Action Items

Topic	Entry Date (E) ____________ Target Date (T)	Action Item	Responsible Council Member ____ Responsible Staff member	Additional Notes
IRTP-C Change of Registrant issues in relation to implementation of the Privacy/Proxy Services Accreditation PDP recommendations IN PROGRESS	18 May 2017	James Bladel to bring further clarification about the nature and scope of the informal discussion group the Board requested of the GNSO to the GNSO Council mailing list.	James Bladel
Amending Approved GNSO Policy Recommendations Relating to certain Red Cross Movement Names IN PROGRESS	20 Apr 2017	GNSO Council Chairs and staff to circulate updated motion to the Council list for review GNSO Council Chair to formally announce dates and times of electronic balloting period pursuant to GNSO Operating Procedures for Voting Outside a Meeting ICANN staff to conduct electronic vote and announce voting results If vote is successful: ICANN staff to reconvene original PDP Working Group ICANN staff to post proposed policy amendment for public comment for 30 days commencing from the date of the first meeting of the reconvened PDP Working Group GNSO Council to vote on final proposal following close of public comment period and receipt of input from the reconvened PDP Working Group GNSO Council to work with staff to reconvene the PDP to address the questions that were outlined in the motion, specifically on Red Cross protections. Staff to prepare draft letter on behalf of GNSO Council leadership to original PDP members to see if they are willing to be part of the reconvened group	James Bladel Donna Austin Heather Forrest Marika Konings Mary Wong
Updated Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance IN PROGRESS	15 Mar 2017	GNSO Council to review documents submitted by the CCWG-IG, including proposed revisions to the current charter. Staff to add topic to the agenda for 20 April meeting Councilors to work with staff to compile a list of questions to be sent to the CCWG-IG Topic to be added to the May Council meeting agenda either as a further discussion item or a motion on the GNSO’s next steps on this topic Council to discuss and prepare motion to either express support for a new charter or withdraw as a chartering organization.	James Bladel Heather Forrest Donna Austin Marika Konings Mary Wong	Placed on agenda as a Discussion Item preparatory to a possible motion at the May meeting
GNSO Response to the GAC Communique COMPLETED	15 Mar 2017 (E) _____________	Volunteers requested to work on a draft response to the GAC Communique GNSO Councilors to provide final input on draft GNSO Council Review of the GAC Communique Council Chairs and staff to prepare letter to the ICANN Board summarizing GNSO Council input; letter to be sent in time for the Board-GAC meeting on 27 April 2017 James Bladel to inform the GAC Chair of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board and to incorporate request that the GNSO Council would like to better understand the process and timeline for a decision on the communiqué regarding the two-letter string issue	Carlos Raul Gutierrez Paul McGrady Michele Neylon Donna Austin Heather Forrest Stefania Milan Phil Corwin James Bladel ____________________ Marika Konings	Draft document and motion circulated to the Council for consideration at the 20 April meeting
Selection of GNSO Nominees for the Second Registration Directory Service (formerly WHOIS) Review Team COMPLETED	16 Feb 2017 20 Apr 2017	ICANN staff to communicate the names of the GNSO-endorsed candidates to staff supporting the RDS Review Team (RDS-RT) ICANN staff to inform the endorsed candidates that the GNSO Council expects that, if selected for the RDS-RT, the nominee will represent the views of the entire GNSO community in their work on the RDS-RT, and will provide regular feedback as a group on the discussions taking place as well as the positions being taken by GNSO representatives on the RDS-RT ICANN staff to request that staff colleagues supporting the RDS-RT to notify the unsuccessful applicants who did not receive endorsement (if any) for this RDS-RT, thanking them for their interest James Bladel to provide update to the Council regarding GNSO Nominees for the Registration Data Services Review Team (RDS RT) after meeting with the SO/AC leaders.	Edward Morris James Bladel Donna Austin Heather Forrest Julie Hedlund Mary Wong Marika Konings	Proposed slate of nominees was endorsed by the Council at its 20 April meeting. Next step is for SO/AC Chairs to convene and confirm selection. Following confirmation by SO/AC Chairs, ICANN staff will inform endorsed candidates.
ICANN59 GNSO Schedule COMPLETED	20 Apr 2017 24 May 2017	Council chairs to work with staff to update GNSO block schedule based on overall meeting schedule updates Staff and Council Chairs to work on agenda for GNSO Working session, Day 1 Staff to relay hotel booking confirmation delays to Constituency Travel	James Bladel Donna Austin Heather Forrest Marika Konings Mary Wong
Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration IN PROGRESS	29 Sep 2016 (E) ______________	Three months after completion and adoption of DT report, GNSO to finalize decision on appointment of GNSO representative to the EC Administration Council to finalize chartering of the new GNSO Standing Selection Committee at the earliest opportunity Council to request the new SSC to consider appointing a permanent GNSO Representative to the EC Administration as one of its first tasks, and, amongst others, also to consider whether it will be necessary for the appointee to be a member of the GNSO Council	_____________________ Julie Hedlund de saint gery	Drafting work on possible amendments/additions to Operating Procedures/Bylaws remains ongoing following consultation with the DT at ICANN58. On 16 February 2017, the Council that its interim appointment to the EC Administration will continue until drafting work is complete. SSC has submitted its recommendations for the proposed process and criteria for selecting the GNSO representative to the EC Admin to the Council for its consideration.
Letter from Thick WHOIS Implementation Review Team on Privacy Issues relating to Implementation of the Thick WHOIS Consensus Policy Recommendations COMPLETED	19 Jan 2017 (E) 16 Feb 2017 (T)	Staff to post legal review document referred to in the letter to the Council mailing list Following receipt of the legal review document, Erika Mann and Michele Neylon to work with staff to develop possible responses to the IRT letter for the Council’s consideration, based on further legal developments relating to the topics noted in the letter Council to continue discussion on the mailing list, to see if there is a need to respond to the IRT Staff to share IRT letter with RDS WG leadership as the subject concerns all registries and registrars using a thick model and is not limited to the specific issue of transition from thin to thick WHOIS Council to review draft request from Councilor Erika Mann, and submit comments to the mailing list including further details on which questions an updated legal review is expected to address as well as who would be the audience for this updated legal review. Keith Drazek and Susan Kawaguchi to review latest draft of request for legal review and suggest changes to align with the Council discussion on this topic Councilors Erika Mann and Keith Drazek to circulate updated draft on proposed Council action following the letter from the Thick Whois IRT on privacy issues	Erika Mann Michele Neylon Marika Konings Mary Wong	Council agreed at the last meeting to remove this action item as work on this topic is being taken forward in other venues.
Outstanding IGO/INGO PDP Recommendations ONGOING	26 Jun 2014 (E) ____________ 14 Apr 2017 (T)	This topic continues to be discussed with the Board and the GAC. A final Proposal from the IGO Small Group was submitted to the GAC and the GNSO on 4 October 2016, which was referenced in the GAC Communique from Hyderabad. Council to finalize response to Board letter on IGO/Red Cross protections (note: this may be covered by the Council’s response to the GAC Communique) Council to discuss the Board proposal outlined by Bruce Tonkin at the second Hyderabad Public Forum Staff to confirm availability of Thomas Rickert (Chair, original IGO-INGO PDP), and Philiip Corwin and Petter Rindforth (Co-Chairs, IGO-INGO Curative Rights PDP), to serve as GNSO representatives (along with GNSO Council leadership and the GNSO Liaison to the GAC) for the facilitated discussion Staff to notify the GAC and Board members of the Discussion Group, and Bruce Tonkin (facilitator) of GNSO appointments	Thomas Rickert ____________________ Mary Wong	In June 2014, the NGPC wrote to the GNSO Council noting that the NGPC was considering available options to reconcile the differences at issue, and giving the GNSO an opportunity to consider modifying those aspects of its approved policy recommendations that are inconsistent with GAC advice in accordance with the process in the GNSO's PDP Manual. Several letters were exchanged between the NGPC and the Council up to January 2015. In late 2014, a small group of IGO, Board and GAC representatives was formed to work on the initial NGPC proposal (from March 2014), to develop a concrete proposal for consideration by the GAC and the GNSO. The final Small Group Proposal was sent to the GAC and the GNSO in early October 2016. The GAC advice in its Hyderabad Communique requested that this Proposal form the starting point of further discussions. The GAC and GNSO held facilitated discussions, with Bruce Tonkin as the designated facilitator, in Copenhagen at ICANN58 in March 2017. Red Cross - At its 20 April meeting, the Council will consider the Board's request (made via resolution at ICANN58) to initiate its policy amendment process in respect of a limited set of Red Cross names, IGO Acronyms - Bruce Tonkin to revert to the GAC and GNSO delegations following consultations with ICANN staff on proposals made during the ICANN58 facilitated discussion. The IGO-INGO Curative Rights PDP Working Group is considering comments received by the GAC, IGOs and others to its Initial Report.
PDP Improvements ONGOING	30 Jun 2016 (E) _____________	The GNSO Council directs staff to move ahead with the identified next steps including: Integrating the inclusion of the proposed PDP Charter as part of the Preliminary Issue Report Development of draft guidelines for the use and application for face-to-face facilitated PDP WG meetings for Council review and adoption,	____________________ Marika Konings	Updated GNSO Operating Guidelines have been published reflecting the inclusion of proposed PDP Charter as part of the Preliminary Issue Report. Comments may be submitted until 10 August 2017 (see https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2017-06-19-en).

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