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Final Proposed Agenda 2026-06-07

Final Proposed Agenda 2026-06-07

GNSO Extraordinary Council Agenda 07 June 2026

Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/U4A6Rg .  

This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures v3.7, updated on 19 September 2024.

For convenience:

  • An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.

  • An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.

 GNSO Extraordinary Council meeting on Sunday, 07 June 2026 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 local time): https://tinyurl.com/kynah28h. 

04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington DC; 12:00 London; 13:00 Paris; 14:00 Moscow; 21:00 Melbourne 

GNSO Extraordinary Council Meeting Remote Participation:  https://icann.zoom.us/j/92983839529?pwd=DyyxXAO3IN-_JiujB6dHDRVzkll77e1YNB0.1qvsohuF33Kn2B6_   

Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.

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Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 minutes)

1.1 - Roll Call

1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest

1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda

 Item 2: COUNCIL VOTE: Empowered Community Rejection Action Petition Notice (25 minutes)

On 29 May 2026, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) delivered a Rejection Action Petition Notice related to the Standard Bylaws Amendment re: Transition Article on Specific Reviews to the Empowered Community Administration. The processes set forth in Article 2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws govern the escalation procedures for the Empowered Community’s exercise of its right to reject, et al, a Standard Bylaws Amendment, as contemplated by Section 25.1(e) of the ICANN Bylaws.  

Under the GNSO’s Annex D, Article 2 Procedure for Exercise of EC’s Rights to Reject Specified Actions, the GNSO Council shall make a decision on whether to accept a Rejection Action Petition. Specifically, Section 4.3.4 provides, “The GNSO Council shall convene either in person or via tele-conference no later than the twenty seventh (27th) day at 23.59 UTC from the date of the Rejection Action Board Notification Date to decide whether to support the Petition from another Decisional Participant.” The Annex goes on to note: 

“In making its decision, the GNSO Council shall consider: 

  • The rationale for the Petition as noted in the Petition Notice; and 

  • The feedback, views and input received from the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies regarding the Petition; and

  • The importance of the matter for the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies; and 

  • Other factors deemed relevant by the GNSO Council.”

Here, the Council will vote to either support or reject the Petition. 

2.1 - Presentation of Motion (Susan Payne, Chair, GNSO Council) 

2.2 - Council Discussion and Vote (voting threshold: simple majority of each house)

2.3 - Next Steps

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Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))

See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11 .

Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)

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