Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List

Projects List and Action Item List


Item 3: Consent Agenda 

ICANN64 Kobe GAC Communique: https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann64-kobe-communique 

GNSO Response to the ICANN64 Kobe GAC Communique: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/review-gac-communique-12apr19-en.pdf 

List of GNSO Fellowship Selection Criteria: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/fellowship-application-criteria-13apr19-en.pdf


Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval of the appointment of Janis Karklins as Chair for the Expedited Policy Development Process Team on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data

EPDP Phase 2 Chair Update (10 April 2019): https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-April/022561.html


Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms 

Resolution in Relation to the Completion of the Final Report of the IGO/INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP (27 June 2018): https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806  

Final Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process (17 July 2018): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en_0.pdf

GNSO Council resolution to accept the Final Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process (19 July 2018): https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201807 

Summary Paper: Status, Issues & Next Steps for the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Policy Development Process Final Report (28 November 2018): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-28nov18-en.pdf

Slide Deck: IGO-INGO Curative Rights PDP – Procedural Options for the GNSO Council (29 November 2018): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-procedural-options-council-29nov18-en.pdf

Proposal: GNSO Council Leadership Team Recommendation on IGO-INGO CRP (20 December 2018): https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-December/022153.html 

GNSO Council Leadership Team’s Reply to GAC Chair’s Letter of 21 October 2018(14 January 2019): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/gnso-council-to-ismail-14jan19-en.pdf

ICANN64 Kobe GAC Communique: https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann64-kobe-communique 


Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Managing IDN Variants TLDs 

The Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels (RZ-LGR Procedure) (20 March 2013): https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf 

ICANN Board resolution to approve the RZ-LGR Procedure (11 April 2013): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2013-04-11-en#2.a 

Public Comment on the Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant TLDs (the Variant TLD Recommendations) (launched on 25 July 2018): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/managing-idn-variant-tlds-2018-07-25-en 

ICANN Board resolution to approve the Variant TLD Recommendations and request that the ccNSO and GNSO take into account the Variant TLD Recommendations while developing their respective policies to define and manage the IDN variant TLDs for the current TLDs as well as for future TLD applications (14 March 2019): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelim-report-2019-03-14-en#2.a 

Update and consult with Sarmad Hussain, managing director of ICANN’s IDN Program (18 April 2019): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/presentation-idn-variant-tld-implementation-18apr19-en.pdf


Item 7: COUNCIL UPDATE – Status of the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 1 Informal Implementation Review Team

Temporary Specification on gTLD Registration Data (11 May 2018): https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary and https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en 

ICANN Board Resolution to approve the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (17 May 2018): https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-17-en 

Public Comment on the EPDP Team Initial Report (launched on 21 November 2018): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-initial-2018-11-21-en

EPDP Team Final Report (20 February 2019): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-final-20feb19-en.pdf