[Info] GNSO Council resolutions 26 April 2018

[dorothy g]

Thanks hope ICANN is not taken to court.

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 3:36 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The main highlight with regard to agenda is the discussion about the
> impact of GDPR in term of policy as it is possible that board activates an
> interim policy. Such option was never used before and if it is enacted, the
> GNSO has to create a replacing consensus policy within 1 year. So we
> discussed this and thinking what we should do from council standpoint as it
> is the policy manager.
> One concern is that a normal PDP process takes more time than 1 year and
> therefore we may have to explore option like expediated PDP (EPDP) which
> was never used before.
> All these remain speculation and guessing till board makes a decision on
> the matter. Things would be clearer in coming days. what we can say "to be
> continued".
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
>
>
>
> Le sam. 28 avr. 2018 à 00:18, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Hi Dorothy,
>>
>> Thanks for the comment.
>> Do you mean the remembrance motion or the whole agenda? In term of
>> highlights, it is not easy to summarize his achievements and hard
>> to give justice to what he did. As GNSO chair he oversaw the council
>> management several policies in time where the focus was mainly on new gTLD
>> program (no talk about IANA stewardship transition!)
>> and where more cooperation with other supporting organizations and
>> advisory committees on different activities like IDNs got shape and
>> predated what will be later called cross-community working groups. I may be
>> biased as I was in council at that time.
>>
>> With regard to agenda, we just get the list of motions approved
>> including consent agenda. The rest of agenda included discussion topics and
>> updates mostly. The summary should be shared later in coming days.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>> Le sam. 28 avr. 2018 à 00:03, dorothy g <dgdorothydg at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> Still so sad about Stephane.  I looked through the full text. There is a
>>> lot that was covered. Any other areas you would wish to highlight?
>>>
>>> best
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi all,
>>>>
>>>> please find the resolutions approved by the GNSO Council in yesterday
>>>> conference call.
>>>> feel free to ask me any question or clarification.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Rafik Dammak
>>>>
>>>> NCSG Policy Committee Chair
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council at its meeting
>>>> on Thursday, 26 April 2018.  They have been posted on the GNSO website
>>>> here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nathalie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *CONSENT AGENDA*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - *Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to
>>>>    the ICANN Board *
>>>>
>>>> Whereas,
>>>>
>>>> 1.      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.
>>>>
>>>> 2.      2. The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to
>>>> the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.
>>>>
>>>> 3.      3. 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.
>>>>
>>>> 4.      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.      1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the San Juan GAC
>>>> Communiqué (see https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann61-gac-
>>>> communique) and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the
>>>> GNSO Review of the San Juan GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.
>>>>
>>>> 2.      2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Chair also informs
>>>> the GAC Chair of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN
>>>> Board.
>>>>
>>>>    - *The GNSO Council agrees that ICANN org should continue to treat
>>>>    the Community gTLD Change Request process as a matter of implementation.*
>>>>
>>>> Vote results
>>>> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  *In Memory of Stéphane Van Gelder - motion updated with friendly
>>>> amendments proposed by Rafik Dammak & Donna Austin*
>>>>
>>>> Submitted by: Rafik Dammak
>>>>
>>>> Seconded by: the GNSO Council
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Whereas:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1.Stéphane Van Gelder first entered the domain name business in the
>>>> late 1990s when he founded Indom, a registrar in France, which later become
>>>> part of the GroupNBT based in the United Kingdom. It was while Stéphane was
>>>> General manager of INDOM that he was elected to the GNSO Council by the
>>>> Registrar Stakeholder Group.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Stéphane served on the GNSO Council from 2008 through 2012, as an
>>>> elected representative of the Registrars Constituency.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Stéphane served as Vice Chair of the GNSO Council in 2010 and was
>>>> elected and served two consecutive terms as Chair of the GNSO Council in
>>>> 2011 and 2012.
>>>>
>>>> 4. As Chair of the GNSO Council, Stéphane was an impartial and neutral
>>>> facilitator on all issues. For Stéphane, remaining neutral was key to
>>>> ensuring collective dialogue.
>>>>
>>>> 5. Stéphane made significant contributions to ICANN and was a strong
>>>> and respected community leader. During his tenure as GNSO Chair, Stéphane
>>>> oversaw and shepherded the:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> a. completion of an extensive update of the GNSO's operating procedures;
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> b. establishment of the DNS Security & Stability Analysis working group
>>>> jointly with the ALAC, ccNSO and NRO;
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> c. completion of the Fast Flux, Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery
>>>> and Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B Policy Development
>>>> Processes (PDPs) and the joint ccNSO-GNSO Internationalized Domain Name
>>>> working group;
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> d. launch of the IRTP Part C, Thick WHOIS and Locking of Domain Names
>>>> subject to Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Proceedings PDPs; and (e)
>>>> continuing work on WHOIS studies, registration abuse policies, and multiple
>>>> other GNSO projects.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> e. the completion of the Applicant Guidebook for the 2012 New gTLD
>>>> Program and the launch of the Program.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> f. Stéphane was a well-respected and much liked member of not only the
>>>> GNSO, but of the broader ICANN Community. He was admired for his passion,
>>>> his fairness, his ability to find the best in people and his true gift for
>>>> uniting people.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> g. Stéphane’s passing is a great loss to the many people in the ICANN
>>>> community that had the pleasure to work and interact with him, and for his
>>>> many friends at ICANN the loss is significant.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Resolved:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1.The GNSO Council wishes to recognize the significant contribution
>>>> Stéphane made to the GNSO Council during his tenure and his notable
>>>> achievements during this time.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Stéphane’s genuine passion, energy and commitment to the Internet
>>>> and all that it brought to the world was second to none and we will miss
>>>> him dearly.
>>>>
>>>> 3. On behalf of the current and previous GNSO Councils, we offer our
>>>> deepest and heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends at this most
>>>> difficult time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Vote results
>>>> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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