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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 22 July 2021 which will be posted shortly on the
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2021"><span style="color:windowtext">GNSO resolutions</span></a> page.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">20210722-1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CONSENT AGENDA<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">Approval of the Chair for the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names - Edmon Chung (</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Edmon+Chung+SOI"><span style="color:#1155CC">SOI</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="color:black">Acknowledgment of the GNSO Council liaison to EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names - Farrell Folly</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="color:#172B4D"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+July+2021"><span style="color:#1155CC">Motion</span></a> </span><span style="color:black">to
adopt the GNSO Review of the GAC ICANN71 Virtual Policy Forum Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board</span>
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<span style="color:black">Submitted by: Tatiana Tropina</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Seconded by: Pam Little </span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Whereas,</span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It
usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present
or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC.</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council’s review of the GAC Communiqué is intended to further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the GNSO.</span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Resolved,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Council Review of the ICANN71 GAC Communiqué (see </span><span style="color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann71-gac-communique"><span style="color:#0052CC">https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann71-gac-communique</span></a>)
</span><span style="color:black">and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of the ICANN71 GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.</span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#172B4D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-22jul21-en.pdf%20%5bgnso.icann.org%5d">Vote results</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">20210722-2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Motion to confirm the formation of and instructions to the Accuracy Scoping Team</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submitted by Pam Little</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Seconded by Olga Cavalli</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Whereas,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black"> 1. The GNSO Council adopted </span><span style="color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-2-priority-2-items-10sep20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">a proposal</span></a> </span><span style="color:black">on
21 October 2020 which recommended that a Scoping Team addresses the effects of GDPR on Registration Data accuracy requirements and the Whois Accuracy Reporting System (ARS), stating, “a scoping team would be tasked to, ‘facilitate community understanding of
the issue; assist in scoping and defining the issue; gather support for the request of an Issue Report, and/or; serve as a means to gather additional data and/or information before a request [for an Issue Report] is submitted’.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#172B4D"> </span><span style="color:black">2. On 4 November 2020, GNSO SG/Cs as well as ICANN SO/ACs were informed of the Council’s intent to form a Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team and were requested to indicate if they would
be interested in sending representatives to this effort.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> 3. At the same time, the GNSO Council also requested that ICANN org develop a briefing document that outlines both (i) existing accuracy requirements and programs and (ii) the corresponding impact that GDPR has had on implementing
/ enforcing these requirements and programs. This </span><span style="color:#172B4D"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/swinehart-to-fouquart-26feb21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">briefing paper</span></a> </span><span style="color:black">was
delivered to the Council in February 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> 4. Following the Council discussion of the ICANN org briefing paper in April 2021, Council leadership put together a first proposal outlining possible instructions to the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> 5. As a result of input that was provided by different Council members on the first proposal, the Council decided at its May 2021 meeting to form a small team to further review and revise the instructions to the scoping team.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black;background:white"> 6. The small team, consisting of one Council member from each GNSO Stakeholder Group or Constituency, two NomCom appointed Council members and the GNSO Liaison to the GAC (as an observer), submitted its recommendations
in relation to the formation as well as the instructions for the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team to the Council on</span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-July/024851.html"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white;text-decoration:none"> 9
July 2021</span></a><span style="color:#172B4D;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black;background:white">for Council’s consideration</span></p>
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<o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Resolved,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council adopts the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team – </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/registration-data-accuracy-scoping-team-formation-instructions-09jul21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Formation
and Instructions</span></a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="color:black"> 2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to request interested SO/AC/SG/Cs to confirm their representatives to the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team as well as invite the Board and ICANN org to appoint a liaison
noting that the first meeting of the Scoping Team is not expected to be scheduled until the EPDP Phase 2A delivers its Final Report. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> 3. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Policy Staff Support Team to launch a call for expressions of interest for candidates to serve as the Chair of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team. Council leadership will review
the applications received and make its recommendation to the GNSO Council.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black"> 4. The GNSO Council thanks the small team for its efforts.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-22jul21-en.pdf%20%5bgnso.icann.org%5d">Vote results</a></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Terri</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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