[ALT-Plus] Updates on the GNSO Council front, pre its May 2022 meeting

[Justine Chew]

All,

I am providing a written update ahead of the GNSO Council monthly meeting
on 19 May, to highlight *selected* developments for your information.

*1. Incoming GNSO Councillors for 2022-2024 Term (seated at conclusion of
ICANN75)*

   - For the BC: Mark Datysgeld will serve a second 2-year term
   - For the IPC: Susan Payne will replace Flip Petillion who will have
   completed his second and last term
   - For the ISPCP: Osvaldo Novoa will replace Philippe Fouquart who will
   have completed his second and last term


*2.  DNS Abuse*

   - As at 4 May, the Council Small Team on DNS Abuse has partially
   completed its review of inputs from DNSAI, SSAC, ALAC, GAC, RrSG, BC, NCSG,
   RySG. Deadline for other inputs is 11 May.
   - Review of requested input from Contractual Compliance is on the agenda
   of this Small Team's 11 May call.
   - I will try to provide at an upcoming CPWG call, a summary of the Small
   Team's interpretation (Note: not final output) and any yet-to-be-considered
   inputs received through the outreach exercise.


*3. Additional Work on Subsequent Procedures*

   - After its Mar meeting, Council has on 5 May, received a Draft New gTLD
   Subsequent Procedures *GNSO Guidance Process (GPP) Initiation Request *for
   its consideration. This will likely be discussed at Council's May 2022
   meeting. In the interim, Council is informed of the following:
      - A GGP does not require a separate charter. Things like scope,
      working mechanism, and method of operation should all be contained in the
      initiation request.
      - The draft contains a concept of Group 1 versus Group 2 topics.
      Group 1 is where the SubPro Final Report specifically called out
      substantive work that it envisioned would be completed during the
      Implementation Review Team phase. Group 2 will be topics that are
      identified by the ODP Team, where they are able to determine that
      additional guidance is needed to support the presumed eventual
      implementation. *The specifics for Group 2 are currently to be
      determined, as we await input from the ODP Team*.
      - In Section 3 of the document, relevant Outputs from the SubPro
      Final Report are reproduced, and that there are Tasks identified. These
      tasks are envisioned as the specific scope of work for the GGP.
      - *The suggested working model for this group is proposed as a
      representative steering group*, which can do the work itself, but it
      can also delegate the work to sub-teams where it is evident that the work
      is best performed by those with specific expertise in a certain field.
   - I will report more on this after Council


*4. GNSO-GAC Dialogue on Closed Generics*

   - *Recap from 18 Apr: (a) GAC has accepted the Board's invitation to
   dialogue with GNSO and Manal's letter to Maarten of 10 Mar 2022
   <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ismail-to-botterman-10mar22-en.pdf>
clearly
   welcomed ALAC's participation in a consultation process on Closed Generics;
   (b) GNSO Council Chair Philippe Fouquart had also suggested that the small
   team may wish to consider the feasibility of ALAC's participation in the
   dialogue.*
   - Circa 27 Apr: Council replied to the ICANN Board, accepting the
   invitation for a facilitated dialogue with the GAC on Closed Generics.
      - In its reply, Council noted there being no SubPro recommendation to
      change current policy on Closed Generics, the approach for the immediate
      next round of New gTLD applications would be out of harmony with
GAC Advice
      on Closed Generics (namely that closed generics ought to serve a public
      interest goal).
      - Council stated that it will pursue next steps for the dialogue (a)
      on the basis of the Board having asked that its facilitated dialogue be
      limited to making Closed Generics available with restrictions, including
      for eg. that they serve a public interest goal; (b) subject to mutual
      agreement with the GAC on conditions for that dialogue.
      - Council also noted to the Board, NCSG's opposition to the limited
      dialogue party approach.
   - The earlier convened Council small team will be reconstituted with a
   larger/more representative membership of Councillors to develop conditions
   for the dialogue, which *inter alia* is *expected to include the
   question of ALAC's participation in the dialogue*.
   - As at 5 May, Council's reconstituted Small Team now comprises Paul
   McGrady (NCA-Non CPH), Kurt Pritz (RySG), Manju Chen (NCSG), Jeff Neuman
   (GNSO Liaison to GAC), Justine Chew (ALAC Liaison to GNSO), Greg Dibiase
   (RrSG), Desiree Miloshevic (NCA-CPH), and Marie Pattulo (CSG); and will
   reconvene next week.


Thanks for reading / your consideration.

Justine Chew
ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council
GNSO Liaison Report Workspace
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021>
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