[council] GNSO Council action items

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

Please find the action items arising from the GNSO Council meeting on 23 July 
2015.
The meeting transcript is posted at:
http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-council-23jul15-en.pdf
Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List
GNSO Council Development Session
Action Items:

•        Arrange for a facilitator for the Council Development and Induction 
session in Dublin on Friday 23 October 2015.

•        Formally communicate to parting councilors that they are welcome to 
attend the Council Development and Induction.
Item 4: Motion to Approve GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué from Buenos Aires
Action Items:

•        GNSO Council Chair to communicate the GNSO Review of Buenos Aires GAC 
Communiqué to the ICANN Board

•        GNSO Council Chair to inform the GAC Chair as well as the GAC-GNSO 
Consultation Group of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN 
Board.

Item 5: Purpose of New gTLD Registration Data Policy Development Process (PDP)

Action Item:

Encourage GNSO SG  & C’s to provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 6: Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG 
Accountability

Action Items:

•        Encourage GNSO SG and C’s to review the 
notes<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863> from 
the Paris meeting.

•        Encourage GNSO SG and C’s to provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 7: Proposed Cross Community Working Group On New gTLD Auction Proceeds

Action Item:

Encourage GNSO SG and C’s provide input to the public comment forum.

Item 8: COUNCIL ACTION – GNSO Chair Election Timetable

Action Item:

Publish the proposed GNSO Chair Election Timetable. Place on agenda for formal 
consideration and approval at September Council meeting.
Item 9: Any Other Business

9.1 - Staff request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures Preliminary Issue Report.

Action Item

•        Accept request for time extension in preparing the New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures Preliminary Issue Report

•        Note Council discussion – some councilors expressed concern about the 
delay

•        Council to further discuss and resolve the length of the public 
comment period

9.2 – Discuss appointment of three experts from the GNSO to join new Working 
Group to review IDN Guidelines: 
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en (due 3 August 2015)

Action Item

GNSO Council Chair to follow up in writing with Stakeholder Groups and 
Constituencies. Councilors to work with Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies 
seeking suggested names of experts.

9.3 – Selection of a PDP Working Group for facilitated face-to-face meeting at 
ICANN54. Part of the continued GNSO Council Pilot Project to improve PDP 
effectiveness.

Action Item

GNSO Council Chair to communicate to the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation 
Issues PDP working group that, based on the analysis by staff, the working 
group would benefit from a face to face meeting in Dublin and ask for 
confirmation that the working group would like to take up the offer.
9.4 – Discuss possible Council action regarding IETF proposed standard for 
.onion as a Special Use Domain Name: 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dnsop-onion-tld/ (due 11 August 
2015)

Action Item

Council needs to consider whether there is scope for future co-operation 
between the GNSO Council and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
9.5 – Planning for ICANN54
Action Item

GNSO Council Vice Chair (Volker Greimann) to assist Chair and staff in Dublin 
meeting preparations
9.6 – Other topics

Phillip Corwin, co-chair of the GNSO working group on Curative Rights 
Protection for IGOs and INGO brought to the Council’s attention the 
letter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurria-to-chehade-20jul15-en.pdf>
 sent by the OECD Secretary-General to ICANN’s CEO Fadi Chehade

Action Item

WG chair’s concern on the process and substance of the letter is noted by the 
Council. Phillip Corwin to report back to the Council at or before the next 
Council meeting
Please let me know if you have any questions or if anything has not been 
captured.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Glen
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>