<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'd like to add CCOICI survey as an AOB to the Agenda.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">It'd be a brief introduction of the survey and a reminder for all to discuss your response within your SG/Cs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I did suggest it in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSNlAHTjbWAzKcfltI7SWwzXda1NtKxfQ2k-t0oiGr8/edit?usp=sharing">Council Meeting Agenda Planning</a> document, but it was not picked up probably because I added too late.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Manju</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 5:09 AM Terri Agnew via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Please find below the final proposed <span><span style="background:white">agenda</span></span> for the<span> </span></span><span>GNSO
Council Meeting taking place on Thursday, 15 February 2024 at 21:00 UTC for 2 hours This has been posted on the
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/6oAvEQ" target="_blank">agenda wiki page</a>. <span>
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<p style="margin:0in">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Terri<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Policy Team Supporting the GNSO</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Draft GNSO Council Agenda 15 February 2024</b><u></u><u></u></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/8IAvEQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://community.icann.org/x/8IAvEQ</span></a><span style="color:black">. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-15mar23-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"> GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a><span style="color:black">
v3.5, updated on 15 March 2023.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><u></u><u></u></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.<span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;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.<span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 15 February 2024 at 21:00 UTC:
</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/42vy5duf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://tinyurl.com/42vy5duf</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:</span></b><b><span style="color:blue"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/92283565389?pwd=QnlHK1JSbzdiSFFZSjRjamxMTkNGdz09" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://icann.zoom.us/j/92283565389?pwd=QnlHK1JSbzdiSFFZSjRjamxMTkNGdz09</span></b></a></span><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-21dec23-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO Council Meeting on
21 December 2023 were posted on<span style="background:white"> 02 January 2024</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-18jan24-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">Minutes</span></a><span style="background:white">
of the GNSO Council Meeting on 18 January 2023 were posted on 02 February 2024</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">Projects List</span></a></span><u><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">
</span></u><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">and</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">Action Item List. </span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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Confirm Leadership of Standing Selection Committee (“SSC”)<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Confirm GNSO-Nominated ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Registration Data Accuracy (20 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></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
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/registration-data-accuracy-scoping-team-formation-instructions-09jul21-en.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">formation instructions</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">.
</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). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></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:rgb(23,43,77)">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-September/025950.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">submitted its write up</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">
</span><span style="color:black">to the Council on 5 September 2022. In its write up, the Scoping Team suggested 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). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">ICANN org provided an update to the Council during the</span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="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" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">20
April meeting</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">. </span><span style="color:black">During its meeting on 20 June 2023, the Council voted to extend the deferral of the consideration of 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). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 19 October 2023, ICANN org provided an
<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027397.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,82,204)">update</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">
</span><span style="color:black">on Registration Data Accuracy efforts, and the Council discussed the update during its 16 November 2023 meeting. During that meeting, some Councilors noted that, barring (i) completion of the Data Processing Agreement, (ii)
implementation of the NIS2 directive, or (iii) publication of the Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains (INFERMAL) Study, it may not be the appropriate time to reconvene the Accuracy Scoping Team. Now that six months have passed since the
Council’s deferral of the accuracy scoping work, the Council will need to consider next steps. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will vote on deferring the consideration of the accuracy scoping work for an additional six months or potentially sooner if there is a passage of a significant event,
e.g., completion of the Data Processing Agreement, implementation of the NIS2 directive, or publication of the INFERMAL study.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 - Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Chair)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 - Council Vote (Voting Threshold: Simple Majority)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 - Next Steps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on SubPro Small Team Progress (20 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">In March 2023, the ICANN Board approved the majority of the recommendations contained in the Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent PDP, but also placed some recommendations into a pending
status. The Council convened a small team that worked collaboratively with the ICANN Board to resolve all pending recommendations. While the majority of the pending recommendations were able to be adopted by the ICANN Board, recommendations across six Topics
were non adopted by the ICANN Board.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">With the primary task of addressing the pending recommendations now complete, the Council has tasked the Small Team Plus with an
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDgWIwKZqKk0WY0q7CS2pf7aD4VupCWV/edit" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">updated assignment form</span></a>. The Small Team Plus has committed to a
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IhxKi0dvkS-a3ot7w8YG0iFxw4LiZuLz/edit" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">work plan</span></a> to address the recommendations not adopted by the Board. Following that plan, the Small Team has completed initiation steps (i.e., developed background materials, preliminary Supplemental Recommendation language,
and issued a call for volunteers for the Small Team Plus). The Small Team Plus has come to preliminary Supplemental Recommendation language (i.e., stable text) for most of the six Topic.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update on the progress of the Small Team Plus.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 - Introduction of Topic (Paul McGrady, Small Team Plus Lead)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 - Council Discussion</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 - Next Steps</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps for Consideration of Expired Domain Deletion Policy (“EDDP”) and Expired Registration Recovery Policy (“ERRP”) (15 minutes) </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The GNSO Council previously considered when to request a Policy Status Report (“PSR”) for the purpose of conducting a review of the two Expiration Policies, the EDDP and the ERRP. In November
2020, given concerns about its capacity and no known issues with the policies, the Council agreed to delay the request for the Policy Status Report (PSR) for a period of 24 months. After 24 months had passed, the Council reconsidered whether it was an appropriate
time to request a Policy Status Report. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">To that end, in July 2022, the Council agreed that it would be helpful to consult with both registrars and ICANN org to help determine if there are any known issues or concerns with either
of the two Expiration Policies which could warrant requesting a PSR. ICANN org shared a<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:black"> report</span></a> from Contractual Compliance colleagues on 1 November
2022, and GNSO Councilors from the Registrar Stakeholder Group shared feedback from registrars on previous Council calls. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During its meeting on<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+2022-11-17" target="_blank"><span style="color:black"> 17 November 2022</span></a>, representatives
from ICANN org’s Contractual Compliance Team provided a briefing of the<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:black"> report</span></a>, and the Council briefly considered potential next steps. Following
its review of the report, the Council agreed that both the EDDP and ERRP may benefit from further work, though the timing for the work requires further consideration. In particular, as the Compliance report noted, the language of the policy is ambiguous in
parts and has caused confusion for registrants. As the ERRP was implemented in part to ensure that “expiration-related provisions in typical registration agreements are clear and conspicuous enough” and to ensure that “adequate notice exists to alert registrants
of upcoming expirations,” the continuing registrant confusion warrants further consideration. Additionally, some of the existing language has become obsolete due to intervening data protection law requirements and will require updates. To that end, the Council
requested further information from ICANN org on what expiration-related educational materials are currently published and whether additional information can be provided (whether as registrant educational material referenced in Section 4.3 or elsewhere on ICANN’s
website). The Council noted receipt of this information would be helpful to the Council in determining if updates to these materials or additional material in other forms could be helpful to combat the ongoing registrant confusion.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update from ICANN org on the published materials. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 - Introduction of Topic (Nacho Amadoz, Council Vice-Chair)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 - Council Discussion</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 - Next Steps</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN79 Preparation (20 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Pre-ICANN79 GNSO Policy Webinar: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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Monday, 26 February 2024 at 21:00 UTC<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black">Note: Mandatory for GNSO Council members</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">During ICANN79, the GNSO Council has the following meetings and events scheduled (times listed in AST):</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Saturday, 2 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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09:00-10:00 - IDNs EPDP Team Working Session <u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
13:15-14:30 - Transfer Policy Review PDP Working Group Session 1 of 2<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
15:00-16:00 - Transfer Policy Review PDP Working Group Session 2 of 2<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Time TBD: GNSO Council dinner<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Sunday, 3 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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09:00-10:00 - GNSO Working Session 1 of 2<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
10:30-12:00 - GNSO Working Session 2 of 2<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
13:15-14:30 - GNSO Working Session 3 of 3<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Monday, 04 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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15:00-16:00 Joint ICANN Board and GNSO Council<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Tuesday, 05 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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17:30-18:30 - GNSO Council Informal meeting [closed]<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Wednesday, 6 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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09:00-10:00 - Joint GNSO Council & GAC<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
10:30-12:00 - <span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);background:white">SubPro Supplemental Recommendations Community Consultation</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
13:15-15:15- GNSO Council Meeting<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Thursday, 7 March</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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09:00-10:00 - GNSO Council SubPro Small Team Plus Meeting<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
15:00-16:00 - GNSO Council Wrap-Up<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">During its Strategic Planning Session the Council agreed to conduct a triannual detailed review of the Program Management Tool. The action item coming from the SPS provided,
“During a session at ICANN79, Council to prepare for a careful review of work captured in the Program Management Tool (PMT) that will conclude or initiate prior to the next AGM, or continue beyond the next AGM. Paul McGrady to coordinate with staff to plan
for this inaugural effort.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an overview of the current block schedule and plan for its in-person meetings. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Chair) </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 - Council Discussion</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 - Next Steps</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE: Draft NCAP Study 2 Report (15 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:rgb(254,254,254)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Name Collision Analysis Project Discussion Group (NCAP) is currently seeking input on its
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/name-collision/name-collision-analysis-project-study-two-report-draft-17-01-2024-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">draft Study 2 report</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">
and responses to a series of questions from the ICANN Board regarding name collisions as outlined in resolution
</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-02-11-2017-en#2.a" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">2017.11.02.30</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">
and reaffirmed in resolution </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-25-03-2021-en#2.b.rationale" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">2021.03.25.13</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:rgb(254,254,254)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">The </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/name-collision/name-collision-analysis-project-study-two-report-draft-17-01-2024-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">draft Study 2 report</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"> is
structured to guide the reader through the methodology and significant findings of three pivotal research studies, as well as the analysis of the NCAP Discussion Group's extensive work activities. This material is what informs the eleven strategic recommendations
provided at the end of the report.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:rgb(254,254,254)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">One of the key recommendations is the establishment of a new workflow, the Name Collision Risk Assessment Workflow, designed to enhance the assessment process of new generic top-level
domains (gTLDs). This recommendation underscores the NCAP Discussion Group’s belief that name collisions should be approached not merely as a technical challenge but as a critical risk management issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:rgb(254,254,254)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Here, the Council will receive an overview of the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/name-collision/name-collision-analysis-project-study-two-report-draft-17-01-2024-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">draft Study 2 report</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">
and have the opportunity to ask questions.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.1 - Introduction of Topic (Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Chair) </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.2 - Council Discussion</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.3 - Next Steps</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (20 minutes)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.1 - ccNSO & GAC Liaison updates (every three months)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.2 - Board letter on Closed Generics</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.3 - <span style="background:white">
Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (“</span>SPIRT”) Charter Drafting Team Update</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.4 - Status Update on Council Requests</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.5 - Update from Contracted Party House Abuse Subgroup’s Meeting with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">_______________________________</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-15mar23-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-15mar23-en.pdf</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">References for Coordinated Universal Time of 21:00 UTC</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Local time between November and March in the NORTHERN hemisphere</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/</span></a><span style="color:black"> for Dates for Daylight Saving Time and Clock
Changes</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">California, USA (PST) UTC-8 13:00 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 15:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5 16:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 18:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 22:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Paris, France (CET) UTC+1 22:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Moscow, Russia (MSK) UTC+3 00:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Singapore (SGT) UTC+8 05:00 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Melbourne, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11 08:00</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(23,43,77);background:white">For other places see</span><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0,82,204);background:white"> http://www.timeanddate.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(23,43,77);background:white">
and </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/42vy5duf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://tinyurl.com/42vy5duf</span></a><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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