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1. The GNSO Council hereby approves the updated role description for the GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).
2. The GNSO Council leadership team will inform the GAC leadership team that this updated role description has been approved by the GNSO Council.

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1. The GNSO Council hereby reappoints Jeffrey Neuman to the role of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee for a two-year term ending at the ICANN AGM 2024.
2. The GNSO Council leadership team will inform the GAC leadership team accordingly, and will co-ordinate with Jeffrey Neuman as well as the GAC leadership team and GAC Secretariat on next steps and the continued successful implementation of this role.

Motion - Confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration

Submitted by: Sebastien Ducos

Seconded by: 

Whereas,

1. The GNSO Council confirmed in September 2022 that the GNSO Chair (currently Sebastien Ducos) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community (EC) Administration on an interim basis.
2. The GNSO Council leadership team subsequently met to agree who from the Council leadership should perform the role of GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration and in accordance with the applicable procedure, mutually agreed that Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Vice-Chair, would serve in the role.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Vice-Chair will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN78.
2. The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating Procedures.
3. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.

Motion to Approve the Candidate for the Position of Chair of the Working Group of the GNSO Guidance Process on Applicant Support 

Submitted by: Greg DiBiase 

Seconded by: Sebastien Ducos

Whereas,

1. The GNSO Council discussed and agreed that the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) would serve as an appropriate mechanism to provide additional guidance to support eventual implementation efforts for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) PDP and that the GGP should be limited to the single topic of Applicant Support, with an allowance to add additional scope to the GGP subject to Council vote.
2. At its meeting on 25 August 2022 the GNSO Council approved the Initiation Request for the GGP for Applicant Support.
3. The Council directed staff to launch a call for expressions of interest (EOI) seeking interested candidates to Chair the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support.
4. One candidate, Mike Silber, submitted an EOI for Chair of the Working Group.
5. The GNSO Council leadership conducted an evaluation of the candidate Mike Silber for Chair of the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council approves Mike Silber as the Chair of the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support.
2. The GNSO Council directs staff to communicate the results of this motion:
1. To Mike Silber, thanking him for his interest and confirming him as Chair of the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support;
2. to the members of the Working Group.