[gnso-policyimpl-wg] GNSO Council Resolutions 24 June 2015

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

FYI

2. Adoption of the GNSO Policy and Implementation Working Group Final Report 
and Recommendations

Whereas:

  1.  On 17 July 2013, the GNSO Council approved the charter for a GNSO non-PDP 
Policy and Implementation Working Group 
(http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201307) tasked to provide the 
GNSO Council with a set of recommendations on:
     *   A set of principles that would underpin any GNSO policy and 
implementation related discussions, taking into account existing GNSO Operating 
Procedures.
     *   A process for developing gTLD policy, perhaps in the form of "Policy 
Guidance", including criteria for when it would be appropriate to use such a 
process (for developing policy other than "Consensus Policy") instead of a GNSO 
Policy Development Process.
     *   A framework for implementation related discussions associated with 
GNSO Policy Recommendations.
     *   Criteria to be used to determine when an action should be addressed by 
a policy process and when it should be considered implementation.
     *   Further guidance on how GNSO Implementation Review Teams, as defined 
in the PDP Manual, are expected to function and operate.
  2.  The GNSO Policy and Implementation Working Group published its Initial 
Recommendations Report for public comment on 19 January 2015 (see 
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/policy-implementation-2015-01-19-en).
  3.  The GNSO Policy and Implementation Working Group reviewed the input 
received (see public comment review 
tool<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/43985289/Public%20comment%20review%20tool%20-%20FINAL%2013%20May%202015.doc?version=1&modificationDate=1432671718000&api=v2>)
 and updated the report accordingly.
  4.  The Final Recommendations Report (see 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf),
 which contains a number of recommendations that will require changes to the 
ICANN Bylaws, has obtained the full consensus support of the GNSO Policy and 
Implementation Working Group. The Final Recommendations Report was submitted to 
the GNSO Council for its consideration on 2 June 2015.

Resolved:
1.     The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Input Process as outlined in Annex C of 
the Final Recommendations Report and instructs ICANN staff to post the new 
version of the GNSO Operating Procedures, effective immediately upon adoption.
2.     The GNSO Council recommends that the ICANN Board of Directors adopt the 
new GNSO Processes as reflected in the Annexes D and E for the GNSO Guidance 
Process and Annexes F and G for the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process 
as outlined in the Policy & Implementation Final Recommendations Report (see 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf).
3.     The GNSO Council recommends that the GNSO Guidance Process and GNSO 
Expedited Policy Development Process shall be available for use by the GNSO 
Council following adoption of any necessary changes to the ICANN Bylaws by the 
ICANN Board. The GNSO Input Process, which does not require any Bylaw changes, 
will be available for use upon adoption by the GNSO Council.
4.     The GNSO Council adopts the recommendation to add a provision to the 
GNSO Operating Procedures that clarifies that parallel efforts on 
similar/identical topics should be avoided as outlined in recommendation #3 of 
the Final Recommendations Report. The GNSO Council instructs ICANN staff to 
post the new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures immediately upon adoption 
by the ICANN Board of the GNSO Guidance Process and GNSO Expedited Policy 
Development Process per resolved clause 3.
5.     The GNSO Council adopts the 'Policy & Implementation Principles / 
Requirements' as outlined in section 4 of the Final Recommendations Report and 
recommends that the ICANN Board of Directors also (a) adopts these principles / 
requirements and (b) instructs ICANN staff to follow these accordingly to help 
guide any future GNSO policy and implementation related work.
6.     The GNSO Council adopts recommendation #4 of the Final Recommendations 
Report to modify the PDP Manual to require the creation of an Implementation 
Review Team following the adoption of the PDP recommendations by the ICANN 
Board, and instructs ICANN staff to post the new version of the GNSO Operating 
Procedures immediately upon adoption.
7.     The GNSO Council adopts the 'Implementation Review Team Principles & 
Guidelines' as outlined in Annex L of the Final Recommendations Report and 
recommends that (a) the ICANN Board of Directors also adopts these principles & 
guidelines and (b) instructs ICANN staff to follow these accordingly to guide 
GNSO policy related implementation efforts.
8.     The GNSO Council thanks the Policy & Implementation Working Group for 
its efforts and recommends that the working group is formally closed upon 
adoption by the ICANN Board of these recommendations while still allowing the 
working group to provide input to the GNSO Council and implementation staff 
should any questions or issues arise before or after that time.
9.     The GNSO Council recommends that a review of these recommendations is 
carried out at the latest five years following their implementation to assess 
whether the recommendations have achieved what they set out to do and/or 
whether any further enhancements or changes are needed.



Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.

Kind regards,
Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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