[council] Action Items GNSO Council Meeting 1 September 2016

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Please find the Action Items from the GNSO Council Meeting on 1 September 2016.
Please provide your comments and let us know if we have missed any items.

Thank you.
Kind regards,

Glen

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Item 1: Administrative matters



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Staff to note in meeting minutes the votes taken on 9 August, 
including that they were by email ballots (IN PROCESS)



Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Staff to send out Doodle poll to find out if current and incoming 
Councilors will be present in Hyderabad (including for the Council Development 
Session on 10 November) (IN PROCESS)



Item 3: Consent Agenda



APPROVED: updated dates for selection of GNSO Liaison to the GAC



Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval of Recommendations from the Standing Committee 
on GNSO Improvements



VOTING RESULT:



·        Motion passed unanimously (NOTE: Motion as passed was amended from the 
motion as proposed - the sentence "The SCI is hereby disbanded" was deleted 
from the Resolved clauses as a friendly amendment prior to the vote)



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Staff to confirm that the Charter for the new GNSO Review Working 
Group includes a mandate for the group to handle future requests to review GNSO 
procedures (DONE)

·        Staff to post updated Operating Procedures to the GNSO website (DONE)



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



VOTING RESULT:



·        None; motion was withdrawn following Council discussion



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Council leadership to initiate discussion on a proposed way forward on 
next steps for the GNSO concerning the Implementation Advisory Group 
Recommendations, including whether or not, and when, the motion should be 
reintroduced (IN PROCESS)



Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent 
Procedures



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Council leadership to request input from SG/Cs as well as new gTLD 
Subsequent procedures PDP Working Group on questions raised in the ICANN Board 
letter in time for next GNSO Council meeting in view of crafting a consensus 
response by the Council.



Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps for the Cross Community Working Group 
on Internet Governance



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Discussion deferred to next meeting, where it will be moved higher up 
in the agenda to ensure there is adequate time for deliberation with a view 
toward Council action at ICANN57 in Hyderabad. Council leadership to send a 
note to the Council providing further details in relation to the reason for 
this topic being on the agenda.



Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Proposed Cost Control Mechanisms and Request for 
GNSO Council Validation of the Budget for the Cross Community Working Group on 
Ensuring ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Discussion to continue, with SGs and Constituencies encouraged to 
continue to contribute comments, with a view of concluding on the request for 
validation during the next Council meeting.



Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Planning and Scheduling for ICANN57



ACTION ITEMS:

·        Councilors to contribute comments to the email thread on the Council 
mailing list regarding suggestions for improving planning and decision making 
on GNSO sessions.

·        Council leadership to send a note explaining the proposed process for 
reviewing meeting requests.

·        Councilors to ensure they begin the visa application process in a 
timely manner



Item 10: Any Other Business

10.1 - Discussion of note from Chris Disspain on status of IGO acronyms 
protection work 
(https://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/docxwBd6RaeZsW.docx)



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Councilors to send comments on Chris' note via email to the Council 
list



10.2 - Appointment of liaisons to IRTs



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Continue discussion on the mailing list - note volunteer that has come 
forward for T & T IRT (Amr) as well as suggestion that appointments be made at 
a time when incoming Councilors will be known and thus eligible to volunteer



10.3 - GNSO Chair/Vice-Chair election timetable



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Staff to circulate to Council mailing list (IN PROCESS)



10.4 - Proposed measures for 2-letter labels to be released



ACTION ITEMS:



·        Continue discussion on Council list



Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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