[Meeting] Final Proposed Agenda GNSO Council Meeting - 14 March 2018 at 1300 local time

Mon Mar 5 17:40:23 EET 2018

Hi all,

please find here the GNSO Council agenda for its public session during
ICANN meeting in Puerto Rico. the remote participation will be available
and those in Puerto Rico can join in situ of course.
you have any questions regarding the agenda items and topics, please feel
free to ask any question.

Best Regards,

NCSG Policy Committee Chair

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Councilors,

Please below find the final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on
14 March 2018 at 13:00 local time This has been posted on the GNSO Council
meeting wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/YAK8B> and on the GNSO master
calendar
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group-2Dactivities_calendar-23nov&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=pFQxlozYAm_b-YkKiVmz0XwG6RINxE6YaQNRIiF1UXc&s=lr5kHa3FU6cRqwx-VE_M9ndjoPs8Dve2w19gnTIL_u8&e=>.
The missing links will be inserted upon receipt of the requested documents,
and the wiki page and master calendar will be updated accordingly.

 Please note that *all documents *referenced *in the agenda have been
gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: *
*https://community.icann.org/x/XgK8B* <https://community.icann.org/x/XgK8B>

This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_op-2Dprocedures-2D01sep16-2Den.pdf&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWq>
v3.2,
updated on 01 September 2016.

For convenience:

·         An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is
provided in *Appendix 1* at the end of this agenda.

·         An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the
absentee voting procedures is provided in *Appendix 2* at the end of this
agenda.

Local time 13:00 San Juan. Coordinated Universal Time: 17:00 UTC:
*https://tinyurl.com/y7st3et9* <https://tinyurl.com/y7st3et9>

10:00 Los Angeles; 13:00 Washington; 17:00 London; 22:00 Islamabad;
(Thursday 15 March) 02:00 Tokyo; 04:00 Hobart

*GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast*
To join the event click on the link: http://stream.icann.org:
8000/stream01.m3u

Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not
be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.

*___________________________________*

*Item 1. Administrative Matters (5 mins)*

1.1 - Roll Call

1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest

1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda

1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the
GNSO Operating Procedures:

Minutes <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-30jan18-en.pdf> of
the GNSO Council meeting on the 30 January 2018 were posted on 16 February
2018

Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on the 22 February 2018 were posted on
XXXXXXX

*Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)*

2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes /
topics, to include review of Projects List
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project>and Action Item List
<https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>

*Item 3. Consent Agenda (0 min)*

None

*Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Discussion with ICANN Finance on the Draft
FY19 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget (15 minutes)*

The GNSO Council determined that it would provide a Council specific
response (not to supersede any response from any SG/C) to certain ICANN
budget related public comments. Operating on an interim charter, the
Standing Committee on Budget and Operations (SCBO) submit a public comment
[INSERT LINK] to the Draft FY19 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy19-budget-2018-01-19-en> by the 8
March 2018 deadline.

With the public comment period closed, ICANN Finance has offered to meet
with the GNSO at ICANN61 to discuss their submitted public comments, or
other finance related topics of interest to the GNSO.

Here, the Council will meet with ICANN Finance to discuss finance related
items of interest to the GNSO.

4.1 – Presentation of topic (Council Leadership)

4.2 – Council discussion

4.3 – Next steps

*Item 5: COUNCIL UPDATE – Updated Charter for the Cross Community
Engagement Group on Internet Governance (15 minutes)*

At ICANN57 in Hyderabad in November 2016, the GNSO Council approved a
motion conditioning the future participation of the GNSO as a Chartering
Organization of the CCWG on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) upon a
comprehensive review of the group’s Charter by the CCWG-IG, in accordance
with the Framework of Uniform Principles for CCWGs that had been adopted
recently by the ccNSO and GNSO Councils (http://gnso.icann.org/en/draf
ts/uniform-framework-principles-recommendations-16sep16-en.pdf). In its
resolution, the GNSO Council had noted that the CCWG-IG’s future work is
expected to be subject to a clear work plan, with regular updates and clear
deliverables, and had requested that, by ICANN58, the CCWG-IG was to report
on its findings, which report may include a revised charter, and the
CCWG-IG was to also consider whether it will be preferable to reconstitute
the group under a new structure (https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions
- 20161107-3 <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20161107-3>).
The CCWG-IG provided a written report on its 2016 activity and a draft
revised Charter for the GNSO Council’s consideration on 10th March 2017 (
http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-March/019816.html)

At its Public Meeting at ICANN58 in Copenhagen on 15 March 2017 and its
joint meeting with the ccNSO Council on 13 March 2017, the Council engaged
in a discussion with the CCWG-IG co-chairs regarding the group’s reports.
At the GNSO Council’s call on 18 May 2017, the Council continued its
discussion of the topic as well as during ICANN59 during which it became
clear that although there is strong support to continue the GNSO’s
involvement in Internet Governance, a CCWG is not considered the
appropriate vehicle for such involvement.

On 24 August 2017, the Council adopted a motion
<https://community.icann.org/x/kAwhB> that among other things, requested
that the members of the CCWG-IG explore a framework / model that addresses
the concerns expressed by the GNSO Council and then submit this framework /
model for Council consideration between ICANN60 and ICANN61.

On 22 February 2018, the Council received an update, where it was shared
that the CCWG-IG was proposing to restructure itself as a Cross Community
Engagement Group. The Council was introduced to the draft charter
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/cceg-ig-16feb18-en.pdf> for this revised
cross community group.

Here the Council, after having received an update and an opportunity to
review the draft charter, will continue its discussion on the revised
structure.

5.1 – Introduction of topic (Rafik Dammak)

5.2 – Council discussion

5.3 – Next steps

*Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Update on the GNSO Council’s input to the
consultation on the Fellowship Program (15 minutes)*

On 31 January 2018, ICANN Organization’s Public Responsibility Support
department launched a community-wide consultation on the Fellowship
Program, to help inform its future direction. A supplementary document was
shared at that time, which included available data on Fellows, a
questionnaire, and other details about the consultation process.

A small group of Councilors volunteered to formulate Council’s response to
the questionnaire and/or any questions about the program, by the 30 March
2018 deadline. Here, the Council will receive an update on the progress to
date.

6.1 - Update on work to date (Rafik Dammak)

6.2 – Council discussion

6.3 – Next steps

*Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Review of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy
(IRTP) (15 minutes)*

A recommendation from the 2014 Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (“IRTP”)
Part D PDP Working Group’s Final Report recommended that the GNSO Council,
in conjunction with ICANN Org, “convene a panel to collect, discuss, and
analyze relevant data to determine whether [the policy updates resulting
from the IRTP WGs] have improved the IRTP process and dispute mechanisms,
and identify possible remaining shortcomings.” This review was recommended
to take place 12 months after the IRTP Part D recommendations were
implemented.

On 28 February 2018, ICANN Org sent a letter
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/irtp-to-gnso-council-28feb18-en.pdf> to
the GNSO Council, noting that the updated IRTP went into effect on 1
December 2016 and therefore, the policy was in place for over 12 months.
ICANN Org suggested that a Post-Implementation IRTP Status Report be
generated, offering a framework for that report. ICANN Org envisions that
the report, if and when drafted, would be published for public comment. The
report and a summary of public comment would be provided to the GNSO
Council, for it to determine next steps.

If the Council agrees with the approach outlined in the letter, ICANN Org
would intend to deliver the report by *1 May 2018* and therefore requests
that Council provide feedback by *30 March 2018*.

Here, the Council will consider the proposal and discuss immediate next
steps.

7.1 – Presentation of topic (Jennifer Gore, ICANN Organization)

7.2 – Council discussion

7.3 – Next steps

*Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)*

*8.1 – **Update*
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-review-wg-report-02mar18-en.pdf>*
from
the GNSO Review Working Group*

*________________________________*

*Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11,
Section 11.3(i))*

See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11*.*

*Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating
Procedures, Section 4.4)*

See https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf.

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