[council] Action Items - GNSO Council Public meeting Helsinki

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,



Please find the action items from the GNSO Council Public meeting in Helsinki.



Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Approval to Permanently Integrate Successful PDP 
Improvements into the GNSO Policy Development Process
Action Item:

The GNSO Council directs staff to move ahead with the identified next steps 
including: integrating the inclusion of the proposed PDP Charter as part of the 
Preliminary Issue Report; development of draft guidelines for the use and 
application for face-to-face facilitated PDP WG meetings for Council review and 
adoption, and; developing a survey to assess the familiarity that the community 
has with the different newcomer and training tools as well as their perceived 
usefulness

In process

Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval to Form a Drafting Team to Develop an 
Implementation Plan for New and Additional GNSO Powers and Obligations under 
the Revised ICANN Bylaws
Action Item

ICANN staff to issue a call for volunteers for a Drafting Team that will work 
with ICANN staff to fully identify all the new or additional rights and 
responsibilities that the GNSO has under the revised Bylaws, including but not 
limited to participation of the GNSO within the Empowered Community, and to 
develop new or modified structures and procedures (as necessary) to fully 
implement these new or additional rights and responsibilities.

In process



Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE – Temporary Extension of Term of Current GNSO Liaison to 
the Governmental Advisory Committee

Action Item

·        GNSO Secretariat to inform the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and 
Constituencies of the extended selection timeline (Nominations Accepted for 
Candidates - 1 OCT 2016; Council Chairs consider candidates and notify first 
choice - 20 OCT; Chairs submit motion to Council by 29 OCT for consideration 
during Council meeting on 8 NOV; GAC Leadership notified of new Liaison by 9 
NOV).

·        Staff to include consideration of a uniform selection process as part 
of the work associated with implementing the post-transition bylaws

In process


Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Response to ICANN Board Request concerning Expert 
Working Group Final Report on Internationalized Registration Data
Action Items:

·        Staff to note that GNSO Council will proceed with the Board request.

·        Staff to draft a letter which will be circulated to the Council list 
before transmitting to the ICANN Board and to the co-chairs of the Translation 
and Transliteration PDP Working group and the GNSO PDP on the Next Generation 
Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS  Working Group

In process


 Item 8: COMMITTEE UPDATE -  Selection of Primary and Alternate Delegates from 
the GNSO to the New Bylaws-mandated Customer Standing Committee
Action item:
Schedule precautionary 9 August 2016 Council meeting as vote is required.
Completed
Item 9: WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORT – Activities of the Cross Community 
Working Group on Internet Governance
Action Item:
Council be kept apprised of the Cross Community Working Group on Internet 
Governance Working Group’s (CCWG IG) progress
Ongoing

Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Next Steps relating to Implementation of 
Recommendations for the GNSO Review
Action Item
Staff proposed re-drafting the SCI’s charter in order to accommodate the 
changes.
Anne Aikman-Scalese, vice-Chair of the SCI, reminded the Council that the SCI 
is at their disposal for work projects.
In process

Please let us know if there anything to be changed or added.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
Glen