Documents 2024-11-13

Part 1

Item 1: Administrative Matters 

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 19 September 2024 were posted on 07 October 2024: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-19sep24-en.pdf 

Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 17 October  2024 were posted on 01 November 2024: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-17oct24-en.pdf 

Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List

Projects List: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project

Action Item List: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/64OeBg

Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Motion to Adopt the Revised Charter for Permanent Standing Committee on Continuous Improvements (SCCI)

GNSO Council Resolutions: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202106

GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Oversight and Implementation: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/continuous-improvement-oversight-implementation-framework-29jun21-en.pdf

SCCI Draft Charter: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/scci-charter-draft-update-13nov24-en.pdf

Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) Phase 2 Final Report

GNSO Council Resolutions: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#20210520-3 

GNSO Council Resolutions: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#20221117-2 

IDNs EPDP Phase 1 Final Report: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/epdp-idns2-leadership-team-et-al-to-gnso-council-et-al-08nov23-en.pdf

Scorecard June 2024: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/scorecard-idn-epdp-phase-1-recommendations-11jun24-en.pdf

Scorecard September 2024: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/scorecard-idn-epdp-phase-1-recommendations-07sep24-en.pdf

IDNs EPDP Phase 2 Final Report: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/gnso-idn-epdp-phase2-final-report-07oct24-en.pdf

Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of Policy Development Process for Latin Script Diacritics

GNSO Council Resolutions: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202405

Final Issue Report on a PDP for Latin Script Diacritics: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/final-issue-report-pdp-latin-diacritics-12sep24-en.pdf

Draft Charter (page 18): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/final-issue-report-pdp-latin-diacritics-12sep24-en.pdf#page=18

Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Policy Status Report (PSR) on Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP Phase 2

Council Resolutions: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/1999-2019#20160218-3

Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs PDP Phase 1 Final Report: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/rpm-phase-1-proposed-24nov20-en.pdf

PSR on the UDRP: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-policy-status-report-uniform-domain-name-dispute-resolution-policy-03-03-2022-en

Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Draft Charter on Latin Diacritics

Draft Charter (page 18): https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/final-issue-report-pdp-latin-diacritics-12sep24-en.pdf#page=18

Item 9: COUNCIL UPDATE: Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee Update

Presentation: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/gnso-rdrs-update-13nov24-en.pdf

Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Annual Report

GNSO Liaison to GAC Report: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/correspondence/neuman-to-gnso-council-06nov24-en.pdf

Item 11: GNSO Chair Q&A

GNSO Operating Procedures: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-19sep24-en.pdf

Candidate Statement GNSO Chair: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/dibiase-statement-25oct24-en.pdf

Item 12: Any Other Business

12.2 - Outgoing Councilors: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/icann81-farewell-outgoing-13nov24-en.pdf

Part 2

Item 1: Seating of the 2024-2025 Council

Samantha Demetriou: Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/G49dBg 

Hong-Fu Meng: Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/B9JdBg

Vivek Goyal: Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG - BC): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/Y79dBg

Farzaneh Badiei: Non-commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/7ZBdBg

Julf Helsingius: Non-commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/dZJdBg 

Sebastien Ducos: GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC): https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/q71dBg 

Antonia Chu: ccNSO appointed Liaison to the GNSO Council: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/68tdBg 

Item 2. Election of the Chair

Greg DiBiase Candidate Statement: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/dibiase-statement-25oct24-en.pdf