GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session

The first GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session will be held 29 January 2018 to 31 January 2018 in Los Angeles, United States.

This will be a focused and dedicated face-to-face meeting in which the 21 elected Councilors of the GNSO Council, select ICANN Board Members, ICANN support staff, and GNSO liasions will work to develop a work plan for the year ahead.

Although the GNSO Council meets face-to-face at ICANN meetings three times per year, there has never been sufficient time to focus on long-term strategic planning. Accordingly, this is a new meeting that has been created to allow the Council to adhere to its new responsibilities as a part of the Empowered Community following the IANA transition.

2018 Meeting (Los Angeles, United States)

The first GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session is being held at the Doubletree by Hilton Westside in Los Angeles, United States from 29 January to 31 January 2018.The agenda for the first meeting is structured as follows:

Day 1 - Focus on Roles and Remit of Council, Council Leadership, and Liaisons

Day 2 - Focus on the Role and Responsibilities of the GNSO Council in the Empowered Community

Day 3 - Focus on 2018 Strategic Planning, Workload Management, and Objectives

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).