[council] Action Items: GNSO Council meeting 29 September 2016

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Please find the action items, and their current status, from the Council 
meeting held on 29 September 2016.
Action Items from the GNSO Council Meeting of 29 September 2016

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - GNSO Validation of the FY17 Budget and Cost-Control 
Processes for the CCWG-Accountability
Voting results:

  *   Motion passed unanimously
Action items:

  *   GNSO Secretariat to communicate voting result to the CCWG-Accountability 
chairs and the ICANN CFO (COMPLETED)

Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Implementation Advisory Group 
Recommendations to Update Procedure on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws
Voting results:

  *   Motion withdrawn; to be resubmitted for Council consideration at ICANN57 
in Hyderabad, with potential modifications following additional discussions
Action items:

  *   Discussions to continue with Stephanie and other interested Councilors as 
well as affected parties (e.g. Registries, Registrars) to discuss path forward 
and rework motion language

Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO 
Representative to the Empowered Community Administration

Voting results:

  *   Motion passed, with 2 abstentions (Heather Forrest, IPC; Paul McGrady, 
IPC - reasons for abstention stated during the meeting and will be reflected in 
the meeting minutes)
Action items:

  *   GNSO Secretariat to communicate voting result to the ICANN Secretary 
(this notice will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO 
Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant 
on the EC Administration) (COMPLETED)
  *   GNSO Bylaws Drafting Team (DT) to continue with work on report to the 
Council; goal to complete report within the next two weeks (IN PROCESS)
  *   Three months after completion and adoption of DT report, GNSO to finalize 
decision on appointment of GNSO representative to the EC Administration


Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Proposed Draft Charter for a New Cross Community 
Working Group concerning Auction Proceeds from the 2012 New gTLD Program
Action items:

  *   Council to continue discussion, including on mailing list, with a view 
toward considering adoption of a finalized Charter at ICANN57 in Hyderabad

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures
Action items:

  *   Staff to convene volunteer group (comprising Councilors and interested 
community members) to synthesize coordinated response to the Board, based on WG 
& SG/C responses received (In progress)
  *   Volunteer group to present proposed response to Council for adoption on 
13 October, with goal to transmit response to Board before ICANN57 in Hyderabad


·        Volunteers so far - Carlos Raúl Gutierrez, Phil Corwin, Keith Drazek, 
James Bladel, Stefania Milan
Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Proposed Final Framework for Future Cross 
Community Working Groups
Action items:

  *   Deferred to 13 October Council meeting
  *   Staff to circulate Final Framework to Council list for discussion

Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Meeting Schedule for ICANN57
Action items:

  *   Councilors to review latest agenda when that is made available by the 
ICANN Meetings Team
  *   Councilors to coordinate with their respective SG/Cs on feedback, 
especially on proposed arrangements for Constituency Day
  *   Councilors to confirm attendance in Hyderabad, including for GNSO Council 
Development Session
  *   Councilors and GNSO community members who are having problems with visas 
to contact Glen for information about assistance available

Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes)

11.1 - Staff to follow up on call for volunteers for the GNSO Review Working 
Group with SG/Cs who have not yet provided their primary and/or alternate 
members (COMPLETED)

11.2 - Councilors to report any concerns/objections with the GNSO signing-on to 
the CWG-Stewardship letter within the next 24 hours (Friday 30 September); if 
none are received, staff will proceed to notify the CWG-Stewardship co-chairs 
of GNSO sign-on (COMPLETED)
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Glen



Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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