GNSO Liaison Report, post-Oct 2021

Specific Curative Rights Protection for IGOs EPDP

• Public Comment on the EPDP WG's Initial Report closed on 24 Oct 2021
• EPDP WG currently reviewing comments received on its 6 recommendations, for purposes of producing its Final Report
• Project plan is expected to be extended from end 2021 to some time in Q1 of 2022

Internationalized Domain Names EPDP

18 Nov 2021

• Council has yet to discuss its approach for the response to the ICANN Board’s letter regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0.

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

18 Nov 2021

• Council received notice that the CANN Board has selected two members of the Board to serve as liaisons to this Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team. They are Becky Burr and Harald Alvestrand (alternate).
• Council has acknowledged the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan

Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data / System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Phase (SSAD ODP);  See: https://www.icann.org/ssadodp for more official info

Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase (SubPro ODP);  See: https://www.icann.org/subpro-odp for more official info

23 Nov 2021

• ICANN Org is still in internal project organization mode although GDD has posed a first set of questions to the GNSO ODP Liaison, Jeff Neuman.
• Formal kick-off of the ODP only expected at end of Nov 2021, thereafter proceeds for an approximate 10 months.

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

• TBD

Meeting Details; non-Council members are welcome to observe the meeting

GNSO Council meeting held 16 Dec 2021 14:00 UTC 

Coordinated Universal Time: 14:00 UTC: 

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GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation: 

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

• Item 1: Administrative Matters
  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 09 October 2021.
• Item 3: Consent Agenda 
  • 3.3 Motion to adopt the GNSO Review of the GAC ICANN72 Virtual Annual General Meeting Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board
• Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update From the Universal Acceptance Steering Group
  • Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG, will provide an update on the progress of the UASG and explore the role the GNSO might play in enhancing universal acceptance.

Action by ALAC Liaison

• No further action – GNSO Council was asked to consider Dr Data's request for a liaison to the Universal Acceptance Steering Group.

• Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session
  • Council to discuss highlights from its (recently) concluded Strategic Planning Sessions (SPS).

Action by ALAC Liaison

• No further action

• Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Thought Exercise Paper Modifying Consensus Policy
  • On 25 October 2021, Philippe Fouquart shared a thought paper drafted by the ICANN org, which has been developed “considering what procedures are in place for modifying consensus policies, and where there may be gaps, ambiguities, or opportunities for additional collaboration.” The Council has since convened a small team, which will also seek volunteers from all SG/Cs, as the topic is of importance beyond just the Council. As this team is being convened, it is perhaps nevertheless helpful to seek impressions from Councilors that could feed into the small team’s deliberations.
  • Council to receive ICANN Org presentation on the paper and to discuss the same.

Action by ALAC Liaison

• See TAB under 'POST GNSO COUNCIL MEETING DEVELOPMENTS' section for easier tracking. 

• Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
  • 8.1 Update on the approach for the response to the ICANN Board’s letter regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0.
  • 8.2 Acknowledgement of the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan
  • 8.3 Report on the SubPro ODP - circulated on 16 November 2021 
  • 8.4 Report on the SSAD ODP - circulated on 17 November 2021

Action by ALAC Liaison

• Item 8.1 - Monitor for developments. Is issue carried forward to Council's Dec 2021 Meeting?
• Items 8.3 and 8.4 - TABS created under 'POST GNSO COUNCIL MEETING DEVELOPMENTS' section for easier tracking.

Meeting Record

• Audio Recording
• Zoom Recording
• Transcript
• Chat Transcript
• Minutes 

Matters of interest to ALAC/At-Large

Under Part 1 Agenda

• Item 1: Administrative Matters
  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 19 August 2021 were posted on 04 September 2021

  • Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 08 October 2021.

• Item 3: Consent Agenda
  • Jeff Neuman was appointed as (GNSO Council liaison to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase and re-appointed as GNSO liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee 
• Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - EPDP Phase 2A Final Report
  • Council approved the EPDP Phase 2A Final Report and recommends to the ICANN Board of Directors the adoption of the EPDP Phase 2A recommendations #1 – 4 by way of resolution passed by a unanimity of the CPH Councillors and a 61.54% majority of NCPH Councillors, meeting the GNSO Supermajority requirement**
  • There were five objections to the motion:
    - Carlton Samuels, Non Contracted Party House (NCPH) NomCom Appointee (NCA): statement
    - John McElwaine and Susan Payne (temporary alternate for Flip Petillion), IPC: statement
    - Marie Pattullo and Mark Datysgeld, Business Constituency (BC): statement
  • GNSO Staff Support Team to develop GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board for Council review

** A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (A) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (B) three-fourths (3/4) of the Council members of one House and a majority of the Council members of the other House.

Action by ALAC Liaison

• On 28 Oct 2021: Notify ALAC Chair Maureen Hilyard, CPWG Co-Chairs Olivier Crepin-Leblond and Jonathan Zuck, and ALAC Representatives to the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Alan Greenberg and Hadia Elminiawi on result of Council vote on EPDP Phase 2A Final Report
• Monitor onward CPWG deliberations (from 3 Nov to 31 Dec) for reactions / any further action required

Under Part 2 Agenda

• Items 2 and 3: Leadership of GNSO Council 2021-2022
  • Chair: Philippe Fouquart, Non Contracted Party House
  • Vice Chair, Non-Contracted Party House: Tomslin Samme-Nlar
  • Vice Chair, Contracted Party House: Sebastien Ducos

Under Council Wrap-up

• 2/7.2 Acknowledgment of the Project Plan for the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names.
  • (Would have been just an acknowledgment)
• 3/7.3 Potential next steps for the Board response to the Council's letter regarding its "Request for Continued Deferral of IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0".
  • CPH Councilors to provide suggestions on the next steps regarding the Board Letter on IDN Implementation Guidelines 4.0.  Ongoing.
• 4/7.4 Suggestion to assign a Council liaison to Accuracy Scoping Team.
  • GNSO Council has appointed Olga Cavalli as Liaison to the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team
• 6/ Discussion paper on Modifying gTLD Consensus Policies
  • Council leadership to notify ICANN org that a small team has formed to develop a response but that additional time may be needed.
• 8/ Potential Council next steps regarding DNS abuse
  • Council Small Team (Thomas Rickert, Mark Datysgeld, Wisdom Donkor, Kristian Ormen, Maxim Alzoba, Sebastien Ducos) to draft potential GNSO Council next steps regarding DNS abuse.

Action by ALAC Liaison

• Item 3/7.3 - Monitor for developments. Issue carried forward to Council's Nov 2021 Meeting.
• Items 6 and 8 - Monitor for developments. TABS created under 'POST GNSO COUNCIL MEETING DEVELOPMENTS' section for easier tracking.

Meeting Record