2019-05-29 GNSO Drafting Team to Further Develop Guidelines and Principles for the GNSO’s Roles and Obligations as a Decisional Participant in the Empowered Community

Notes/ Action Items

Actions:

1. Timeline/Work plan:

1. Staff will confirm that the DT will not need time on the GNSO Council agenda at ICANN65, but will provide an update separately.
2. Staff and Heather will update the timeline/Work plan and send to the DT to review.

1. Section 18.12 Special IFRs:

1. Staff will revise Section 4.0 Guidelines for Using the GNSO Input Process for a Special IFR.
2. Staff will check the status of the ccNSO GRC review of Guidelines for GNSO-ccNSO Joint Consultation on Initiation of a Special IFR

1. Section 1.3 Approval Action Community Forum: DT members will review.
2. Section 2.2 Petition Process for Specified Actions and 2.3 Rejection Action Community Forum: DT members will review.
3. Section 3.1 (Nominating Committee Director Removal Process), Section 3.2 (SO/AC Director Removal Process), and Section 3.3 (Board Recall Process): Staff will draft guidelines.

Notes:

1. Updates to Statements of Interest (SOIs): No updates provided.

2. Section 18.12 Special IFRs:

a. Review Guidelines for How to Use the GNSO Input Process for a Special IFR: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uNXALBljWRf6rJcOqSCLoOo_4Axe188Mp5JWxnfb_lI/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]

4.3 Minimum requirements for a GIP Initiation Request

-- Doesn’t indicate to whom the request is provided (GNSO Secretariat)?

4.4 Initiation of a GIP

-- Doesn’t indicate how the vote would be taken -- Council meeting or vote outside a meeting.

-- Many of the details are already in the GNSO Operating Procedures.

4.5 GIP Outcomes and Processes

-- What do we mean by “considered” -- this is language from the Bylaws.  

ACTION ITEM: Staff will suggest alternate language in a revised draft for the DT to review.

4.9 Transmission of the Outcome of the GIP

-- Have the GNSO Secretariat to transmit the results to the EC representative.

-- Pay attention to who is appointed to the IANA CSC/PTI.

b. Review Guidelines for GNSO-ccNSO Consultation on Initiating a Special IFR: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ol8461abkOqzXSahZKkuLL-7GxDWklmA0wnK1CKwfgY/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]

-- Wait to see what the ccNSO does before we edit the guidelines.

4. Timeline/Work Plan

-- Send full package to the GNSO Council at once, not in dribs and drabs.

-- Look at July or August.

-- Next meeting: 12 June.

ACTION ITEMS:

-- Update Council that we will not meet our original timeline.

-- Heather and staff will update the work plan.