Consent Agenda
Motion to Adopt the Revised Description of the Role of the GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
Submitted by: Greg Dibiase
WHEREAS,
- The GNSO Liaison to the GAC role was first piloted in FY15-16 (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2016) as part of a broader initiative of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group to facilitate early engagement of the GAC in GNSO policy development activities.
- Due to the success of the pilot, the GNSO Liaison to the GAC is now a permanent role and an integral part of communications between the GAC and GNSO.
- On 23 September 2021, the GNSO Council decided to extend each term of the GNSO Council Liaison to the GAC to two years and to impose a term limit of two consecutive two-year terms.
- At the ICANN79 GNSO Council Wrap-up Session, the Council agreed to review the description of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role prior to initiating the Standing Selection Committee’s (SSC) process to open an Expression of Interest (EOI) and subsequently select a new liaison to assume the role at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (ICANN81).
- Post ICANN79, the Council reviewed the liaison role description and suggested several revisions.
- After allowing time for Council to review the revisions, staff incorporated them into a final clean version as well as a redlined version for Council’s consideration at its meeting on 16 May.
RESOLVED,
- The GNSO Council adopts the revised description of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role and directs staff to post it on the Council activities procedures page.
- The GNSO Council directs staff to notify the GAC leadership of the revised description of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role.
Consent Agenda
Motion to Approve the ICANN Board’s Proposed Amendment to Cross-Community Working Group on Auction Proceeds Recommendation 7
Submitted by: Greg Dibiase
WHEREAS,
- On 2 March 2024, the ICANN Board wrote to the Chartering Organizations of the Cross-Community Working Group on Auction Proceeds (“CCWG-AP”), which includes the GNSO;
- The CCWG-AP’s Recommendation 7 sets out limitations on the use of ICANN accountability mechanisms (namely, the Independent Review Process, IRP, and Reconsideration process) to challenge decisions made on individual applications within the Grant Program;
- The CCWG-AP provided Recommendation 7 to minimize use of the proceeds for purposes other than grants, such as administrative costs or legal fees;
- The ICANN Board noted that it supports the CCWG AP’s goal in making this recommendation, but ICANN org identified challenges in implementing Recommendation 7 as written;
- The Board considered whether there are further ways to meet the community’s broader intention with Recommendation 7, and asked the relevant Chartering Organizations to consider the removal of the phrase “from the Independent Project Applications Panel” from Recommendation 7, noting that many of the Board’s concerns that supported the October 2023 action would be addressed.
RESOLVED,
- The GNSO Council accepts the Board’s suggestion to remove the phrase “from the Independent Project Applications Panel” from CCWG-AP Recommendation 7. The GNSO Council would like to clarify that this approval only applies to CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 and does not extend to the proposed new ByLaw restricting access to Accountability Mechanisms.
- The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to inform the Board of its acceptance of the Board’s suggestion for CCWG-AP Recommendation 7.
