[council] Action Items from GNSO Council meeting 25 September 2008

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org]

Dear Councilors,

Please note the immediate action items that arose from the Council meeting 
today, Thursday 25 September 2008.

1. Council representatives are asked to forward the recommended GNSO comments 
regarding the ICANN Geographic Regions report,
 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf
to their respective constituencies for discussion and comment as applicable and 
be prepared to finalize the GNSO comments in the Council meeting on 16 October 
2008.

2. Council representatives are asked to distribute the updated draft GNSO 
Improvements Implementation Plan
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05470.html
right away, expedite discussions in their constituencies, and be prepared to 
vote on a motion at the GNSO Council meeting on 16 October 2008.

In addition constituencies should be starting the process of selecting one 
representative each for the two steering committees so that the first Steering 
Committee meetings can be held in Cairo.

3. Constituencies should call for volunteers for a drafting team to develop a 
proposal for consideration by the Council for ICANN subsidization of GNSO 
travel expenses. Volunteer's names should be sent to the Council mailing list. 
Olga Cavalli and Zahid Jamil were the first two volunteers at the meeting.

4. Councilors should forward the WHOIS Hypotheses Study Group report to their 
respective constituencies ASAP for discussion and comment as applicable in 
preparation for beginning the process at the Council meeting on 16 October 2008 
of deciding which, if any studies should be pursued further.
(http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-council-26aug08.pdf)

Thank you.
Kind regards,
Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org