[council] GNSO Council resolutions 17 December 2015

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Please find the resolutions passed at GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 17 
December 2015.


1.      Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures

WHEREAS:

1.      In June 2015 the GNSO Council had requested an Issue Report on the 
topic of analyzing a set of subjects that may lead to changes or adjustments 
for subsequent New gTLD Procedures;

2.      The GNSO Council's request for an Issue Report followed the work 
completed by the Discussion Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures, which was 
requested by the GNSO Council in June 2014;

3.      ICANN staff published the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD 
Subsequent Procedures in a public comment forum that opened on 31 August 2015, 
and closed on 30 October 2015;

4.      The amended closing date for the public comment forum was the result of 
a GNSO Council request in September 2015;

5.      ICANN staff have reviewed the public comments received, published a 
Report of Public Comments and updated the Issue Report accordingly;

6.      The Final Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures was published 
on 4 December 2015 at 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf;
 and,

7.      The Final Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council proceed with a 
Policy Development Process (PDP) in order to consider the issues discussed in 
the report, and the General Counsel of ICANN has indicated the topic is 
properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of 
the GNSO.

RESOLVED:

1.      The GNSO Council hereby initiates a PDP to consider and analyze issues 
discussed in the Final Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures to 
determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations 
in the Final Report on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are 
needed.  The outcome of the PDP may lead to (i) amending or overriding existing 
policy principles, recommendations, and implementation guidelines; (ii) 
developing new policy recommendations, and/or (iii) supplementing or developing 
new implementation guidance; and,

2.      The GNSO Council requests that the PDP Working Group be convened as 
soon as possible after the adoption of the PDP-WG Charter to fulfill the 
requirements of this PDP.



2.      Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the 
ICANN Board
Whereas,

1.      The Governmental Advisory Committee advises the ICANN Board on issues 
of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between 
ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. 
It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end 
of every ICANN meeting.

  1.  The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN 
Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.
  2.  The GNSO has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on 
issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to 
inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present or 
future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice 
provided by the GAC.
  3.  The GNSO Council developed a template to facilitate this process, which 
was completed following the publication of the Dublin GAC Communiqué by a 
volunteer and shared with the GNSO Council for its review
  4.  The GNSO hopes that the input provided through its review of the GAC 
Communiqué will further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of 
information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the 
GNSO.
Resolved,

  1.  The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the Dublin GAC Communiqué and 
requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the Dublin 
GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.
  2.  Following the communication to the ICANN Board, the GNSO Council requests 
that the GNSO Council Chair informs the GAC Chair as well as the GAC-GNSO 
Consultation Group of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN 
Board



3.      Endorsement of GNSO Applicants for the Competition, Consumer Trust and 
Consumer Choice Review (CCT)



Whereas,

1. Under the Affirmation of Commitments 
(AoC)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30-en>,
 ICANN launched a process to review the extent to which the introduction of 
gTLDs has promoted Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT 
Review). This AoC mandated review will also assess the effectiveness of the 
application and evaluation processes, as well as the safeguards put in place by 
ICANN to mitigate issues involved in the introduction or expansion of new gTLDs.



2. To conduct this review, a Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice 
Review Team will be formed in late 2015. Once formed, the Review Team will 
independently plan its work and schedule.



3. A call for volunteers was launched on 1 October 2015 (see 
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en). 
Those applying to serve as a volunteer member, where asked to identify the name 
of the Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee they wish to represent. 26 
applicants identified the GNSO as the Supporting Organization they wished to 
represent (see https://community.icann.org/x/FoRlAw).



4. Following its meeting on 19 November 2015, the GNSO Council agreed to follow 
up with all 26 applicants to request additional information required to reach 
its decision on endorsement (see 
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17695.html).



5. The GNSO Council has reviewed the information received from the applicants 
requesting GNSO endorsement (see https://community.icann.org/x/FoRlAw).



Resolved,


1. The GNSO Council endorses the following applicants: Calvin Brown, Gregory 
DiBiase, Ben Anderson, Jeff Neuman, Jordyn Buchanan, Nacho Amadoz, Carlos 
Gutierrez, Jonathan Zuck, Waudo Siganga, Michael Graham, Greg Shatan, David 
Taylor, Stacie Walsh, Viktor Szabados, Cecilia Lee Smith, YJ Park, Jeremy 
Malcolm, Kinfe Michael Yilma Desta, and expects the selectors for this Review 
Team to weigh this endorsement as an important factor in their selection 
process.



2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the GNSO 
Council and Chair, to inform the CCT selectors in writing of the outcome of 
this process. The selectors should also be advised to consider the specific 
consideration to the role of the GNSO regarding the New gTLD implementation and 
ensure that all relevant GNSO stakeholders shall be represented on the CCT RT.



3. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to inform the applicants 
that have received endorsement that the GNSO Council expects that, if selected 
for the CCT, the applicant will represent the views of the entire GNSO 
community in their work on the CCT, and provide regular feedback as a group on 
the discussions taking place in the CCT, as well as the positions being taken 
by GNSO Review Team Members.



4. The GNSO Council instructs the Secretariat to send a response to those 
applicants who did not receive endorsement (if any), thanking them for their 
interest. The response should also encourage them to follow the CCT RT work, 
and participate in Public Comments and community discussions.



Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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