Fwd: [council] Proposed Agenda | GNSO Council Meeting | Thursday, 10 July 2025
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From: Terri Agnew via council <council at icann.org>
Date: Tue, 1 July 2025, 06:07
Subject: [council] Proposed Agenda | GNSO Council Meeting | Thursday, 10
July 2025
To: council at gnso.icann.org <council at gnso.icann.org>, liaison6c at icann.org <
liaison6c at icann.org>
Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs at icann.org>
Dear all,
Please find below the agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 10 July 2025
at 13:00 UTC This will be posted on the agenda wiki page
<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/KKafBg> shortly.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Terri
Policy Team Supporting the GNSO
*GNSO Council Agenda 10 July 2025*
Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered
on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/4KefBg
This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-15mar23-en.pdf>
v3.5, updated on 15 March 2023.
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.
GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 10 July 2025 at 13:00 UTC:
https://tinyurl.com/58frfr46
06:00 Los Angeles; 09:00 Washington DC; 14:00 London; 15:00 Paris; 16:00
Moscow; 23:00 Melbourne
*GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation [Published 24 hours prior to
meeting]: **https://icann83.sched.com/event/246XL/gnso-council-meeting*
<https://icann83.sched.com/event/246XL/gnso-council-meeting>
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 minutes)*
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/sites/default/files/policy/2025/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-15may25-en.pdf>of
the GNSO Council Meeting on 15 May 2025 were posted on 02 June 2025.
Minutes
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2025/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-11jun25-en.pdf>
of the GNSO Council Meeting on 11 June 2025 were posted on 30 June 2025
*Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (0 minutes)*
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 (5 minutes) Tomslin*
- Confirmation of the GNSO-appointed Member for the Universal Acceptance
(UA) Expert Working Group (EWG)
- GNSO Council Review of GAC Communiqué
*Item 4: COUNCIL BRIEFING - Second IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFR2)
Draft Report (20 minutes)*
The IANA Naming Function Review is an accountability mechanism created as
part of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) stewardship
transition to ensure that ICANN’s IANA work through Public Technical
Identifiers (PTI) meets the needs and expectations of its naming customers.
Under the ICANN Bylaws, the ICANN Board must convene an IFR no less
frequently than every five years, measured from the date the previous IFR
was convened. The board convened
<https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-16-09-2018-en#1.c>
the first IFR on 16 September 2018.
The second IFR team (IFR2) conducted the review in accordance with the
scope specified in the ICANN Bylaws
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article18>.
The review focuses on PTI’s performance of the IANA naming function against
the contractual requirements in the IANA Naming Function Contract and the
IANA Naming Function Statement of Work
<https://www.icann.org/iana_pti_docs/151-iana-naming-function-contract-v-30sep16>.
The naming functions under review include management of the DNS root zone,
a critical function for the ongoing operation of the Internet.
The IFR2 recently sought public comments
<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/second-iana-naming-function-review-team-ifr2-initial-report-20-03-2025>
on its Draft Report, which contained findings and recommendations in three
key areas:
- Presence of specific Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
policy details in the IANA Naming Function Contract
- Transparency and availability of Contract amendments
- Frequency of reviews
After considering public comment received and making adjustments as
appropriate, the IFR2 team is working to reach consensus on its Final
Report.
The Draft Report included two recommendations that will amend the IANA
Naming Function Contract; neither recommendation received objections during
the public comment period. However, Section 18.6 (b) of the Bylaws reads
that any recommendations by the IFR that would amend the IANA Naming
Function Contract shall only become effective if: *(i) The IFR
Recommendation has been approved by the vote of (A) a supermajority of the
ccNSO Council (pursuant to the ccNSO's procedures or, if such procedures do
not define a supermajority, two-thirds (2/3) of the ccNSO Council's
members) and (B) a GNSO Supermajority;”*
Here, the Council will hear an update on the status of the IFR2 Report and
expected next steps from the GNSO Council.
4.1 - Introduction of Topic (Ashley Heineman and Peter Koch, IFR2
Co-Chairs)
4.2 - Council Discussion
4.3 - Next Steps
*Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Outcome of Transfer Policy Review PDP Human
Rights Impact Assessment (15 minutes) *
During its 12 March 2025
<https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/c9JJyD0XyDGkIJUQWGMtr1CETstmof0VoboRyhXT6AAEM-vHDiMKCJqR0bXwPodKxo9l73yF2mOJCJ4i.rGTgt_mDWsqH_N5x?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1741810516000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ficann.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FXC71i3cBsmTtmcFQgRPId906PL7w2tijmW7SBByLnI_GaBl-lqUanRxVNIjF_cG0.Od62MCp__ywDFPWa%3FstartTime%3D1741810516000>
meeting, the GNSO Council voted to approve all 47 recommendations of the
Transfer Policy Review Working Group’s Final Report. While the Working
Group’s Charter
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/novoa-et-al-to-council-et-al-06feb23-en.pdf>
did not include a Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA), the Council agreed
to conduct an HRIA following the vote on the Final Report. Farzaneh Badii,
the GNSO Councilor who volunteered to lead the HRIA effort, met with Roger
Carney, the chair of the Transfer Policy Review PDP, on 16 April 2025.
Farzaneh presented the outcome of the HRIA discussion to the Council during
its meeting on 15 May 2025
<https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/Vew12tHCU11uhBpXCbzCcht0hmEzbE14Ollr8GfOcC4-ZvHpjD2P5Ggm2jbyGd4WJULcojjltQp74w8Y.LNI4cuO8bpWybik0?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1747285236000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ficann.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F77AwYBuAhUAn9tCm66yJ_Wl_0fB7oh-QyckMKQfIPzosiehzHDuofn-4s6NaVHpY.6GDbj6K7W8PDWbc8%3FstartTime%3D1747285236000>
.
Here, the Council will discuss the outstanding items from the HRIA and
determine if further action is needed or if additional items need to be
added to the continued discussion of the Council’s prioritization of work.
5.1 - Introduction of Topic (Farzaneh Badii, GNSO Councilor)
5.2 - Council Discussion
5.3 - Next Steps
*Item 6: COUNCIL UPDATE - Privacy Proxy Services Accreditation Issues
Implementation Work (15 minutes)*
On 9 August 2016, the ICANN Board approved the Final Report
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48305/ppsai-final-07dec15-en.pdf>
of the Privacy Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI) Working Group,
which contains 21 policy recommendations. ICANN org convened an
Implementation Review Team (IRT) in 2016 and worked on the implementation
of the policy recommendations until 2019 when the implementation work was
paused due to overlapping issues around the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR), data processing, and the Temporary Specification
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en/#temp-spec>
.
In June 2024, ICANN org reconvened the PPSAI IRT and has been refining a
set of overarching threshold questions that require input from the GNSO
Council in order for ICANN org to, in consultation with the IRT, move
forward on implementation of the 21 policy recommendations from the Final
Report
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48305/ppsai-final-07dec15-en.pdf>.
ICANN org will soon be sending the threshold questions to the GNSO Council
for further guidance.
The threshold questions currently under discussion are:
1. Are there any policy questions or items the IRT already wants to
bring to the GNSO Council for guidance?
2. Implementation Model: Accreditation Program or Alternative
Implementation:
a. Can an implementation model without a new standalone
accreditation program remain consistent with the policy recommendations?
3. Disclosure Frameworks (Intellectual Property and Law Enforcement)
a. Are there specific areas to revisit under new
law/policy?
b. Can these frameworks be aligned with existing work on
the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), Registration Data Policy, and
other existing procedures and remain consistent with the policy
recommendations?
Here, the Council will receive an update on the anticipated timeline of
work for the Council.
6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Paul McGrady, GNSO Council Liaison to the
PPSAI IRT)
6.2 - Council Discussion
6.3 - Next Steps
*Item 7: COUNCIL UPDATE: GNSO Council Small Team on Accuracy Draft Report
(10 minutes)*
During the Council’s March 2025 meeting
<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsocouncilmeetings/pages/111126022>,
the Council agreed to form a dedicated small team on accuracy, which would
be tasked with:
- Reviewing the written input received on the Council’s threshold
questions; and
- Providing a detailed summary of the input received, taking into
consideration the potential other sources that can inform the discussion -
i.e. (but not limited to) INFERMAL study, EU NIS2 cooperation group,
recommendation CC.1, and provide a recommendation to the Council on how to
best make progress on the topic of registration data accuracy, e.g.,
relaunch scoping team with updated assignment, request Issues Report,
request additional study (including the recommended form and aim of the
study), etc.
The Small Team, led by Paul McGrady, began meeting on 15 May 2025 and has
been drafting recommendations for the Council’s consideration related to:
- Examining the current timeline for validation and verification of
registration data under the 2024 RAA
- Assembling a diverse and representative group of interested
stakeholders who could work together on producing clear and user-friendly
registrant educational materials related to the importance of accurate
registration data
- Further work on a previously-approved Whois2 Review Team
recommendation (CC.1) related to the inclusion of a notation in the RDDS
record that the domain name is suspended due to incorrect data
Here, the Council will discuss the Small Team’s draft report in preparation
for acceptance during its August meeting.
7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Paul McGrady, Small Team Lead)
7.2 - Council Discussion
7.3 - Next Steps
*Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE: GNSO Council Small Team on DNS Abuse (10 minutes)*
The Council’s small team on DNS abuse began meeting on 15 May 2025, working
on its Assignment Form
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2025/draft/assignment-form-gnso-council-small-team-dns-abuse-29apr25-en.pdf>.
The assignment form includes the review and analysis of DNS Abuse
mitigation efforts across the broader ICANN ecosystem, the impact of the RA
and RAA amendments, the INFERMAL study, as well as other data sources.
The goal of the small team was to determine, after reviewing available data
sources, whether or not gaps remain in mitigating DNS abuse. The small team
quickly came to the conclusion that there are indeed gaps remaining and
have worked diligently to catalogue the issues. In developing that
catalogue of issues, the small team also solicited input from SG/C/SO/ACs.
The small team expects to put forward a recommendation to the GNSO Council
that an Issue Report be requested during its August meeting, based upon the
catalogue of issues the small team has developed.
Here, the Council will be provided with an overview of the small team’s
progress, including a high-level understanding of the catalogue of issues
that are envisioned to be analyzed in the Issue Report; the purpose of this
update is to better ensure that the Council is able to vote to request the
Issue Report in August.
8.1 - Introduction of Topic (Jennifer Chung, Small Team Lead)
8.2 - Council Discussion
8.3 - Next Steps
*Item 9: Board deferral of Bylaws-mandated Reviews and steps needed for
Community Input (25 minutes)*
On 27 May 2025
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sinha-to-holen-et-al-27may25-en.pdf>,
the Board wrote to SO/AC Leaders with an update on the ICANN Reviews.
Specifically, following input from the community, the Board informed SO/AC
leaders that it took the following actions related to reviews during its 19
May meeting:
1. Continue the deferral of Organizational Reviews until the completion
of one CIP cycle (estimated at 3 years).
2. Conclude the Pilot Holistic Review and following the completion of
the CIP cycle, consider whether to rename and re-charter an effort focused
solely on designing a review of the CIP.
3. Continue the community dialogue to support a broader discussion on
reviews. This will include an engagement session at ICANN84 focused on the
purpose and essential subject areas for reviews.
4. Continue the deferral of the fourth Accountability and Transparency
Review (ATRT4) to support the community’s capacity to participate in the
dialogues, and any related activities that may result from such
discussions.
Please see the relevant Board Resolution
<https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-19-05-2025-en>
for
further information. During its May meeting, the Council had agreed to send
correspondence to the Board, sharing its thoughts on next steps for ICANN
Reviews. With the Board’s suggested approach generally in line with
sentiments shared during the Council’s May meeting, it seems that
circumstances may have overtaken the need to send correspondence in the
context of that action item.
During ICANN83, the SO/AC Chairs met with ICANN org to discuss a potential
path forward. During the Council’s Wrap-Up
<https://icann83.sched.com/event/246XW/gnso-council-wrap-up> session, GNSO
Chair Greg DiBiase shared a high-level overview of that approach, asking
that Councilors begin socializing the approach with their respective
groups.
Here, the Council will continue its discussion from ICANN83, discuss
feedback from SG/Cs on the suggested approach, if available, and determine
next steps.
9.1 - Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)
9.2 - Council Discussion
9.3 - Next Steps
*Item 10: Any Other Business (15 minutes)*
10.1 - ccNSO Council Update (Desiree Miloshevic)
10.2 - Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review Deferral
10.3 - Celebration of Greg DiBiase, Outgoing GNSO Chair
_______________________________
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/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-15mar23-en.pdf
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