Report of GNSO Council meeting for the 27th September

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi all,

I am sending, with some delay, the report of the last GNSO Council meeting
held in the 27th September. You can find the recordings and transcripts
here:

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   Agenda <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-27sep18-en.pdf>
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   Motions
   <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+27+September+2018>
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   Documents
   <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents+27+September+2018>
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   Mp3 <https://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-27sep18-en.mp3>
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   Adobe Connect Recording <https://participate.icann.org/p725mdkjv10/>
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   Transcript
   <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-council-27sep18-en.pdf>

For the Consent Agenda, we had three items:

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   Approval of the 2018 slate of members and liaisons on the Customer
   Standing Committee (CSC).
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   Approval of the approach for the CSC Effectiveness Review and
   appointment of Donna Austin and Philippe Fouquart as GNSO representatives.
   -

   Acceptance of the Standing Committee on Budget and Operations After
   Action Report: The report and confirming the SCBO are put for approval for
   Council meeting on 24th October.


Approval of the CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report

The GNSO Council finally approved the as chartering organization the CCWFG
WS2 final recommendations acknowledging the work done and notified the
working group. After the approval from all chartering organization, it will
be up to the board to approve the recommendations and initiating the
implementation phase

Adoption of the Final Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names
in All gTLDs Policy Amendment Process

The recommendations of the reconvened working group were approved
unanimously.  Tatiana Tropina read a statement
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/ncsg-statement-adopt-rc-protection-amend-process-27sep18-en.pdf>
on behalf of the NCSG to explain NCSG position as we asked for deferral in
the previous meeting to have time to consider the recommendations carefully
and discussing with the working group regarding about our concerns.

The council used 3 questions as a checklist to make a decision regarding
the recommendations from the process standpoint and in particular in
relation to GAC advice:

   1.

   Does the Council believe that the PDP has addressed the issues that it
   was chartered to address
   2.

   Has the PDP followed due process?
   3.

   Did the PDP Working Group address GAC advice on the topic?


COUNCIL UPDATE – new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG

The GNSO co-chair of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG gave an update on
the work of Auction Proceeds CCWG which was tasked to recommend on the best
mechanism to ensure that the auction proceeds money is spent on the right
project that would fall within the scope of ICANN’s mission and bylaws.

Four mechanisms were considered by the CCWG:

   1.

   Creation of a new department within ICANN focussing on auction proceeds
   funds.
   2.

   Merger between this new ICANN department and an outside entity that has
   expertise in funds.
   3.

   Creation of a completely new mechanism and a foundation.
   4.

   Outsource it to a different existing entity that would be tasked with
   running this special auction proceed fund on ICANN’s behalf. These four
   mechanisms would face the same limitations: the scope of ICANN’s mission
   and bylaws, the existing oversight and fiduciary obligation as well as tax
   exemption.

The CCWG narrowed their consideration down to two favored recommendations:
the creation of a new department with ICANN; and the merger between this
new ICANN department and an outside entity. Those recommendations are put
for community considerations as the draft initial of the CCWG is in public
comment
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-initial-2018-10-08-en>
period.

COUNCIL UPDATE – Temporary Specification for Registration Data Expedited
Policy Development Process (EPDP) - Recurring Update

The GNSO Council liaison to the EPDP provided an update on the EPDP’s
recent activities as requested by the charter. The report just happened
after the EPDP team F2F meeting in LA where the team made a good progress
aiming toward the preliminary report for Barcelona meeting (more details
about the F2F meeting  here
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/epdp-team-makes-important-progress-during-los-angeles-meeting>).
You can find the latest weekly updates here
<https://community.icann.org/x/mRxpBQ>.

AOB

Council discussed 2 tasks for the Standing Selection Committee (SSC)

   1.

   ATRT3 nomination review: the SSC should check if GNSO appointees to
   ATRT3 (Accountability and Transparency Review Team) are still available and
   seeking additional candidates depending on SSC assessments. The SSC
   communicated with Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies asking for encouraging
   candidates to express interests and giving letters of endorsements.
   2.

   Fellowship Program: Heather Forrest, the GNSO chair, is interim
   appointee for the GNSO Council to the fellowship selection committee to
   allow the SSC to complete its selection procedure for representatives from
   GNSO  e.g. initiating a call for volunteers.

Next steps for the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG
Final Report:

A Q&A webinar was scheduled to allow Council to discuss the Final Report to
order to prepare for decision in Barcelona meeting (record here
<https://participate.icann.org/p55e010miek/> and slides
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/presentation-igo-ingo-crp-access-09oct18-en.pdf>).
There is a motion for recommendations approval tabled for Council meeting
in October.

Please feel free to ask me any question or clarification. See you in
Barcelona.

Best Regards,

Rafik Dammak
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