[council] Updates for 20 December GNSO Council Meeting

[Darcy Southwell]

Thanks, Keith.  I greatly appreciate your efforts at framing these items in
advance!

Darcy

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 8:14 PM Drazek, Keith via council <
council at gnso.icann.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> Just a few updates in preparation for our 20 December GNSO Council
> Meeting. With an eye toward wrapping up open action items, I have proposed
> some target dates for next steps and completion. I welcome further input
> and comment on the following points from Rafik and Pam and our staff
> colleagues in advance of our 20 December call.
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> 1.      FCS Appointee: As outlined in my email of 4 December, we will be
> confirming Heather Forrest as the permanent GNSO representative to the
> Fellowship Selection Committee (FCS). I confirmed with Heather that she is
> still available and there have been no other expressions of interest or
> opposition. This will be completed at our December meeting.
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> 2.      Cross-Community Engagement Group (CCEG) on Internet Governance:
> The Leadership Team and staff discussed this in early December, and agreed
> we need to make a decision on whether to charter the CCEG-IG, or to allow
> it to be less formal.  We were advised by the ccNSO Chair that the ccNSO
> does not intend to become a chartering organization at this time, but that
> ccNSO members may continue to participate. While I strongly support
> engagement between and among the ICANN Board, ICANN Org, and the ICANN
> Community on issues related to Internet Governance, I do not have strong
> feelings about whether or not the group needs a charter and the associated
> structure and reporting requirements, which in turn drive resource demands.
> However, in the interest of making and communicating a GNSO Council
> decision, I recommend that the GNSO not become a Chartering Organization
> and we allow the group to meet more informally and on an ad hoc basis as
> needed. I recommend we have further discussion at our 20
>  December meeting, and make a decision at our January meeting in Los
> Angeles.
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> 3.      IANA Functions Review (IFR) Co-Chair Appointment: Looking ahead to
> early 2019, the GNSO Council may have an action item to appoint a Co-Chair,
> along with the ccNSO) to the IANA Functions Review team. We anticipate a
> finalization of IFR membership sometime in January or early February, which
> will define the pool of possible Co-Chair candidates. The Leadership Team
> will continue to monitor this and alert the Council if it appears we will
> need to invoke the SSC (in the event of multiple candidates) or if the IFR
> team members will self-identify its Co-Chairs. Regardless, the Council will
> have an action in Q1 2019 to identify, appoint, or confirm the GNSO
> Co-Chair to the IFR, ideally at our February meeting.
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> 4.      Call for Volunteers -- Drafting Team on charter for ICANN
> Procedure of Handling Whois conflicts with Privacy Law: The Leadership Team
> and staff discussed this in early December, and agreed it is premature to
> issue a call for drafting team volunteers while the work of the EPDP is
> ongoing. We agreed to push any call for volunteers until such time the EPDP
> Final Report is issued and the Council can assess any implications of the
> EPDP recommendations on this Implementation Advisory Group. We will revisit
> this action item following the publication of the EPDP Final Report and
> discuss it during our March Council meeting at ICANN 64 in Kobe.
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> 5.      ICANN Reserve Fund and Auction Proceeds: Just a reminder that we
> deferred discussion of this item from our November meeting due to a time
> crunch. In Barcelona and during our November meeting, it was agreed that
> the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies would have the lead on developing
> any recommended positions, and if any, the Council would discuss and
> compare notes to determine if there was consensus to take some action or
> position. Having seen and heard no SG/C recommendations, we will have the
> opportunity to discuss this at our 20 December meeting and it will then be
> removed as an agenda/action item.
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> 6.      IGO-INGO CRP Final Report: The Leadership Team and staff met and
> discussed this topic in early December, and Pam, Rafik and I met again this
> week to review possible next steps. At our last Council meeting, it was
> generally agreed that Council outreach to both the GAC, in response to
> Manal's letter to Heather in Barcelona, and to the IGO-INGO PDP WG, could
> be helpful in further informing the Council as we deliberate on the Final
> Report. We have drafted a letter responding to the GAC welcoming further
> information relevant to our discussions, which we will share on the list
> for further Council input following our 20 December meeting. We have not
> yet developed text for outreach to the PDP WG, so that remains an open
> action item and available to us. From the list of multiple options
> presented during our November Council meeting, the Leadership Team has
> narrowed the list to a single recommendation and welcomes further Council
> discussion during both our December and January meetings. The
>   recommendation for Council consideration and, importantly, for input
> from the SGs and Cs, will be sent via a separate email prior to the 20
> December Council meeting. This is not subject to a decision at our 20
> December meeting, but will be an opportunity for further discussion and
> deliberation. I recommend that we set a February or March deadline for
> making a final decision and voting.
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> Thanks in advance to you all, and I look forward to our upcoming Council
> meeting and discussion.
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> Best,
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> Keith
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