[council] Action Items arising from the GNSO Council meeting 13 September 2012

[Glen de Saint Géry]

Dear Councillors,



Please find the action items arising from the Council meeting on 13 September 2012.



Agenda Item 3: Consent agenda
Action Item: The GNSO Council chair to inform the SSAC chair that the Council approved that the IRD-WG letter from the GNSO Council to ICANN Board be sent to the Board.


Item 4: RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Reporting
Action Item: Propose a  motion for the next Council meeting in Toronto requesting an Issue Report with the intent of launching a PDP to address this issue within  the scope and boundaries of the GNSO. (9 October 2012 deadline for motions and documents to be considered at the GNSO Council Public meeting in Toronto)



Item 5: Whois Review Team Final Report

Action Item: Brian Winterfeldt is asked to reconvene the group and examine the two options discussed at the Council meeting and report back to the Council chair with the time frame so that the ICANN Board can be appropriately and timely informed.

·       Option 1 .A response to the Board  advising them to consider what each individual GNSO constituency and stakeholder group has to say on the Whois Review team Final Report recommendations.



·       Option 2. Tabulate the 16 recommendations, and explain for each one why there should or should not be policy development.  Transmit the detailed response to the Board.  Provide Council with a time frame for this option which the chair can communicate to the Board



Item 6: Fake Renewal Notices
Action Item: Mason Cole is to request that the Registrars continue with the steps suggested below:

·       Discuss the issue with ICANN Compliance to make SG and GNSO concerns known, as previous legal actions may impact renewal of offenders' accreditation agreements.

·       2. Communicate to jurisdictional authorities as a SG to make our concerns known and to assess renewed enforcement - especially authorities like the FTC and the Canadian consumer agency that have already brought cases and may have stronger enforcement tools (e.g., civil penalties for violations of settlement agreements, etc.) that can be used. In particular, it may make sense to schedule a discussion with interested consumer protection authorities in Toronto.

·       3. Report findings to the GNSO Council.

·       4. Investigate whether or not enforceable contract language can be crafted, and the extent to which it could be equally or more effective than enforcement actions to date. For example, rather than requiring ICANN to make a determination about the behavior, a contractual provision that says accreditation can be revoked where a registrar has been found to be in violation of a court order or regulatory cease and desist order.



Item 8: Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure
Action Item: Send updated draft response to the Council list for further comments.
All comments should be submitted by the end of next week (Friday 21 September 2012). The chair will then seek agreement on the Council mailing list whether the draft response be sent to Bertrand de la Chapelle.



Item 9: Overview of schedule for Toronto

Action Item: Please provide Topics for discussion with the GAC, Board and ccNSO.
Please provide your input to the Council mailing list as soon as possible



Item 10: Toronto GAC High Level Meeting

Action Item:  Provide input on the Council list with regard to:

"I would recommend preparation of Qs and lining up speakers in advance.  I trust that the GNSO leadership will work with the GAC, as well as my Canadian colleagues, to find a balance between the differing cultures of the GNSO, and senior officials and politicians unfamiliar with the ICANN environment, to have a positive and productive exchange to reinforce and improve the multi-stakeholder model."



Item11: Consumer Metrics Advice Letter to the ICANN Board

Action Item: Motion to be proposed for the GNSO Council Public meeting in Toronto on 17 October 2012. (9 October 2012 deadline for motions and documents to be considered at the GNSO Council Public meeting in Toronto)



Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Kind regards,



Glen





Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org

http://gnso.icann.org




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