKING GROUP

The charter is to be amended:

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OCL comment: this is in order to be able to make use of rights protection mechanisms already in place for IGOs/INGOs outside of ICANN.

Item 8 - Progress of Work on GNSO Council Template for Feedback on GAC Communiques

Template presented taking each GAC Communiqué item into a table with comments on whether this relates to GNSO policy and what policy this relates to. Staff will follow-up with another version following on the Council's comments.

Item 6 - CCWG Accountability

Simple update by Thomas Rickert.

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Simple update by Jonathan Robinson.

Item 7 - DISCUSSION – Proposed ICANN FY16 Budget

 David Olive mentioned the Pilot Project for community support helping with drafting, especially for non contracted communities.

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The GNSO will express its concern about being properly covered for FY16 policy work.

Item 10

10.1 Cross Community Working Group has been proposed by GNSO. Board Chair has responded with another scenario involving outside organisations. It felt like a top-down response. The GNSO Council will consider its response but a general state of unhappiness about this response was expressed by Councillors.

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Call for participants to form a Drafting Team to develop a charter for a working group to develop recommendations on new gTLD auction proceeds.

Mar 2015:  ALAC has appointed Olivier Crepin-Leblond as the new ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council to serve from March 7th, 2015, to the end of the AGM at the ICANN #54 meeting in Dublin 2015.

Jan 2015:

Policy Update Webinars are being presented as preparation for ICANN #52 Meeting see  icann.org/new/announcement-2015-01-14-en

Policy work of the GNSO; in a bid to provide for easier access to the different information sources that are currently available as well as further direction on what information is provided to guide both newcomers as well as veterans, staff has created a new one-stop information web-page (http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm). As of  end January, the new page is linked from the GNSO home page (gnso.icann.org) – either via the ‘quick link’ button at the top or via the quick links in the left-hand column. 

Additionally there is now a new page that centralizes important GNSO-related information for the upcoming ICANN52 meeting that we hope will assist attendees in their preparation for the meeting (http://gnso.icann.org/icannmeeting). Updates to this page will be made for all future ICANN meetings.

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The Next Meeting of the GNSO  Council will be held on March 19th, 2015

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Last Meeting of the GNSO Council was a Face to face Meeting during the ICANN #52 Singapore Meeting see http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting

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Item 6: Any Other Business (5 mins)

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Past Meetings in 2015 

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10.4 - Request for extension of time for Issue Report on Rights Protection Mechanisms

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PAST REPORTS

GNSO Liaison Reports 2014

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GNSO Liaison Reports 2011

ARCHIVES

GNSO Liaison Reports 2010

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