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CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to Approve GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Leadership for 2022-2023

Submitted by: Greg DiBiase

Seconded by: Sebastien Ducos

WHEREAS,

1. The GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1), where applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related to the selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures such as ICANN review teams, 2) review and evaluate all relevant applicants/candidates, 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment recommendations for review and approval by Council and 4) communicate selections to all interested parties.
2. The membership of the SSC is reconfirmed annually following the Annual General Meeting.
3. Following reconfirmation each year, the SSC selects a Chair and one or two Vice Chair(s) from its membership.
4. The SSC selected a leadership team for 2022-2023, which it submitted for approval to the GNSO Council by way of this motion:

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

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to confirm CCOICI Chair and GNSO Council representative to the WS2 Community Coordination Group

Submitted by: Sebastien Ducos
Seconded by: Desiree MilosevicMiloshevic

WHEREAS,

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

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

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to Approve the GNSO Council Liaison to 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 [gnso.icann.org] for the GGP for Applicant Support Working Group.
3. The GNSO Council received one volunteer – Paul McGrady – for the position of Liaison from the GNSO Council to the GGP for Applicant Support Working Group.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council approves Paul McGrady for the position of Liaison from the GNSO Council to the GGP for Applicant Support Working Group.
2. The GNSO Council directs staff to communicate the results of this motion to Paul McGrady and the members of the Working Group.

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion to Approve the Work Plan and Timeline for the GNSO Guidance Process on Applicant Support Working Group 

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 [gnso.icann.org] for the GGP for Applicant Support Working Group.
3. At its meeting on 20 October 2022 the GNSO Council approved Mike Silber as Chair of the GGP for Applicant Support Working Group.
4. The Working Group had its first meeting on 21 November and at its second meeting on 05 December approved a Work Plan and Timeline for consideration by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 15 December 2022.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council approves the Work Plan and Timeline for the Working Group of the GGP for Applicant Support.
2. The GNSO Council directs staff to communicate the results of this motion to the members of the Working Group.

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

Submitted by: Manju Chen

Seconded by:  Sebastien Ducos

WHEREAS,

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

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

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