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16 May Staff to circulate call for volunteers to draft Charter amendments for Phase 2 of Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs, following completion of Council action on Charter Addendum concerning referral of IGO-INGO Curative Rights PDP Recommendation 5.
  •  Draft RPMs Charter amendments for Phase 2 (Volunteers: Paul McGrady, Martin Valent)

k drazek Pam Little Rafik Dammak

Paul McGrady Martin P Valent

Mary Wong Julie Hedlund Ariel Liang

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IRP IOT

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  •  Council to convene small team to review questions posed by ICANN org. (Volunteers: Flip Petillion as lead, Elsa Saade)
  •  Small team to provide proposed Council response to questions to GNSO Council

Julie Hedlund


ATRT 3RPM Charter amendments

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26 Jun  

  •  GNSO Council to consider if/how to replace Erica Varlese on ATRT3. ICANN staff to investigate if there are any remaining GNSO candidates to consider. If not, determine if replacement is needed and if so, determine approach (e.g., call for volunteers, use SSC)
  •  GNSO Chair to remind SG/Cs to discuss within its respective groups and respond directly (and/or inform Council if there is something within its purview) to the ATRT3 with a response to the following question: what types of improvements would the Community want to see implemented?

Rafik Dammak Pam Little k drazek

Marika Konings Steve Chan

RPM Charter amendments

  • Staff to circulate call for volunteers to draft Charter amendments for Phase 2 of Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs, following completion of Council action on Charter Addendum concerning referral of IGO-INGO Curative Rights PDP Recommendation 5.
  •  Draft RPMs Charter amendments for Phase 2 (Volunteers: Paul McGrady, Martin Valent)

Mary Wong Julie Hedlund Ariel Liang

These actions are pending the Council's approval of a RPM Charter addendum to handle the Recommendation 5 referral via a separate work track. See below for an update on drafting work concerning this referral.

Legislative Tracker

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These actions are pending the Council's approval of a RPM Charter addendum to handle the Recommendation 5 referral via a separate work track. See below for an update on drafting work concerning this referral.

Legislative Tracker

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  •   Small group of Councilors to develop draft message to ICANN Org to provide input on legislative tracker. Based on feedback, Council leadership to Small group of Councilors to develop draft message to ICANN Org to provide input on legislative tracker. Based on feedback, Council leadership to consider scheduling follow up discussion at ICANN65. 
  •  Global Engagement to take into account feedback, in particular, inclusion of rationale for including a piece of legislation on the legal / regulatory tracker.

CSC Effectiveness Review Final Report

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  •  In accordance with terms of the CSC Effectiveness Review Template, the Chair of GNSO Council and the Chair of ccNSO Council are requested to recommend report to IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFRT) as soon as that is established.
  •  The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to share the results of this motion with the CSC. 

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Policy Status Report

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  •  Council to further consider next steps in relation to the review of the Transfer Policy which would result in providing GDD information/response on expected next steps and/or seek additional information as the Council considers how to approach the Transfer Policy review, for example, holistically instead of piecemeal.
  •  Rubens Kuhl, as Council liaison, to reach out to the IRT for the EPDP Phase 1 to have a conversation and gain a better understanding of how to address recommendation 24 and the Form of Authorization issue stemming from the Temporary Specification.
  •  Council to determine next steps for the Transfer Policy, which could include the chartering of a narrowly focused EPDP

IFR team

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  •  Once the Council receives the receipt for IFR membership confirmation, Council to consider how best to coordinate co-chair selection with ccNSO, which will be responsible for selecting the ccNSO co-chair.
  •  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” once the IFR membership has been confirmed.
  •  IANA Function Review (IFR) Team composition: Review of the ccNSO proposal to manage deficiencies - Councilors to take discussion on ccNSO proposal (here: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-January/022175.html) to their respective SG/C and to then consider what input they would like to provide.

Managing IDN Variants TLDs

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  •  Small group of Councilors to convene and then coordinate with ICANN to get further understanding, and potentially propose next steps for IDN TLD Variants.
  •  Staff to develop options paper to support small group efforts
  •  GNSO Chair to send message to Council list to expand volunteer pool expertise beyond Council. Small team to consider and propose scope of holistic IDN review, prior to outreach with ccNSO. (Volunteers: Rubens Kuhl, Maxim Alzoba, Philippe Fouquart, Edmon Chung, Michele Neylon)
  •  GNSO Chair to email Katrina Sataki to inform her of immediate next steps and willingness determine the best coordination method between the GNSO and ccNSO.
  •  Once GNSO small team is able to gain an understanding of the scope of effort and potential vehicle for resolution, ICANN staff to schedule call to identify structure for coordination between the GNSO and ccNSO. GNSO and ccNSO to identify where coordination is and is NOT needed. 
  •  ICANN staff to reach out to Maarten Simon and Philippe Fouquart to determine if they are willing to lead action items above. 
  •  ICANN staff to investigate format for JIG and see if it may be fit for purpose.

Steve Chan Ariel Liang


IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms

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  •  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).
  •  Susan Kawaguchi and Heather Forrest to prepare report on the usage of the 3.7 Appeal Process contained in the GNSO Operating Procedure that is intended to capture the process used and lessons learned.
  •  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
  •  Council leadership/staff to develop a summary document to capture concerns and issues with the PDP, as well as next step options available to the Council
  •  Council leadership to again present Council  options for the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Final Report to consider and discuss with their respective SG/Cs.
  •  Council leadership and Council to continue developing proposed path forward for the Working Group’s Final Report.
  •  Councilors to review the materials for the webinar held on 09 October 2019 (available here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar/2018#oct) and other materials shared for the agenda item (here: https://community.icann.org/x/JIoWBg)
  •  Council Leadership to consider repurposing the extraordinary meeting on 14 February 2019 to discuss IGO/INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms if the EPDP Final Report is not yet available for discussion and review.
  •  Council leadership to develop a new options document to include proposed motion language for each option for Council consideration.
  •  Council leadership to follow up on existing action item regarding expected report from Heather Forrest and Susan Kawaguchi on process management for the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms.
  •  GNSO Chair to prepare communication to GAC/IGOs to explain rationale for vote and demonstrate how they will be able to participate.
  •  Staff to communicate the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Recommendations Report to ICANN Board Operations.
  •  Keith Drazek to prepare draft response to the GAC and circulate to the Council list. Upon agreement from the Council, Staff to facilitate sending the finalized response to the GAC prior to the close of business on 31 May 2019.
  •  Council leadership to include discussion of recommendations 1-4 into agenda for meeting with the Board at ICANN65.
  •  Small team to prepare draft RPMs charter amendments (which will likely include engagement with the IGOs/GAC afterwards) (Volunteers, Paul McGrady as lead, Martin Silva Valent, Elsa Saade, Keith Drazek)

Evolution of the Multi stakeholder Model of Governance

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  •  Staff to investigate the anticipated timing, funding and expected deliverables for the Evolution of the Multi stakeholder Model of Governance project.
  •  ccNSO and GNSO to form joint team to identify any commonalities or differences. Also look at budget and 5 year strategic plan. 
  •  ICANN staff to reach out to Maarten Simon and Philippe Fouquart to determine if they are willing to lead action item above.
  •  ICANN staff to invite Brian Cute to a future Council meeting
  •  Rafik Dammak to invite Brian Cute to future PDP 3.0 meeting to make sure to not create overlapping work on the Evolution of the MSM
  •  Continue discussion on list and future next meeting
  •  Council to establish a small team to develop a public comment and/or further feedback to Brian concerning review of his document and questions about what comes next.  Consider inviting Brian to the August or September GNSO Council meeting.

PDP updates

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  •  Council leadership to propose path forward to obtain clarification / provide view concerning intersection between the Name Collisions Analysis Project and SubPro PDP
  •  ICANN Staff to consider timing for GNSO Policy webinar (e.g., two weeks prior). ICANN Staff to consider suggested changes to slide format raised during meeting.
  •  Council leadership to provide guidance to SubPro PDP on how to navigate interdependent topics (e.g., assumptions doc, Name Collisions Analysis Project, string similarity, IDNs) and potentially dependent PDPs (e.g., RPMs).
  •  Council leadership to draft a note to the ICANN Board on NCAP.
  •  Council leadership to draft a note to the ccNSO on string similarity and IDNs (together or separate).
  •  Input for future updates, Council to suggest one presenter.  Also, focus on post-ICANN meeting updates.

CCT-RT recommendations

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  •  Council to convene small team to consider CCT-RT recommendations referred to the GNSO and GNSO PDPs and determine next steps (Volunteers: Pam Little to lead, Carlos Gutierrez, Michele Neylon)
  •  Small team to provide proposed approach to GNSO Council
  •  ICANN staff to add CCT-RT to the August Council meeting agenda planning document

Request for Clarification on Data Accuracy and Phase-2 of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data

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  •  Council’s liaison to the EPDP, Rafik Dammak to forward letter to EPDP Phase 2 Team and coordinate with them to determine what will be included in the response.
  •  Council to add as a discussion item for future meeting.
  •  Council leadership to draft response to ICANN org, acknowledging receipt of the letter, acknowledgment of the underlying issue, and committing to determine next steps as a Council.
  •  Council leadership to send note, encouraging substantive discussion on the Council email list, to towards agreement on next steps.

EPDP phase 1 recommendations

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  •  Council leadership and staff to schedule an extraordinary Council meeting to discuss the Board adoption of the EPDP policy recommendations.
  •  Staff to provide Board voting results
  •  Council leadership to prepare an action plan for engaging with the Board. This includes documenting the options available to the Council, collecting questions/comments/concerns from Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies and the EPDP Team, timeline for engagement with the EPDP Team, and timeline for engagement with the Board.
  •  Council to, in consultation with the EPDP team, write communication to ICANN Board and seek to secure board support for Rec #12.
  •  Councilors to reach out to their respective SG/Cs to help inform the drafting of the letter to the Board; seek to finalize by 29 July 2019. If the need arises, Council leadership to convene small team to help further develop the letter.

k drazek Pam Little Rafik Dammak

Marika Konings Nathalie Peregrine
  •  Council to, in consultation with the EPDP team, write communication to ICANN Board and seek to secure board support for Rec #12.
  •  Councilors to reach out to their respective SG/Cs to help inform the drafting of the letter to the Board; seek to finalize by 29 July 2019. If the need arises, Council leadership to convene small team to help further develop the letter.

Marika Konings Nathalie Peregrine


ATRT 3

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  •  GNSO Council to consider if/how to replace Erica Varlese on ATRT3. ICANN staff to investigate if there are any remaining GNSO candidates to consider. If not, determine if replacement is needed and if so, determine approach (e.g., call for volunteers, use SSC)
  •  GNSO Chair to remind SG/Cs to discuss within its respective groups and respond directly (and/or inform Council if there is something within its purview) to the ATRT3 with a response to the following question: what types of improvements would the Community want to see implemented?

Council liaisons 

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  •  ICANN staff to update relevant documentation to note change of liaison from Keith Drazek to Tatiana Tropina (IGO Red Cross)
  •  ICANN staff to review existing liaisons, determine who is termed out at the upcoming AGM, seek replacements and perform handover beforehand.

ICANN org's preparation toward implementation of a new round of gTLDs

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  •  Council to Invite GDD to speak to Council on a future Council meeting.

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