[ALT-Plus] Summary Report of GNSO Council 25 Aug 2022 meeting

[Justine Chew]

All,

I am submitting a written report ahead of the ALAC monthly meeting on 3
Aug, so my 2 minutes at the ALAC call can be supported by further remarks
and/or questions (if any) in referenced to this report.

*Special Summary Report of 25 Aug 2022 Meeting to ALT-PLUS*

For brevity, I will just highlight a few things here. For some of the
issues, you can glean a wider perspective from GNSO Council Aug 2022
Matters of Interest
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Aug2022-MOI_Aug2022>
and
the meeting records from GNSO Council Aug 2022 Meeting Records
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Aug2022-Meet_Aug2022>
.

*1. GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) on Applicant Support *

   - GNSO Council resolved unanimously to initiate the GGP using a
   "Representative + Observers" WG model. Each SG/C/AC will be invited to
   nominate their respective single representative. The GGP will start its
   work on the Applicant Support Program first, with the possibility of adding
   down the line, such topics which were identified in the SubPro Outputs as
   requiring further work.
   - The "Representative + Observers" WG model was selected because it
   allows participation from beyond GNSO's SG/C to include ACs (in particular,
   ALAC and GAC who have significant interest in the topic). The limitation of
   one representative per group is to keep the WG not only representative but
   sufficiently small to perform efficiently.
   - An invitation will be issued to all SG/C/ACs soon to nominate their
   respective representatives who should meet given criteria.  A call for EOI
   to chair the WG will also be made separately.

*2. Preparation for ALAC-GNSO Joint Meeting at ICANN75*

   - Two topics had been earlier proposed: (1) The works of the Council's
   Small Team on DNS Abuse; and (2) Pilot Holistic Review Terms of Reference.
   - I was subsequently requested to withdraw Topic (2) which I did and
   proposed that it be replaced with a brief open discussion on observations
   to the SubPro ODP/ODA.
   - GNSO Councilors seem to prefer that the new Topic 2 be generalized on
   the ODP concept as opposed to specifically on the SubPro ODP/ODA.

*3. Closed Generics Dialogue between GAC-GNSO-ALAC*

   - We were informed that this Dialogue will likely not commence during
   ICANN 75.



Thanks for reading / your consideration.

Justine Chew
ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council
GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/mQK7Cg>


On Sat, 13 Aug 2022 at 15:05, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Just informing you of the agenda for GNSO Council's 25 August 2022 13:00
> UTC meeting.
>
> If I could just draw your attention to 2 agenda items in particular:
>
> *Firstly, agenda item 4 - Initiation of the GNSO Guidance Process on
> Applicant Support*,
> Council had previously moved to initiate a *GNSO Guidance Process (GGP)
> on Applicant Support to begin with. *Council vote on this motion had been
> deferred from last month to allow incorporation of a proposed amended
> version of the GGP initiation request document which was largely supported
> by Councilors. At this August meeting, Council will vote on the motion
> based on a new version of the initiation request document, which, in brief,
> reflects the following changes and/or clarification:
>
>
>    - A (smaller) Working Group employing a “Representative + Observers”
>    model, to conduct and conclude its work, and oversight activities, in an
>    efficient/effective manner while allowing for inclusive community
>    participation. GNSO Council retains oversight, as with any GNSO WG. (*The
>    earlier version proposed a larger Steering Group)*
>    - Each AC/SG, ASO and ccNSO may appoint 1 Member to the WG, who are
>    expected to represent the view of their appointing organization and may be
>    called on to provide the official position of their appointing
>    organization and will be responsible for participating in GGP
>    consensus calls. Appointing organizations may replace their Member(s) at
>    their discretion. *(The earlier version proposed 2 Members + 1
>    Alternate for each appointing org, and did not expressly specify that such
>    appointees could be replaced at the corresponding appointing org's
>    discretion)*
>    - Members must either possess a level of expertise in previous
>    deliberations and/or knowledge that may have been lacking during those
>    initial deliberations.
>    - The WG has the flexibility/discretion to rely on Subject Matter
>    Experts (SMEs) in specific fields to aid in deliberations for certain
>    tasks, but these SMEs will not be considered as Members of the WG.
>    - The GNSO Liaison to the ODP may serve as an non-voting member of the
>    WG to advise on issues discussed within the SubPro PDP.
>
>
> Should it satisfy the required voting threshold, which I foresee it will,
> then, at some not too distant future, a call for expressions of interest to
> chair this new Working Group and an invitation for all appointing orgs to
> name their respective Member appointee, will be made.
>
> *Secondly, for agenda item 6 - Preparation for Joint Meetings at ICANN75, *
> Council is preparing to meet the Board, ALAC and GAC, during ICANN75 on
> the following proposed topics:
>
>    - With Board: “What collaborative actions should the Community, Board
>    and Org be undertaking to further progress achieving our strategic
>    priorities?”
>    - With ALAC: (1) The GNSO Council Small Team on DNS Abuse's work; and
>    (2) The terms of reference for the proposed pilot Holistic Review, being a
>    recommendation of the ATRT3.
>    - With GAC: (1) SSAD Light; (2) Subsequent Rounds of New gTLDs; (3)
>    DNS Abuse; and (4) Accuracy.
>
> I would welcome input on whether we should replace our proposed topic (2)
> the terms of reference for the proposed pilot Holistic Review, with
> something else.
>
> Note: (Donning a different hat) I am slowly finding time to review SubPro
> ODP-related matters to see if there's anything that the ALAC might want to
> discuss with GNSO; am still waiting on the ICANN Org's SubPro ODP Team's
> release of their final update scheduled for Mon 15 Aug.
>
>
>
> ****
> For a curated version of the highlighted agenda items, please visit this
> link
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Aug2022-MOI_Aug2022>
> .
>
> *GNSO Council Meeting #8 of 2022 held on 25 Aug 2022*
>
> *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/A4RJD>  |  Motions
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2022-08-25>*
>
>    - *Item 1: Administrative Matters*
>    - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List
>    - *Item 3: Consent Agenda*
>    - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of the GNSO Guidance Process on
>    Applicant Support*
>    - Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Council Commitments Document
>    - *Item 6. COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Preparation for Joint Meetings at
>    ICANN75*
>    - *Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - PDP Improvements Tracker - Review of
>    Format *
>    - *Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Revised Uniform Domain Name Dispute
>    Resolution Policy (UDRP) Policy Status Report (PSR)*
>    - *Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS*
>
>
> If you would like to observe the meeting, please check this meeting
> details link
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Aug2022-Meet_Aug2022temp>
> .
>
> Thanks for reading / your consideration / your input.
>
> Justine Chew
> ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council
> GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/mQK7Cg>
>
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