Action Items

Topic	Entry Date (E) ____________ Target Date (T)	Action Item	Responsible Council Member ____ Responsible Staff member	Additional Notes
GNSO Council strategic planning meeting COMPLETED	24 Aug 2017	For the purposes of planning the GNSO Council’s strategic planning session, to occur in early 2018, the GNSO Secretariat shall create a Doodle poll to determine the extent of councilor conflicts for the currently scheduled dates of 29-31 January 2017. To the extent known, incoming Councilors should also be allowed to participate in the Doodle poll	Nathalie Peregrine
Review of the Revised ICANN Procedure for Handling Whois Conflicts with Privacy Law IN PROGRESS	24 Aug 2017	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.	James Bladel Heather Forrest Donna Austin Marika Konings
Updated Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance IN PROGRESS	15 Mar 2017 24 Aug 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. Keith Drazek to draft a motion acknowledging the work of the CCWG IG whilst requesting that the effort be continued in a different format. Motion deferred - GNSO leadership to add this item to the Council agenda for August meeting. All Council members to provide input and proposed amendments to the motions as soon as possible so that discussion can continue on the mailing list ahead of the meeting. GNSO Secretariat to communicate decision to the CCWG-IG and other Chartering Organizations, that the GNSO Council will withdraw from the CCWG-IG at the conclusion of ICANN61, with the expectation that a replacement structure is ready for approval by the Council at that time.	James Bladel Heather Forrest Donna Austin Marika Konings Mary Wong	Motion passed successfully during Council meeting on 24 August.
Replacement for GNSO member for the SSR2 Review Team COMPLETED	24 Aug 2017 29 Aug 2017	GNSO Secretariat to communicate decision to the SSR2-RT, that the GNSO Council has nominated Norm Ritchie to replace Emily Taylor on that review team. GNSO Secretariat to inform Norm Ritchie of his selection and communicate the Council’s expectations that he represents the views of the entire GNSO community in his work on the SSR2-RT, and that as a group, the GNSO Review Team Members will provide regular feedback on the discussions taking place in the SSR2-RT. GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those applicants that were not selected, thanking them for their continued interest. The response should also encourage them to follow the SSR2-RT work and participate in Public Comments and community discussions.	Nathalie Peregrine
ICANN60 GNSO ScheduleCOMPLETED	28 Jun 2017 24 Aug 2017	James Bladel to circulate information to the GNSO Council mailing list requesting input from the community regarding choice of location of ICANN meetings, respecting gender diversity with new post-IANA structures as requested by Goran.	James Bladel Donna Austin Heather Forrest Marika Konings Mary Wong
Standing Committee on ICANN Budget and Operations IN PROGRESS	31 Aug 2017	Staff to issue call for volunteers (Council members only) to identify its own plan of work and expected activities and share that with the Council. Staff to check ccNSO SOP work plan / charter as it may serve as a model. Volunteers to date: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben.	Marika Konings Mary Wong
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	Following successful vote to reconvene the original PDP Working Group: ICANN staff to reconvene original PDP Working Group ICANN staff to post the recommendations of the reconvened PDP Working Group, and its proposed amendment(s) to its original Recommendation 5, if any for public comment for 30 days following the conclusion of the deliberations 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	James Bladel Donna Austin Heather Forrest Marika Konings Mary Wong	The reconvened Working Group began meeting in June 2017 and may be in a position to put its recommendations out for public comment before ICANN60.
Remaining IGO/INGO PDP Recommendations - IGO Acronyms ONGOING	26 Jun 2014 (E) ____________ 14 Apr 2017 (T)	A facilitated discussion between GAC and GNSO representatives was held at ICANN58 in Copenhagen in March 2017. There has been no significant discussion or agreement on next steps. Council to finalize response to GAC Communique from Johannesburg (June 2017) addressing this issue Staff to continue coordinating with Bruce Tonkin (Board-designated facilitator) regarding possible next steps	Thomas Rickert ____________________ Mary Wong	Discussions have ceased for the time being, presumably awaiting the final recommendations pertaining to IGOs from the Curative Rights PDP.
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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