Council Decisions

Council Decisions

No

Resolution

RESOLUTION
159-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to select and appoint Katrina Sataki (.lv, EU region) as chair of the ccNSO for a one year term starting at the end of ICANN67 and ending at the end of ICANN70.

RESOLUTION
159-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to select and appoint:

  • Alejandra Reynoso (.gt, LAC) and

  • Pablo Rodriguez (.pr, NA).

as Vice- Chairs of the ccNSO for a one year term starting at the end of ICANN67 and ending at the end of ICANN70.

RESOLUTION
158-01

The ccNSO Council adopts the joint ccNSO- GNSO Special IANA Function Review Guideline version 1, as presented to Council. The ccNSO Council request the GRC to develop related procedures with respect to the Special IANA Function Review. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the Chair of the GNSO Council of the adoption by the Council as soon as this decision becomes effective. The Secretariat is requested to post this resolution and the adopted Guideline as soon as possible.

RESOLUTION
158-02

The ccNSO Council appoints Katrina Sataki (chair and EU), Pablo Rodiguez (NA), Hiro Hotta (AP), Margarita Valdes ( LAC), Abdalla Omari ( AF) and Laura Margolis (NomCom) and Marie-Noémie Marques (NomCom) as the PDP Launch oversight committee that will oversee the work of the Issue Manager to ensure an adequate definition of the issues at stake and progress of the drafting effort. The PDP Launch committee will be appointed up and until the draft Issue Report has been submitted to the ccNSO Council.

RESOLUTION
158-03

In light of the need to change Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws as foreseen under ccPDP2 to lift the barriers for IDNccTLD Managers to become members of the ccNSO if they choose to do so and to address the issue identified by the ccPDP3 Retirement Working Group, the ccNSO Council adopts the 22 January 2020 version of the letter to the ICANN Board of Directors and request its Chair to send it on behalf of Council. This decision becomes effective 7 days after its publication on the ccNSO website.

RESOLUTION
157-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Council Election Report FY 2020, notes the observations, and thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. By this adoption the election process 2020 is closed.

The ccNSO Council congratulates the elected candidates:

  • AF region: Souleymane Oumtanaga (.ci)

  • AP region: Ai-Chin LU (.tw)

  • EU region: Giovanni Seppia (.eu)

  • LAC Region: Alejandra Reynoso (.gt)

  • NA Region: Stephen Deerhake (.as)

RESOLUTION
157-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the secretariat to prepare and send out a call for volunteers for membership of the Meeting Program Committee by mid- January 2020

RESOLUTION
157-01

After call for volunteers to Council the following Councillors volunteered:

  • Margarita Valdes (.cl)

  • Stephen Deerhake (.as)

THE CCNSO RESOLVED TO appoint both as ccNSO appointee to ICANN's Ethos Award Panel 2020. The chair is requested to inform relevant ICANN staff accordingly

RESOLUTION
157-01

The ccNSO Council has taken notice of and confirms the amended schedule and timeline of ccNSO PDP 3 version 3, as proposed by the PDP Issue Manager and request the Issue Manager to launch the call for volunteers as foreseen in the updated schedule and timeline.

RESOLUTION
156-01

The ccNSO Council adopts all resolutions under items 4, 5, and 6 of its 6 November 2019 consent agenda and takes item 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 as discussed and read at this Council meeting. View resolutions on the Council agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/agenda-draft-council-06nov19-en.pdf

RESOLUTION
156-02

In accordance with section 6.1 (a) and Annex D section 1.4 (a) the ccNSO Council as one of the Decisional Participants, APPROVES the amendment of section 18.7 as proposed. This decision becomes effective 7 days after publication of this resolution on the ccNSO website. The chair of the ccNSO is requested to notify the Empowered Community Administration in writing of this decision as soon as possible and forward this notice to the Secretary.

RESOLUTION
156-03

Decision

The ccNSO Council requests its Triage Committee, with support of the secretariat to prepare a workplan and suggest priorities to implement the most relevant Areas for improvement of the ccNSO change. Areas of improvement are the combination of ccNSO review recommendations and suggestions and related relevant WS 2 CCWG Accountability recommendations. The Committee is also requested to report back by the February Council meeting, in time for the next Council workshop and face -to – face meeting in Cancun.

Decision

The ccNSO Council requests all working group and committees, with exception of the PDP Retirement WG, to review their charters or terms of reference, and if necessary suggest changes. In reviewing the charters or terms of reference, the groups are specifically requested to review

  • Whether the purpose and scope of activities still covers the main activities, and suggest changes if needed

  • Membership and participation, in particular if the charter includes a reference to appointment of members, observers and participants and avoids listing names of membership in the charter.

  • Terms of chair,

  • Whether charter includes a reference to general WG Guidelines or other relevant Guidelines

  • If WG is more of standing nature whether name reflects this.

The Chair of the Council is requested to inform the chairs of the working group and committees.

RESOLUTION
156-04

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request all working group and committees, with exception of the PDP Retirement WG, to review their charters or terms of reference, and if necessary suggest changes. In reviewing the charters or terms of reference, the groups are specifically requested to review

  • Whether the purpose and scope of activities still covers the main activities, and suggest changes if needed

  • Membership and participation, in particular if the charter includes a reference to appointment of members, observers and participants and avoids listing names of membership in the charter.

  • Terms of chair,

  • Whether charter includes a reference to general WG Guidelines or other relevant Guidelines

  • If WG is more of standing nature whether name reflects this.

RESOLUTION
155-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt The Guideline: ccNSO Procedure for the Exercise of the Empowered Community's Rights to Approve Specified Actions version 9, as submitted for this Council meeting. The Guideline will become effective 7 days after publication on the ccNSO Website. For avoidance of doubt, the Guideline, once effective shall not apply to the currently running Approval Action Procedure to amend section 18.7 of the ICANN Bylaws.

RESOLUTION
154-01

The ccNSO Council was informed that Frederico Neves ( .br) was nominated as cochair of the first IANA Function review team (IFRT) by chair's email of 5 September 2019. THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED confirmation appointment of Frederico as ccNSO appointed cochair to the IFRT, and request the secretariat to inform relevant staff of ICANN Org and the ccNSO appointed IFRT members of the appointment

RESOLUTION
153-01

The ccNSO Council adopts the FY 2020 NomCom Selection Report on the selection of the FY 2020 ccNSO appointed member to the NomCom. The Council congratulates Annebeth Lange with her appointment and thanks the previous appointee Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) for his two years of service on the NomCom and also thanks the other candidates who expressed interest to serve as appointee to the NomCom. The Secretariat is requested to publish the report on the ccNSO website

RESOLUTION
153-02

Following the call for expression of interest (15 July – _9 August 2019) Peter Koch (.de) volunteered to serve for a second term on the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) and was the only candidate. The ccNSO Council appoints Peter Koch as ccNSO appointee, and the chair is requested to ensure RZERC is informed accordingly.

RESOLUTION
153-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the amended Guideline: ccNSO Selection procedure Boards seats 11 and 12, which will become effective seven (7) days after publication on the ccNSO Website. The Secretariat is requested to publish the amended Guideline as soon as possible on the ccNSO Website and inform the ccNSO members accordingly.

RESOLUTION
153-04

Background

In accordance with the Guideline, the ccNSO Council needs to appoint the Nomination Manager, to manage the Board Seat 11 nomination process.

The term of Chris Disspain (Board Seat 11) ends at the end of the ICANN AGM in November 2020. To replace him, the ccNSO Council will is required to select a candidate in accordance with the relevant ICANN Bylaws and internal rules of the ccNSO applicable at the time of the call for expression of interest. Under the current Guideline the timing and duration of the background check need to be considered and taken into account before the Q&A session and before the selection by the ccNSO Members. Also, to be considered is the Bylaw provision when ECA needs to be informed about the candidate (22 April 2020) and the Bylaw provision that internal rules and procedures of the ccNSO are required to be consistent with the ICANN Bylaws (section 10.3 (k)).

The ccNSO Council was presented 3 options for the Board Seat 11 nomination process.

Decisions

  1. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken (ccNSO Secretariat) as the nomination manager, in accordance with the relevant Guideline.

  2. The ccNSO Council adopts the timeline and sequence of call for volunteers, background check, Q&A session with the candidate(s), and selection by the members of the ccNSO under alternative option 1A and requests the chair of the ccNSO to invoke section 5.2 of the Guideline effective at the time of the call for nominations]. The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution on the ccNSO website as soon as possible.

RESOLUTION
153-05

Background

The term of the following ccNSO Councillors ends in March 2020:

  • Souleymane Oumtanaga (AF region, .CI)

  • Hirofumi Hotta (AP Region, .JP)

  • Giovanni Seppia (EU Region, .EU

  • Alejandra Reynoso (LAC Region, .GT)

  • Stephen Deerhake (NA Region, .AS)

In accordance with the Guideline ccNSO Council Election Procedure, the ccNSO Council needs to establish a timeline for the election of Councillors, which timeline allows for a Q & A session at the upcoming face -to -face meeting in Montreal (ICANN66). The proposed timeline Council Elections FY 2020 meets these requirements and was included in background material.

Decisions

  1. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken as the Election Manager for the FY 2020 ccNSO Council Elections

  2. The ccNSO Council adopts the timeline Council Elections FY 2020 as proposed and requests the Secretariat to publish the timeline and start the procedure accordingly.

RESOLUTION
153-06

The ccNSO Council adopts the letter as proposed as item 10.1 – _letter to the Board re ending PDP 2 and request the Chair of the Council to send it to the Board on behalf of the ccNSO Council.

RESOLUTION
153-07

The ccNSO Council adopts the final report of the IDN Preliminary Review Team and supports the recommendations contained in the report. The Council thanks the team for its expedient work.

RESOLUTION
152-01

The ccNSO Council adopts all resolutions under items 4, 5, 6, and 8 of it 26 June 2019 consent agenda and takes item 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as discussed and read.

Resolution 4:

The ccNSO Council appoints Peter Madavhu (.za), Adriana Lazzaroni (.it), Jordan Carter (.nz) and Sean Copeland (.vi) as members of the IGLC and requests the secretariat to inform the IGLC, the newly appointed members and update the website and email list accordingly.

Resolution 5:

The ccNSO Council adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of a new ccNSO appointed member on the CSC, and request the Secretariat to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: ccNSO Actions respecting the Customer Standing Committee. The ccNSO Council also decides to re-appoint a selection committee with the mandate to consult with the RySG and GNSO Council and approve the full slate of membership.

Resolution 6:

The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed timeline, selection procedure and call for volunteers as detailed in the Selection Process ccNSO Member NomCom FY 2020. The ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to launch call for volunteers accordingly

Resolution 8:

The ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to prepare a timeline, call for expression and dates for the selection process in accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Actions respecting RZERC by 12 July 2019. In preparing the timeline it needs to be ensured that the ccNSO member on RZERC will be appointed by 20 September 2019.

RESOLUTION
152-02

The ccNSO Council request the secretariat to prepare a timeline, call for expression of interest based on Option [A] and sent the call out by 2 July 2019.

RESOLUTION
152-03

The ccNSO Council adopts the Guideline: ccNSO Nominations process ICANN Board seats 11 and 12, as presented (version – Draft Final May 2019), provided and conditional that ICANN Org's legal department checks section 3.5 and do not raise any legal concerns with respect to the proposed section 3.5 of the Guideline. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to ask ICANN legal to conduct such a check, and after conclusion of the check by ICANN legal inform the Council of the result. If according to ICANN Legal there are NO legal concerns with the proposed section 3.5 and Council has been informed accordingly, the secretariat is to publish the guideline on the ccNSO website and inform the community. If according to ICANN legal there are legal concerns with the proposed section, the Guideline shall NOT come into effect. The proposal will then be amended to resolve issues and subject to approval by Council. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication of this Resolution on the ccNSO website.

RESOLUTION
151-01

The ccNSO Council approves the membership application of Bilgi Teknolojileri ve Iletisim Kurumu (BTK), the ccTLD Manager of .tr, and welcomes (BTK) as member of the ccNSO.

RESOLUTION
151-02

The ccNSO Council adopts the amended Charter of the Meeting Programme Committee (MPC) as proposed, and request the secretariat to inform the MPC accordingly.

RESOLUTION
150-01

The ccNSO Council adopts Guideline travel funding as submitted to the Council, draft version 3.

RESOLUTION
150-02

The ccNSO Council adopts the roles and responsibilities overview and assigns these to the Councillors as listed, including the chair and vice-chair(s).

RESOLUTION
149-01

The ccNSO Council adopts the final report of the Customer Standing Committee Effectiveness Review and supports the Findings and Recommendations contained in it. The Chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly. Further, if the GNSO Council also adopts the Report and supports finding and recommendations contained in it:

  1. The review process is closed and CSC Effectiveness Review team dissolved

  2. In accordance with terms of CSC Effectiveness Review Template, the Chair of ccNSO Council and the Chair of GNSO Council are requested to recommend report to IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFRT) as soon as that is established.

  3. The ccNSO Council requests it's Chair to share the results of this motion with the CSC. The ccNSO Council expresses its sincere appreciation to the members of the CSC Effectiveness Review Team, the liaison, expert advisors and support staff who contributed to the review.

RESOLUTION
149-02

The ccNSO Council requests its chair to draft a letter for discussion by Council at its next meeting to the ICANN Board of Directors to seek:

  • closure of the evolution of the Fast Track Process (additional amendment of the Fast Track Implementation Plan).

  • agreement to stop further steps with respect to the adoption by the Board of ccNSO recommended overall IDNccTLD policy and start the review of the recommended overall IDNccTLD policy with the goal to replace the Fast Track Process by a recommended policy on the selection on IDNccTLDs and enable IDNccTLD managers to join the ccNSO. The ccNSO Council also request the secretariat to draft the Terms of Reference for a working party to review the ccNSO recommended overall IDNccTLD policy as submitted to the ICANN Board of Directors in September 2013, and take into account the evolution of the Fast Track since then and other relevant developments with respect to selection of IDNccTLD strings. The draft Terms of Reference are to be discussed for adoption by the next meeting of the Council (18 April 2019).

RESOLUTION
148-01

148-01:

In accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Liaisons and Observers (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-liaisons-observers-06dec18-en.pdf) as adopted by Council, the following person were selected by Council:

Segun Akano as liaison to the ALAC.

<GNSO liaison will be selected after a runoff election>

Both Liaisons will take their seat at the end of the ccNSO Council meeting in Kobe, Japan and invited to attend the ccNSO Council workshop. The chair is requested to inform the ALAC and GNSO of the appointments and the secretariat is requested to add them to the relevant ccNSO email lists.

RESOLUTION
148-02

The ccNSO Council appoints the listed candidates as members of the SOPC for a term of 2 years taking effect immediately. The ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to inform the candidates and include them on the relevant email list and list them on the SOPC webpage.

  • Dmitry Kohmanyuk (.ua)

  • Biyi Oladipo (.ng)

  • Atsushi Endo (.jp)

RESOLUTION
148-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the Term of Reference for the ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison committee as proposed. The Council requests the secretariat to publish the resolution and Term of Reference as soon as possible and send out a call for volunteers.

RESOLUTION
147-01

Following the call for volunteers, the following Councillors have volunteered: Stephen Deerhake and Ajay Data. THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO select the Councillors to serve on the 2019 Ethos Award Panel. The chair is requested to inform relevant ICANN staff accordingly.

RESOLUTION
147-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO reconfirm the listed members of the SOPC for a renewed term of 2 years. The ccNSO Council also request the Secretariat to launch a call for volunteers as soon as possible and after consulting the chair of the SOPC for additional members. The call for volunteers should at a minimum include an indication of the time requirements and expected expertise.

RESOLUTION
147-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Laura Margolis and Jian Zhang as member and alternate, and Alejandra Reynoso & Biyi Oladipo as members of the On-Boarding committee.

RESOLUTION
147-04

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO launch a call for volunteers for both the ccNSO liaison to the GNSO and the ccNSO Liaison to ALAC in accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Liaisons and Observers. Accordingly the secretariat is tasked to send the call by Monday 21 January 2019 to the relevant email lists.

RESOLUTION
147-05

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Statement version final, as included, and requests the Chair of the ccNSO to submit it timely on behalf of the ccNSO Council. The secretariat is requested to inform the ccTLD community accordingly.

RESOLUTION
146-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Council Election Report FY 2019, notes the observations, and thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. By this adoption the election process 2019 is closed.

The ccNSO Council congratulates the elected candidates:

  • AF Region: Biyi Oladipo (.ng)

  • AP Region: Jordan Carter (.nz)

  • EU Region: Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk)

  • LAC Region: Demi Getschko (.br)

  • NA Region: Pablo Rodriguez (.pr)

The Council notes that elected candidates will take their seat at the end of the Council meeting at ICANN64 meeting in Kobe.

The chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the ICANN Secretary and candidates accordingly and invite the future Councillors for the upcoming Council workshop at the Kobe meeting.

RESOLUTION
146-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Terms of Reference for the ccNSO Community Onboarding Programme as proposed. The Council requests the secretariat to publish

this resolution and Terms of Reference as soon as possible and send out a call for volunteers as proposed.

RESOLUTION
146-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO re-confirm selection of the interim candidate on the IFRT up and until a representative of a non-ccNSO ccTLD manager who will meet the required skill-set and expertise, would volunteer and be selected by Council. The Council requests ICANN to seek approval form the appointing organizations, as suggested in the ICANN letter dated 22 October 2018. The Council requests its Chair to inform ICANN accordingly.

RESOLUTION
146-04

THE CCNSO RESOLVED TO adopt the Guideline: ccNSO selection and Appointment Liaisons, and thanks the GRC for their work on this Guideline. The secretariat is requested to publish the Guideline as soon as possible. In accordance with the Rules of the ccNSO the Guideline will become effective 7 days after publication.

RESOLUTION
146-05

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Alejandra Reynoso (.gt) as ccNSO representative and Mentor on the ICANN Fellowship Programme, up and until March 2020. The Secretariat is requested to inform ICANN staff accordingly.

RESOLUTION
145-01

Taking into account the very high level of support by the ccTLD managers present in Barcelona (with no indication of objection), the ccNSO Council supports and adopts the Final WS 2 Recommendations by the CCWG Accountability as included in the Final Report as submitted on 24 June 2018.

The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to publish this resolution as soon as possible after the closure of this ccNSO Council meeting. In accordance to the rules of the ccNSO (http://ccnso.icann.org/about/ccnso-rules-dec04-en.pdf), the decisions in this resolution will become effective seven days after publication of these decisions by the Council. For the interim, the chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the co-chairs of the CCWG-Accountability and the other chartering organizations of this decision of the ccNSO Council under the assumption that this decision will become effective and subsequently, after seven (7) days, whether the decision has become effective.

The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks all members and participants of the CCWG-Accountability for their perseverance and hard work to deliver the Final Report.

RESOLUTION
145-02

The ccNSO requests and mandates the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee to implement the CCWG Accountability WS 2 Recommendations with respect to Diversity and SO/AC Accountability independent of whether the Final Report is adopted by all other chartering organisations and the ICANN Board of Directors, starting with the Accountability Recommendations. The GRC is requested to inform the Council and broader community on progress at the next face to face meeting in Kobe.

RESOLUTION
145-03

The ccNSO Council requests the ccNSO Secretariat and Alejandra Reynoso and Margarita Valdes to draft the Terms of Reference for a ccNSO mentor/mentee Committee, which will further develop the main activities identified, and to be presented at the next Council meeting.

RESOLUTION
145-04

The ccNSO Council approves the ccNSO membership application by Agence de Developpement des Technologies de l Information et de la Communication ADETIC, the ccTLD manager of .td (Chad) and welcomes ADETIC as the 169th member of the ccNSO.

RESOLUTION
144-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO support the proposal to rename the ccNSO Meeting Programme WG to ccNSO Meeting Programme Standing Committee and adopts the updated charter/Terms of Reference.

RESOLUTION
144-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the draft Statement on GNSO PDP subsequent procedure WT 1-4 Interim Report, as proposed/with proposed amendment on use of single character, single digit combinations:

"Given the close relation with two-letter code-elements and issues of confusing similarity, the ccNSO Council strongly suggests the current reservation be maintained. At a minimum, this issue needs to be further discussed under Work Track 5." The ccNSO Council chair is requested to submit the Statement and inform the community

RESOLUTION
144-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the proposed Template to determine the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review as required under the Bylaws and the Charter of the CSC. Further, the ccNSO Council appoints Debbie Monahan (.nz) and Martin Boyle (.uk) as the ccNSO members of the Effectiveness Review Team. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly and, if the GNSO Council also adopts the Template, together with the Chair of the GNSO Council inform the ICANN Board of Directors, the President and CEO of ICANN and the CSC accordingly.

RESOLUTION
143-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the selection report as provided by the secretariat and confirms the selection procedure was concluded as directed by Council. The Chair is requested to inform the Chair of the NomCom and relevant ICANN staff that Pablo Rodriguez has been appointed as ccNSO Member on NomCom FY19. The ccNSO Council wants to thank all candidates for applying.

RESOLUTION
143-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the timeline Council Elections FY 2019 as proposed, and requests the secretariat to publish the timeline and start the procedure accordingly.

RESOLUTION
143-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the proposed Template to determine the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review as required under the Bylaws and the Charter of the CSC. Further, the ccNSO Council appoints Debbie Monahan (.nz) and Martin Boyle (.uk) as the ccNSO members of the Effectiveness Review Team. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly and, if the GNSO Council also adopts the Template, together with the Chair of the GNSO Council inform the ICANN Board of Directors, the President and CEO of ICANN and the CSC accordingly.

RESOLUTION
142-01

Resolution:
The ccNSO Council appoints Régis Massé (.FR) as vice-chair of the TLD-Ops Committee, taking effect immediately. The secretariat is requested to inform the TLD-OPS Committee.

Resolution:
The ccNSO Council appoints Jordan Carter (.nz) as member of the Strategic and Operational Planning Committee. The Secretariat is requested to inform Jordan and the SOPC.

Resolution:
The ccNSO Council appoints Brent Carey (.nz) as member of the ccNSO PDP Retirement WG. The Secretariat is requested to inform Brent and the ccNSO PDP Retirement WG.

Resolution:
The ccNSO Council adopts the report of the ccNSO Special Election Manager and congratulates Giovanni Seppia with his election to the Council. Giovanni will take his seat at the end of this ccNSO meeting for the remainder of the term of Nigel Robert, until March 2020.

Resolution:
The ccNSO Council adopts the timeline and selection procedure as proposed for the appointment of the ccNSO member of FY 19 NomCom.

RESOLUTION
142-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the Final Report of the CSC Charter Review Team, including its recommendations. The ccNSO Council ratifies the changes made to the CSC Charter as a result of the Charter Review Process. The ccNSO Council requests its Chair to inform the GNSO Council of this decision as soon as is it has become effective in accordance with internal Rules of the ccNSO, and work with the GNSO Council on a way to inform ICANN, PTI and the CSC accordingly on behalf of both the ccNSO and GNSO Councils. The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as possible.

Finally, the ccNSO Council thanks the CSC Review Team wholeheartedly for their hard work and timely conclusion of the CSC Charter Review.

RESOLUTION
141-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Guideline: ccNSO Procedure for the Exercise of the Empowered Community's rights to Reject Specified Actions as submitted by the ccNSO Guideline review Committee. The Council thanks the GRC for its hard work, in particular Stephen Deerhake. The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision and guideline as soon as possible.

RESOLUTION
141-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Adebiyi Oladipo (.ng) as ccNSO liaison to the GNSO and requests the Chair to inform Adebiyi and the GNSO Council accordingly. Further, the ccNSO Council requests the Guideline Review Committee to review and update the relevant guideline to include terms for appointment.

RESOLUTION
141-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint all volunteers [study group on use of emoji as top level domains], and requests the secretariat to inform the appointees accordingly. The chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform ICANN Org and SSAC accordingly. The Chair is also requested to extend through the chair of SSAC an invite to members of SSAC to participate in a personal capacity or any other way they find appropriate.

RESOLUTION
141-04

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the timeline as proposed for the selection of a new ccNSO appointed member on the CSC, and request the secretariat to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: ccNSO Actions respecting the Customer Standing Committee.

The ccNSO Council also decides to opt for a selection committee with the mandate to consult with the RySG and GNSO Council and approve the full slate of membership. The secretariat is requested to invite Councillors (one from every region, and one NomCom appointed Councilor) to volunteer.

The secretariat is further requested to inform the community as soon as possible on the upcoming CSC member nomination and selection process

RESOLUTION
141-05

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO initiate the ccNSO Statement procedure to provide input and feed-back on the Short term adjustment and Long-Term adjustment of the schedule of reviews. The GRC is requested to prepare a draft Statement to be finalized by the Council

RESOLUTION
140-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the annual work plan as reflected in the ccNSO Activities Portfolio 2018-2020. The secretariat is requested to publish it and inform the community accordingly. The secretariat is further requested to provide the monthly work plan as soon as feasible following adoption of the annual work plan and in accordance with the relevant ccNSO Guideline

RESOLUTION
140-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the secretariat to send out a call for volunteers as soon as possible. The Chair is requested to inform ICANN and SSAC about this step accordingly and invite relevant ICANN Org staff and individuals from SSAC who are interested to participate in the Study Group in a way they fit.

RESOLUTION
140-03

The ccNSO welcomes the final report of the ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review Working Group and thanks the group for its hard work and timely report. The ccNSO Council adopts the recommendations contained in the report, and will send them to the ccNSO meeting Programme WG and will request that group to implement the recommendations to the extend reasonably feasible.

RESOLUTION
139-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to appoint Jelena Ožegović, Ahlam Abu-Jadallah, Adebiyi Oladipo, Mirjana Tasic, Nigel Roberts, Tinuk Andriyanti Asianto, and Stephen Deerhake to the ccNSO Review working party. In addition, the Secretariat is requested to seek reconfirmation of those persons who were appointed in January 2107.

RESOLUTION
139-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the Secretariat to send out a call for volunteers as soon as possible to invite new members to the Guideline review committee

RESOLUTION
139-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to appoint its chair, vice-chair, and Alejandra Reynoso as selection committee for the ccNSO mentor and mentee for the Community Onboarding Pilot (COP) Program for ICANN62

RESOLUTION
139-04

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the roles and responsibilities overview and assigns these to the Councillors as listed, with exception of the chair and vice-chair(s).

RESOLUTION
139-05

With respect to the work plan, the Chair and Secretariat are requested to complete the draft prior to the next meeting for discussion and adoption, taking into account the results of the Council Workshop

RESOLUTION
130-06

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the ccNSO Guidelines Review Committee to provide an overview of the different methods used to date by other ICANN communities, including NomCom, to screen their candidates for the ICANN Board and advise on a method to be included in the Guideline: Board Nomination Procedure.

RESOLUTION
137-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO formally closes the GAC-ccNSO Liaison Working Group and request the secretariat to take all steps to effectuate this decision. For the record, the Council thanks all listed and former members of this Working Group.

RESOLUTION
137-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request members of the ccNSO GRC to participate in the working party that will act as point of contact and organize the ccNSO activities pertaining to the upcoming (2018) second ccNSO Organisational review. In addition, the secretariat is requested to send a call for volunteers to the ccTLD community, for additional members of the working party.

RESOLUTION
137-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO reconfirm the following persons as members of the Strategic Operational Planning Committee for the term of 2 years:

  • Wafa Dahmani, .tn

  • Irina Danelia, .ru

  • Rosalia Morales, .cr

  • Andreas Musielak, .de

  • Philip Du Bois, .be

  • Roelof Meijer, .nl

  • Pablo Rodriguez, .pr

  • Giovanni Seppia, .eu (Chair)

  • Barrack Otieno, AfTLD

  • Leonid Todorov, APTLD

  • Michael Vassilakis, .gr

  • Stephen Deerhake

RESOLUTION
137-04

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO re-install the working party EPSRP and mandates its chair to seek 2 volunteers that could provide feed-back and comments on the implementation details for the amended "Final Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process".

RESOLUTION
137-05

Background

The current chair of the ccNSO Policy Development Process Working group on retirement of ccTLDs Nigel Roberts has been designated to become a member of the ICANN Board of Directors and as such recused from being chair of the PDP WG on retirement of ccTLDs. Stephen Deerhake was nominated by the members of the WG to replace him as chair.

Following the nomination of the working group members, THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Stephen Deerhake as chair of the ccNSO Policy Development Process Working group on retirement of ccTLDs no later than by 15 March 2018, 23.59 UTC

RESOLUTION
136-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Council Election Report FY 2018, including the recommendations contained in the report, and thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager.

RESOLUTION
136-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the Term of Reference for review of the ccNSO Meeting Strategy, including the proposed timeline. The ccNSO Council appoints the former members of the drafting team to the ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review team:

- Alejandra Reynoso

- Margarita Valdes Cortes

- Mira Fajriyah

- Jordan Carter

- Giovanni Seppia

RESOLUTION
136-03

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO approve the application for ccNSO membership by the ccTLD manager for .MU (Mauritius), and welcomes Internet Direct Ltd, as the 163rd member of the ccNSO.

RESOLUTION
136-04

At the nomination of the chair of the TLD-OPS steering committee, Régis MASSÉ, is appointed as member of the TLD-Ops Steering Committee.