•  ICANN staff to provide the GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the Board regarding Adoption of the Final Recommendations from the Reconvened Policy Development Process Working Group on Red Cross National Society and International Movement Names. Task to be done after public comment on recommendations concludes.

GNSO Liaison to the GAC

•  GNSO Secretariat to inform the GAC leadership the the GNSO Council has re-appointed Julf Helsingius to the role of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee until the end of the ICANN AGM 2019.

Effects to GDD projects from GDPR

k drazek Pam Little Rafik Dammak

Marika Konings

Fellowship Program

• Councilors to review proposed amendments to the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) and if desired, disseminate to their respective Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies. The goal is to ensure feedback is returned to ICANN org in a timely manner and allow for them to provide a proposed final version by the end of July.
•  Councilors to review Post Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework (PICPRF) process diagram and complete survey by 18 May (see https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview).
•  ICANN staff to provide Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) updates and related slides to the Council list.
•  Council to determine by 31 July 2018 whether the proposed updates are acceptable or determine if something further is needed (e.g., webinar)
•  GDD Staff to review feedback received and share updated CPIF with Council
•  Council to review updated CPIF (on November Council meeting)

•  Council members to be aware that selection of ATRT3 nominees is in process and may require Council confirmation shortly in line with the deadline that has been provided.
•  GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved endorsement results to the staff supporting the ATRT3.
•  GNSO Secretariat to send letter to GNSO endorsed ATRT3 applicants
•  GNSO Secretariat to send letter to non-endorsed ATRT3 applicants

•  ICANN staff to insert placeholder meetings in January and/ or February to hold a special Council meeting for consideration of the EPDP draft Final Report.

•  ICANN staff to add the topic of the ICANN reserve fund and its funding sources to the November GNSO Council meeting.
•  ICANN staff to provide Board motion language and related rationale.
  
•  Erika Mann to prepare initial thoughts on possible GNSO Council public comment response to the CCWG Auction Proceeds
  

•  GNSO Secretariat to inform the Empowered Community administration of the interim appointment of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community administration.
•  Council Leadership to meet to decide who is to be designated as GNSO Representative to the EC Admin. Following this determination, this decision is to be confirmed by the GNSO Council as part of the agenda. The decision on the designation of the permanent representative to the EC Admin is then communicated to the ICANN Secretary and EC Admin. (see https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/process-criteria-gnso-representative-empowered-community-administration-28jun17-en.pdf)
  

•  ICANN staff to identify efforts that require new Council liaisons and circulate to the Council email list (target completion by end of November to fill vacancies)

•  Volunteers (Julf Helsingius, Michele Neylon, Martin SIlva Valent, Tatiana Tropina, Rafik Dammak and Pam Little) to prepare draft response for GNSO Council consideration and submission to the Board.
•  ICANN Staff to prepare GNSO Council review of the GAC Communiqué Template
  
  
  

•  GNSO Secretariat to inform the Board and the Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days following each election and runoff ballot, whether successful or unsuccessful.

•  Council leadership to consider scheduling an update call prior to the November Council meeting, depending on the status of the EPDP’s Initial Report.

•  GNSO Chair to share the Termination Summary as well as the Council decision to terminate the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS Policy Development Process with the ICANN Board for its information
•  GNSO Secretariat will inform the RDS PDP WG of the decision to terminate the PDP
  

•  GNSO Secretariat to launch a fresh call for volunteers per the membership criteria outlined in the SCBO Charter as soon as possible

•  ICANN staff to provide the GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the Board regarding Adoption of the Final Recommendations from the Reconvened Policy Development Process Working Group on Red Cross National Society and International Movement Names. Task to be done after public comment on recommendations concludes.

•  Council  to reach out to GDD staff to request a written update on which projects involving / affecting the GNSO have been paused or otherwise impacted by GDPR compliance, as well as detailed rationale for actions taken

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  ICANN staff to initiate call for volunteers, based on requirements from PRS (target post-ICANN63) and SSC to subsequently conduct selection process.

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   Standing Selection Committee to reach out to Ergys Ramaj to better understand the time commitment for the ICANN Fellowship Mentoring Program
  

Susan Kawaguchi

Marika Konings Emily Barabas

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  ICANN staff to submit the GNSO2 Review Implementation Final Report to the OEC of the ICANN Board of Directors for its consideration.

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  GNSO Council to disband the GNSO Review Working Group after the Implementation Final Report has been approved by the ICANN Board of Directors.

•  Council leadership to send sincere thanks to GNSO Review Working Group leadership and members.

•  Council to consider selection process by which a GNSO appointed member of the IANA Function Review (IFR) team will be selected to serve as the GNSO co-chair on the IFR as the ICANN Bylaws stipulate that “(d) The IFRT shall be led by two co-chairs: one appointed by the GNSO from one of the members appointed pursuant to clauses (c)-(f) of Section 18.7 and one appointed by the ccNSO from one of the members appointed pursuant to clauses (a)-(b) of Section 18.7”.

•  Council to consider how best to coordinate co-chair selection with ccNSO, which will be responsible for selecting the ccNSO co-chair.

•  GNSO Council to seek clarification about the level of resources expected to be allocated to the Cross Community Engagement Group on Internet Governance.
•  GNSO Council Liaison to the ccNSO to coordinate with the Country Codes Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) as the Cross Community Engagement Group on Internet Governance seeks to resolve concerns identified by the ccNSO Council.
•  GNSO Council to determine if it will serve as a Chartering Organization, if the Cross Community Engagement Group mechanism supports Chartering Organizations.

Heather Forrest Donna Austin Rafik Dammak Philippe Fouquart

Marika Konings

Drafting Team on charter related to the next steps for the ICANN Procedure of Handling Whois conflicts with Privacy

21 Dec 2017 

01 Jun 2018 

•  GNSO Council, after having considered the 1 August letter from Akram Atallah and receiving a brief update from GDD on its 24 August Council meeting, should determine next steps for reviewing the Whois Procedure.
•  Drafting team members to share draft charter and identified questions in charter with respective SG/Cs for feedback, following which the drafting team will review this input and finalize the charter for GNSO Council consideration.
•  Council to consider adoption of charter at its upcoming meeting
•  Call for volunteers to be delayed at least until the EPDP hits the milestone of publishing its Initial Report. Council to discuss this topic once that milestone is hit.
•  ICANN Staff to circulate a call for volunteers (subsequent to the initiation and chartering process for the EPDP on the Temporary Specification) to the GNSO Stakeholder Groups, with the request for each Stakeholder Group to appoint up to 3 members to the Implementation Advisory Group (IAG). The call for volunteers should also be more widely circulated to seek volunteers to serve as participants and observers to the IAG.
  

Michele Neylon Paul McGrady k drazek Stephanie Perrin Pam Little

Marika Konings Nathalie Peregrine

IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms

30 Apr 2018 

•  Susan Kawaguchi to collaborate with the PDP WG and staff to develop a draft final report for preliminary consideration by the GNSO Council (targeting May meeting).

•  ICANN staff to inform the IGO-INGO CRP PDP WG that the GNSO Council resolved that the Working Group, in line with the Council’s priority to ensure responsible allocation of resources and timely management of the PDP, the Final Report be submitted in time to meet the July 2018 GNSO Council meeting document deadline.

•  Councilors to review Final Report, especially in the broader context of the appropriate overall scope of protection for all IGO identifiers, in preparation for consideration as early as the August Council meeting.

•  ICANN staff to inform the ICANN Board and the GAC that the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group has completed its work and forward a copy of the Final Report to them

•  Councilors to review Final Report and options flowchart, then prepare a list of questions by 31 August 2018 that they have, for response by the WG leadership, WG liaison, WG members, or staff as appropriate.

•  ICANN staff to work with the GNSO Chair and Council liaison to determine possible ways to address concerns regarding some of the PDP recommendations within the scope of the PDP Manual, in light of the fact that the WG has not identified any recommendations as being interdependent.

•  Next steps for the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG Final Report - ICANN staff to schedule webinar for questions and answers
  

Susan Kawaguchi

Mary Wong Steve Chan

Nathalie Peregrine

Consensus Policy Implementation Framework

30 Apr 2018 

31 Jul 2018 

•  Councilors to review proposed amendments to the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) and if desired, disseminate to their respective Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies. The goal is to ensure feedback is returned to ICANN org in a timely manner and allow for them to provide a proposed final version by the end of July.
•  Councilors to review Post Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework (PICPRF) process diagram and complete survey by 18 May (see https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview).
•  ICANN staff to provide Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) updates and related slides to the Council list.
•  Council to determine by 31 July 2018 whether the proposed updates are acceptable or determine if something further is needed (e.g., webinar)
•  GDD Staff to review feedback received and share updated CPIF with Council
•  Council to review updated CPIF (on November Council meeting)