[ALAC] Summary Report for GNSO Council 12 June 2024 meeting
Justine Chew
justine.chew.icann at gmail.com
Mon Jun 17 01:17:21 UTC 2024
Dear all,
Just circulating by email, my report of the GNSO Council's 12 June 2024
meeting. This report is as linked to the At-Large Session Reports from
ICANN80 wiki space
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Session+Reports+from+ICANN80#Upcoming-438957801>
.
In general, as was reported at the At-Large Wrap-Up, much of this Council
meeting was on matters not of immediate concern to the At-Large.
Nonetheless, this report provides a summary of selected matters discusseed.
*Special Summary Report of 12 Jun 2024 Meeting to ALAC*
For brevity, I will just highlight a few things here. For some of the
issues, you can glean a wider perspective from GNSO Council Jun 2024
Matters of Interest
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Jun2024-MOI_Jun2024>
and/or
from GNSO Council Jun 2024 Meeting Records
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Jun2024-Meet_Jun2024>
.
*1. Consent Agenda*
- The agenda item (along with a vote) on the GNSO Council Aspirational
Statement was withdrawn.
*2. Registration Data Accuracy*
- The Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team was initiated by
Council in July 2021 per the formation instructions
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/registration-data-accuracy-scoping-team-formation-instructions-09jul21-en.pdf>.
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 before making a
recommendation to 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).
- The Scoping Team completed Assignment #1 (enforcement and reporting)
and Assignment #2 (measurement of accuracy) and submitted its write up
<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-September/025950.html> to
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).
- On 19 October 2023, ICANN org provided an update
<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2023-October/027397.html> on
Registration Data Accuracy efforts, and 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.
Council voted to extend the deferral
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+2024-02-15>
of
the Accuracy Scoping Team’s recommendations by another six months during
its meeting on 15 February 2024. During this meeting, Council agreed to
check in on the progress of these items during its June 2024 meeting.
- Council considered the status of accuracy discussions and the need to
better inform the ICANN community, especially the GAC, on the factors
around the legal as well as resource limitations that are holding Council
from future action.
- Councill will revisit action needed in the short term.
*3. Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (“SPIRT”) Draft
Charter *
- The formation of the Standing Predictability Implementation Review
Team (SPIRT, pronounced as 'SPIRIT') is the result of Recommendation 2.1 of
the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report, a recommendation that the
Board has since adopted.
- The role of the SPIRT is to serve as the body responsible for
reviewing potential issues which may arise during the course of the New
gTLD Program (Next Round and beyond) application and evaluation processes
AFTER the next Applicant Guidebook (AGB) has been approved by the Board, by
conducting analysis utilizing the Predictability Framework, and to
recommend the process/mechanism that should be followed to address those
issues. The Predictability Framework is found in Annex E of the New gTLD
Subsequent Procedures Final Report and it provides detailed guidance on how
the SPIRT should operate.
- Council received a presentation
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/gnso-council-spirt-cdt-06june23-en.pdf>
on
the draft charter from its liaison to the Charter Drafting Team which
touched on several key aspects being discussed by the Drafting Team working
group: composition of the SPIRT, how issues are raised to the SPIRT
procedurally, the operating principles and decision-making of the SPIRT,
etc, while considering the Predictability Framework.
- Work continues at the Drafting Team working group level.
*4. Deferral of Policy Status Report Request - Expiration Policies*
- Council had previously considered when to request a Policy Status
Report (“PSR”) for the purpose of conducting a review of the two Expiration
Policies, the Expired Domain Name Deletion Policy (“EDDP”) and the Expired
Registration Recovery Policy (“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, Council reconsidered whether it
was an appropriate time to request a PSR.
- In July 2022, 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.
-
In making its decision whether to request to a PSR at this time, Council
consulted:
1. Registrars, who were asked to flag substantial issues with the
policies that would warrant a near-term request for PSR and did not note
any issues
2. ICANN Compliance, who provided a write-up
<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html>,
noting
confusion with key terms in the policy and persistent registrant
confusion
with the auto-renew grace period and aftermarket activities, et al.
3. ICANN org Registrant Program, which provided a catalog of the
available educational resources on domain name expiration and renewal
(Brian Gutterman’s update at Council)
- Council then determined that the EDDP and ERRP seem to have been
implemented as intended and imminent policy work is not needed at this
time, and so, considered to pursue a PSR on the Expiration Policies in two
years' time, or earlier, if a need is determined and it is requested.
- Primarily at the request of IPC, this decision for a deferral of the
PSR was deferred yet again, to Council's Jun 2024 meeting. IPC's belief
that the request for a PSR should proceed now since it would take some time
for it to be actioned by ICANN org staff, and IPC had wanted a bit more
time to shore up its representation on this issue.
- After much deliberation, Council has now resolved
<https://community.icann.org/x/jAFkEw> to request ICANN org to deliver a
PSR in one (1) year or to confirm that work on the PSR has begun and
deliver an updated estimate on when the PSR should be delivered, in one (1)
year.
*5. Internet Governance Forum Support Association (“IGFSA”)*
- Council received a presentation
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/presentation/gnso-council-igfsa-icann80-12jun24-en.pdf>
on
the mission and work of the Internet Governance Forum Support Association
<http://www.igfsa.org/> which is an independent membership association
established in September 2014 to support the United Nations Internet
Governance Forum (IGF) and to provide financial and other support for
National and Regional IGFs (NRIs) around the world.
- This is an outreach by the IGFSA, asking for Councilors to help create
awareness of IGFSA to garner support for its activities and to grow IGFSA's
organisational and individual membership.
- Note: The At-Large will receive a similar outreach presentation
at the ICANN80
At-Large Leadership Wrap Up Session.
<https://icann80.sched.com/event/1dr2E>
Thanks for reading.
Justine Chew
ALAC Liaison to the GNSO
GNSO Liaison Report Workspace
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021>
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 at 12:46, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Just a note to inform you that the agenda for the GNSO Council meeting of
> 12 June 2024 (during ICANN80) is out.
>
> For a curated version of the highlighted agenda item, please visit this
> link
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021#Jun2024-MOI_Jun2024>
> .
>
> *GNSO Council Meeting #6 of 2024 held on 12 Jun 2024*
>
> *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/B4DyEg> | Documents
> <https://community.icann.org/x/igFkEw> | Motions
> <https://community.icann.org/x/jAFkEw>*
>
> - *Item 1: Administrative Matters*
> - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List.
> <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>
> - Item 3: Consent Agenda
> - GNSO Council Aspirational Statement
> - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Request for Policy Status Report -
> Expiration Policies*
> - *Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Accuracy Check-in*
> - *Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Standing Predictability Implementation
> Review Team (“SPIRT”) Draft Charter*
> - Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN org Implementation Update -
> Second-Level International Governmental Organizations (IGO) Protections
> - *Item 8: COUNCIL UPDATE - Update on the Internet Governance Forum
> Support Association (“IGFSA”)*
> - Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Updated Work from Council Strategic
> Planning Session (“SPS”)
> - Item 10: Any Other Business
> - 10.1 - ccNSO Liaison update (tentative)
> - Joint Meeting: ccNSO & GNSO Councils
> <https://community.icann.org/x/PgMZEw> on 11 July 2024
> - 10.2 - PPSAI Call for Volunteers
> - 10.3 - Open Mic
>
>
> As usual, Council meetings are open to observers both on-site and remotely
> in listen-only mode (save for agenda item 10.3 - Open Mic). If you would
> like to observe the meeting, please check the ICANN80 Schedule session
> <https://sched.co/1dr33> for details.
>
> Thanks for reading / considering.
>
> Justine Chew
> ALAC Liaison to the GNSO
> GNSO Liaison Report Workspace
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+2021>
>
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