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Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 18 April 2024 will be were posted on 03 May 2024.
Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (0 minutes)
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- GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee - Job Description
- Council Response to Board Letter on CCWG Auction Proceeds Recommendation 7
Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Request for Preliminary Issue Report for Diacritics in Latin Script (15 minutes)
The GNSO Council was made aware of a potential issue whereby future applied-for strings in the Latin script containing diacritics may be confusingly similar to ASCII strings, are non-variants, and the same entity wishes to operate both strings.
For background, an applied-for IDN gTLD string in the Latin script containing diacritics, which is NOT an allocatable variant label of the base ASCII string (existing or applied-for) according to RZ-LGR, are sometimes seen as equivalents. In some instances however, the base ASCII string is seen as a workaround and not necessarily “correct”. The base ASCII string and the Latin diacritic string may be determined to be confusingly similar (i.e., in which case, the strings would be placed in a contention set or if an existing gTLD is involved, the applied-for label would not pass the String Similarity Review).
During the GNSO Council Meeting at ICANN78 in Hamburg on 25 October 2023, the GNSO Council received a detailed briefing on this issue and agreed to request a study from ICANN org to help inform the GNSO Council on the issue of diacritics in Latin Script. Prior to the request being made to ICANN org, the org volunteered to investigate what mechanism or mechanisms might be appropriate to address this issue.
Following the discussion during its April 2024 meeting, the Council discussed requesting a Preliminary Issue Report on diacritics in the Latin Script. On 6 May 2024, the request for an Issue Report was circulated to the Council mailing list.
Here, the Council will vote to request ICANN org to deliver a Preliminary Issue Report on diacritics in the Latin Script.
4.1 - Introduction of Motion (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)
4.2 - Council Discussion
4.3 - Council Vote (Voting threshold: simple majority)
Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Deferral of Policy Status Report Request - Expiration Policies (15 minutes)
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In reviewing these materials, the Council determined that the EDDP and ERRP seem to have been implemented as intended and imminent policy work is not needed at this time. Accordingly, the GNSO Council will reconsider a PSR on the Expiration Policies in two years time, or earlier, if a need is determined and it is requested.
Here, the Council will vote discuss to consider a PSR on the Expiration Policies in two years.
4.1 - Presentation of Motion (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)
4.2 - Council Discussion
4.3 - Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)
Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Request for Preliminary Issue Report for Diacritics in Latin Script (15 minutes)The GNSO Council was made aware of a potential issue whereby future applied-for strings in the Latin script containing diacritics may be confusingly similar to ASCII strings, are non-variants, and the same entity wishes to operate both strings.
For background, an applied-for IDN gTLD string in the Latin script containing diacritics, which is NOT an allocatable variant label of the base ASCII string (existing or applied-for) according to RZ-LGR, are sometimes seen as equivalents. In some instances however, the base ASCII string is seen as a workaround and not necessarily “correct”. The base ASCII string and the Latin diacritic string may be determined to be confusingly similar (i.e., in which case, the strings would be placed in a contention set or if an existing gTLD is involved, the applied-for label would not pass the String Similarity Review).
During the GNSO Council Meeting at ICANN78 in Hamburg on 25 October 2023, the GNSO Council received a detailed briefing on this issue and agreed to request a study from ICANN org to help inform the GNSO Council on the issue of diacritics in Latin Script. Prior to the request being made to ICANN org, the org volunteered to investigate what mechanism or mechanisms might be appropriate to address this issue.
Following the discussion during its April 2024 meeting, the Council discussed requesting a Preliminary Issue Report on diacritics in the Latin Script. On [date], the request for an Issue Report was circulated to the Council mailing list.
Here, the Council will vote to request ICANN org to deliver a Preliminary Issue Report on diacritics in the Latin Script.
5.1 - Introduction of Motion Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)
5.2 - Council Discussion
5.3 - Council Vote (Voting threshold: simple majority)Next Steps
Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (“CCOICI”) Pilot Survey Results (20 minutes)
Over the course of several months in 2021, the GNSO Council discussed how it could best approach the GNSO’s work that is focused on structural, procedural, and process improvements, and specifically not policy development. Notably, this work affects the GNSO community more broadly, and not just the GNSO Council. Given concerns about workload and the efficacy of the approach to this portfolio of work, the GNSO Council resolved on 16 June 2021 to initiate the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (“CCOICI”) Framework as a pilot and to reevaluate the Framework after the conclusion of its tasks. The pilot handled the following assigned tasks: 1) GNSO Working Group Self-Assessment Requirements; 2) GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements; and 3) Assessment of Accountability Work Stream 2 Requirements.
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7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Damon AshcraftSusan Payne, GNSO Councilor for IPC)
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10.1 - Update on ICANN80 planning and GNSO Draft schedule & Prep week schedule
10.2 - ccNSO & GAC Liaison updates (every three months)
10.3 - SPS Action Item Updates: Recommendation Reports and GNSO Liaisons to WGs - slide presentation
10.4 - Call for Volunteers - Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team (PPSAI)
10.5 - Transfer Policy Working Group Letter from Chair
10.6 - Pre-ICANN80 GNSO Policy Webinar on Tuesday, 21 May at 21:00 UTC - Note: GNSO Councilor Attendance is mandatory
10.7 - Informal meeting with ICANN Board on Monday, 20 May at 13:00 UTC
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