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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Per proposed <b>agenda item 5</b>, please find attached the presentation slide on the EPDP-IDNs Phase 1 Final Report. You are welcome to preview the material before the Council meeting on Thursday, 16 November.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ariel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Terri Agnew via council <COUNCIL@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:57 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG" <COUNCIL@gnso.icann.org>, "liaison6c@gnso.icann.org" <liaison6c@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] Proposed Agenda | GNSO Council Meeting | Thursday, 16 November 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Please find below the final proposed <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">agenda</span></span> for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">GNSO
Council Meeting taking place on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 21:00 UTC for 2 hours This has been posted on the
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/gYJME">agenda wiki page</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Terri</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Policy Team Supporting the GNSO</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:23.0pt;color:black">Draft GNSO Council Agenda 16 November 2023</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/rIXxDg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/rIXxDg</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LgPpQpbM$"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO Operating Procedures</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black"> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 21:00 UTC:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/4vs4b2mh__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LknPhv-w$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/4vs4b2mh</span> [tinyurl.com]</a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington DC; 21:00 London; 22:00 Paris; 00:00 Moscow (Friday); 08:00 Melbourne (Friday)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:</span><span style="color:blue">
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97891627902?pwd=RURCTitiNEVwd2UySEk1QkRESmlFZz09__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4L1Hc6G70$"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://icann.zoom.us/j/97891627902?pwd=RURCTitiNEVwd2UySEk1QkRESmlFZz09</span></b>
[icann.zoom.us]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-21sep23-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LfWXGJr0$"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes
</span>[gnso.icann.org]</a>of the GNSO Council meeting on 21 September 2023 were posted on 06 October 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 25 October 2023 will be posted on 10 November 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (0 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/project__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4L-88GwHA$"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Projects List</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a></span><u><span style="color:#0052CC">
</span></u><span style="color:#172B4D">and</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Action Item List. </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
Confirm Tomslin Samme-Nlar as GNSO Representative as Decisional Participant to the Empowered Community<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval Action Community Forum at ICANN78 - Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 18 and 19 of the ICANN Bylaws (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">The Board is convening the Second IANA Naming Function Review ("IFR") to satisfy the requirement under Section 18.2(b) of the ICANN Bylaws that "Periodic IFRs after the first Periodic IFR shall
be convened no less frequently than every five years, measured from the date the previous IFRT for a Periodic IFR was convened." The Board
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-16-09-2018-en#1.c"><b><span style="color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">convened</span></b></a><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">
the first IFR on 16 September 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">The Board's noted its
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-10-09-2023-en"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FEFEFE">resolution</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">
for the Approval of Amendments to IANA Naming Function Review Bylaws is “an essential step in furthering the implementation of the recommendations of the first IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) team, as Recommendation 3 of the IFR identified changes necessary
to Article 18 of the ICANN Bylaws. As well as the additional proposed changes to Articles 18 and 19, which serve to: (1) addressing a 2019 request from the Registries Stakeholder Group on updating the geographic diversity selection requirements for future
IFR teams; and (2) clarifying ambiguities on the IFR processes identified through the first running of an IFR after the IANA Stewardship Transition.” The Bylaws changes aim to clearly set out the expected process as designed during the IANA Stewardship Transition
Process, and do not represent a change to any of these processes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">Here, the Council will vote on the fundamental Bylaws amendments.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 – Presentation of motion (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 – Council Vote (voting threshold: simple majority)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL UPDATE - EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names Phase 1 Final Report (25 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On 20 May 2021, the GNSO Council approved the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/EPDPInitiationRequest20May21.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LoutHR7E$"><span style="color:#1155CC">initiation
request</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black"> for the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and adopted its
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/CharterGNSOIDNsEPDPWorkingGroup20May21.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LXxJAmUI$"><span style="color:#1155CC">charter</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black">. The EPDP Team is expected to: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9;vertical-align:baseline">
Determine the approach for a consistent definition of all gTLDs; and <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9;vertical-align:baseline">
Develop policy recommendations that will eventually allow for the introduction of variant gTLDs at the top level. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The EPDP Team’s charter includes 48 questions under seven broader topics, ranging from the “same entity” requirement at the top and second levels, to adjustments to ICANN policies and procedures as they relate
to IDNs. The EPDP Team has been conducting its deliberations by building on the existing body of policy work, research, and analysis on the IDNs, specifically the Outputs produced by the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In November 2022, the GNSO Council approved the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/presentation/idns-epdp-project-request-form-07nov2022-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LnsUYU-c$"><span style="color:#1155CC">project
change request</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black"> from the EPDP Team. Within its Project Change Request, the EPDP Team noted it plans to complete its work in two phases; Phase 1 focuses on topics related to top-level IDN gTLD definition
and variant management, and Phase 2 focuses on topics related to second level IDN variant management. The EPDP Team believes that this two-phased approach will help prioritize the current implementation planning for the PDP Outputs that are focused primarily
on the top level.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On 24 April 2023, the EPDP Team published its
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/internationalized-domain-names-idn/public-comment-summary-report-phase-1-initial-report-on-the-internationalized-domain-names-epdp-10-07-2023-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LzjGIY7I$"><span style="color:#1155CC">Phase
1 Initial Report</span> [itp.cdn.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black">, which contains 68 recommendations for
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/phase-1-initial-report-on-the-internationalized-domain-names-epdp-24-04-2023"><span style="color:#1155CC">Public Comment</span></a><span style="color:black">. The Working Group reviewed the
public comments, adjusted its report in light of the comments received, and the Final Report has received the full consensus of the Working Group.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive a briefing on the EPDP - IDN Phase 1 Final Report with the expectation that the report can be voted on during the subsequent Council meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 - Presentation of Final Report (Donna Austin, Chair of EPDP on IDNs)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 - Council Q&A</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Updates on Status of Data Processing Agreement (DPA) negotiations</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">and Registration Data Accuracy (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">(i) DPA Negotiations </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 3 August 2023, the GNSO Council sent a
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/ducos-to-heineman-et-al-03aug23.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LGIBJKcw$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">letter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> to ICANN org and the chairs of the Registrar Stakeholder Group and Registries Stakeholder Group, notifying them of the Council’s decision to extend consideration of the Registration Data Accuracy
Scoping Team recommendations until certain dependencies are met. The dependencies referenced include both (i) the outcome of the work by ICANN org on the scenario(s) in which the request and processing of registration data takes place and (ii) the finalization
of the Data Processing Agreement (DPA).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">ICANN org together with the chairs of the Registrar Stakeholder Group and Registries Stakeholder Group provided a
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/swinehart-et-al-to-ducos-16oct23-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">response</span></a> on 16 October 2023, notifying the Council that the “parties agreed that these agreements would take the form of a specification that may be added to the Registry Agreement (RA) and Registrar Accreditation Agreement
(RAA), and as such we refer to them as the ‘Data Processing Specification’ or ‘DPS.’”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">ICANN org noted that it has informed the Contracted Party House (CPH) Negotiating Team that its goal is to complete the negotiations, which include resolution of a few remaining items,
by the end of the calendar year, with the eventual aim to have the DPS available for use by registrars and registries for the beginning of the Registration Data Policy implementation window.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">(ii) Registration Data Accuracy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team was initiated by the GNSO Council in July 2021 per the</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/registration-data-accuracy-scoping-team-formation-instructions-09jul21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LaMh2S48$"><span style="color:#0052CC">formation
instructions</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D">.</span><span style="color:black"> The Scoping Team was tasked with considering a number of accuracy-related factors such as the current enforcement, reporting, measurement, and overall
effectiveness of accuracy-related efforts. These considerations are to help inform the team’s deliberations and development of recommendations to the GNSO Council on whether any changes are recommended to improve accuracy levels, and, if so, how and by whom
these changes would need to be developed (for example, if changes to existing contractual requirements are recommended, a PDP or contractual negotiations may be necessary to effect a change).</span><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The Scoping Team completed Assignment #1 (enforcement and reporting) and Assignment #2 (measurement of accuracy) and</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-September/025950.html"><span style="color:#0052CC">submitted its write up</span></a></span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black">to the Council on 5 September 2022. In the write up, the group is suggesting moving forward with two proposals that would not require access to registration data, namely a registrar survey (recommendation #1) and a possible
registrar audit (recommendation #2) that may help further inform the team’s work on assignment #3 (effectiveness) and #4 (impact & improvements), while it awaits the outcome of the outreach to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) by ICANN org in relation
to proposals that would require access to registration data (recommendation #3). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">As has been communicated previously, Michael Palage has confirmed his resignation as Chair of this group to the Council. The Council will need to consider the proper timing for identifying
a new Chair for this effort.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">ICANN org provided a verbal update to the Council during the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/rec/play/gx322OsdypGMHjYVMzr4WbdyyeM7CPWvNzzrBJpx-NPgYwDU_bszZ1uLFbVNs8ZsRhL2jmmxdfXGEWQg.LhtmWK3BbZLEN56w?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1682024532000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https*3A*2F*2Ficann.zoom.us*2Frec*2Fshare*2FtTb9QnBfU92aXXAmz40TRnohHHBjddrQq5N-dSwUXq1W-A_sWeIZe1s3w6rgiqrb.SxCMl9dj0eL6k9GN*3FstartTime*3D1682024532000__;JSUlJSUlJSU!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4L7eey7Lw$"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">20
April meeting</span> [icann.zoom.us]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D;background:white">.
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">During its meeting on 20 June 2023, the Council voted to extend the deferral of the consideration of
</span><span style="color:black">recommendations #1 and #2, pending resolution of recommendation #3 (pausing the work on proposals that require access to registration data until there is clarity from ICANN org on if/how it anticipates the requesting and processing
of registration data to be undertaken in the context of measuring accuracy). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">On 19 October 2023, ICANN org provided an
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027397.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">update</span></a><span style="background:white"> on Registration Data Accuracy efforts. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss these updates and determine if further outreach is needed for either of the items at this time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 - Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN Board Action on the Final Report of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">On</span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-12-06-2022-en#2.c"><span style="color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">12 June 2022</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">,
</span><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">the ICANN Board accepted all recommendations issued in the Final Report of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">The CCWG-AP's Recommendation 7 states in relevant part "Existing ICANN accountability mechanisms such as IRP or other appeal mechanisms cannot be used to challenge
a decision from the Independent Project Applications Evaluation Panel to approve or not approve an application. Applicants not selected should receive further details about where information can be found about the next round of applications as well as any
educational materials that may be available to assist applicants. The CCWG recognizes that there will need to be an amendment to the Fundamental Bylaws to eliminate the opportunity to use the Request for Reconsideration and Independent Review Panel to challenge
grant decisions." The CCWG-AP also issued guidance to the Board that after reviewing how other entities dealt with appeals, that allowing appeals appeared to add too much complexity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">The Board's June 2022 decision reflected the Board's initial agreement with the CCWG-AP's conclusion that a Fundamental Bylaws change was necessary to implement Recommendation
7 and identified such a Bylaws change as a dependency on the launch of the ICANN Grant Program. Upon further consideration</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">,
</span><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">the Board determined that the CCWG-AP's recommendation to preserve the auction proceeds from being used to defend against usages of ICANN's accountability mechanisms for decisions on individual grant decisions
can be implemented in alternative ways, including ways that do not require modification to ICANN's core Bylaws on accountability. As a result, the Board proposed updating its action on Recommendation 7 to reflect that ICANN org should implement this Recommendation
7 directly through the use of applicant terms and conditions rather than through a change to ICANN's Fundamental Bylaws.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">During its meeting on 26 October 2023, the ICANN Board passed a</span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-26-10-2023-en"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FEFEFE">resolution</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">,
r</span><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">evisiting its 12 June 2022 decision on Recommendation 7 of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP) and issues the</span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/revised-scorecard-ccwg-auction-proceeds-final-recs-board-action-26oct23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">Revised Scorecard - CCWG on Auction Proceeds
Final Report Recommendations – Board Action ("Revised Scorecard")</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">,
</span><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">removing the requirement and dependency that a Fundamental Bylaws Amendment is required prior to the launch of the ICANN Grant Cycle, though the amendment would nevertheless be pursued. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss the Board action and determine if further action is needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 – Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 – Council discussion </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Consider whether further work is needed after ICANN org outreach to European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA) (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During the Council’s extraordinary meeting on
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+2023-06-05">
<span style="color:#1155CC">5 June 2023</span></a>, Thomas Rickert introduced an area for further Council discussion. Specifically, the European Union's Second Network and Information Systems Directive (“NIS2”) entered into force on 16 January 2023. Article
28, subsection 3 provides, "Member States shall require TLD name registries and the entities providing domain name registration services, those are registrars, resellers and privacy and proxy services, to have policies and procedures, including verification
procedures in place to ensure that the databases referred to in paragraph 1 include accurate and complete information. Member States shall require such policies and procedures to be publicly available." Additionally, the corresponding recital number 111, provides,
in part, “Those policies and procedures should take into account to the extent possible the standards developed by the multi-stakeholder governance structures at the international level." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">There was a suggestion by some Councilors to consider informal options of responding to the recital text to highlight the standards that are currently applicable. The Council formed a small
team to further consider this effort; however, after hearing an update from ICANN org noting that ICANN org was already in the process of reaching out to the Network and Information Systems Cooperation Group Work Stream for art.28 NIS2, the Small Team agreed
to await the draft from ICANN org instead of independently reaching out. The Small Team additionally noted that ICANN org was the appropriate entity to deliver this message, rather than the GNSO Council, but the Small Team requested ICANN org share the draft
communication with the GNSO Council for an additional review prior to sending the communication. ICANN org shared its
<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027398.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">draft communication</span></a> on 19 October 2023. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss any further work is needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.1 - Introduction of Topic (Nacho Amadoz, Council Vice Chair) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.2 - Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">9.1 SPS Planning</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">9.2 Confirmation of RDRS Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.3 Update on Public Comment on Pilot Holistic Review - Terms of Reference</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.4 Update on GAC Communique Update</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LCuPtPh0$"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">References for Coordinated Universal Time of 21:00 UTC</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Local time between November and March in the NORTHERN hemisphere</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.timeanddate.com/time/change/__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LjGxSV50$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/</span>
[timeanddate.com]</a><span style="color:black"> for Dates for Daylight Saving Time and Clock Changes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">California, USA (PST) UTC-8 13:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 15:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 18:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Paris, France (CET) UTC+1 22:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Moscow, Russia (MSK) UTC+3 00:00 (Friday)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Singapore (SGT) UTC+8 05:00 (Friday) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Melbourne, Australia (AEsT) UTC+11 08:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#172B4D;background:white">For other places see</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.timeanddate.com/__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LvMvBh6E$"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#0052CC;background:white">
http://www.timeanddate.com</span> [timeanddate.com]</a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#172B4D;background:white"> and
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/4vs4b2mh__;!!PtGJab4!4sHIE3utj7U6L_VG-9OPWXJ4lZNct7UuVp-2Mya_Uv8e9bRbNeiqAiwt9P54PisQmGG6lG3p-uzJ6bLzDK4LknPhv-w$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/4vs4b2mh</span> [tinyurl.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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