[Summary] Report of the GNSO Council Call in 22nd February 2018

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi all,


I am sending here a report and summary of the last GNSO Council call as it
was done previously by other councilors.


The previous GNSO council call was held on the 22nd February and we had our
NCSG Policy call prior to it


You can review the agenda
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-22feb18-en.pdf>, motions
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+February+2018>,
listen to recordings <https://participate.icann.org/p6hlh7tp8de/>, and
check the transcript
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-council-22feb18-en.pdf> :



   - We voted unanimously the motion for the Adoption of the Charter
   related to the next steps for the ICANN Procedure of Handling WHOIS
   Conflicts with Privacy Law, creating a new Implementation Advisory Group.
   This was a topic of discussion for a while and we finally reached closure.
   We discussed it with regard to the context of different Whois related
   efforts such as GDPR compliance, RDS WG, Privacy and Proxy Services
   implementation and ongoing Whois review. Taking into consideration the
   current workload and uncertainty, it was agreed to postpone the call for
   volunteers after 1st June. By that time, NCSG will be able to appoint
   representatives (up to the 3).


   - We voted unanimously the motion for the replacement for GNSO member
   for the Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review
   Team. GNSO council had to do the replacement since James Gannon resigned
   from the review team. The council tasked the Standing Selection Committee
   (SSC) to nominate a replacement from the existing pool of candidates. The
   SSC nominated Rao Naveed bin Rais to replace James Gannon on the
   SSRT-RT. Congratulations to Rao who is also an NCSG member. the SSR2 RT is
   still discussed by SO/AC leaders (previous status update
   <https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1802&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&X=3B0C6A23A08BDBD182&Y=rafik.dammak%40gmail.com&P=60330>
   )


   - Discussed the update to the council regarding the proposal for a new
   vehicle to replace the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance
   (CCWG-IG). The CCWG-IG was tasked in last August by GNSO council to work on
   suggesting a new vehicle since several parts of GNSO expressed concerns
   regarding the CCWG-IG and if the CCWG model fits the purpose. The group
   chose a new structure called Engagement Group to alleviate concerns about
   CCWG and made an adjustment to revised charter to add more provisions on
   reporting and accountability. The topic will be discussed again during the
   public council meeting in Puerto Rico and during the joint meeting between
   GNSO and ccNSO.


   - Discussed the update from GNSO Standing Committee on Budget and
   Operations (SCBO) regarding the council comment on Draft FY19 ICANN
   Operating Plan and Budget. The SCBO, composed by councilors and some
   subject matter experts. was tasked by the council to review the budget and
   provide comments relevant to GNSO core business in term of Policy work. The
   SCBO is finalizing the latest version of the comment that should be
   submitted by 8th March in absence of objection from the council


   - ICANN staff provided an update regarding Draft Post-Implementation
   Review Framework. While the policy development process includes details on
   the policy and implementation phases, the review of policy as a fairly new
   component that is still under development. The staff provided several
   questions to the council such as what should be a trigger for policy
   review. The staff was tasked to further develop the draft policy
   post-implementation review framework, including the development of a
   detailed process flow document. That will be topic for discussion in April
   council call.


   - GNSO council leadership provided a planning for ICANN61 and in
   particular GNSO schedule there. One change concerns the agenda of the
   Sunday GNSO working session with replacing usual policy updates with a
   discussion on effective policy development with PDP WGs leadership. This
   topic comes as an outcome of the discussion held during the GNSO council
   strategical meeting last January in LA.


   - Council finished the call with a fairly administrative item regarding
   the assignment of Council Liaisons to different groups (the liaisons should
   be councilors), confirming or appointing new liaisons. The position of
   council liaison to ccNSO was left to next meeting. Council had previously a
   discussion, again during the strategical meeting, about the role of liaison
   and that description will be documented in GNSO website at procedures web
   page.


Please feel free to ask any question or clarification, I will be glad to
provide more details.


Best Regards,


Rafik Dammak


NCSG Policy Committee Chair
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