Archive for the ‘GAC’ Category
Posted June 26th, 2011
As reported by Kevin Murphy on DomainIncite.com: “A transcript of a December 2010 meeting between ICANN’s board and National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief Larry Strickling, published following a disclosure request by DomainIncite, outlines America’s “tough love” policy over ICANN.
It reveals that Strickling hauled ICANN over the coals over its opaque decision-making, its failure to adequately address its Affirmation of Commitments obligations, and its apparent lack of respect for its Governmental Advisory Committee.
The era of ICANN engaging maturely and in earnest with governments, witnessed over the last six months, arguably began in that meeting room in Cartagena, the evening of December 7, 2010.”
Click HERE to read the full article.
Tags: ICANN, National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief Larry Strickling
Posted in GAC, ICANN by Kelly Hardy
Posted May 23rd, 2011
According to ICANN.org: “The ICANN Board and ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) held another productive meeting to discuss the limited number of remaining issues related to the anticipated launch of the new gTLD program. This teleconference was the latest in a series of proactive, issue-oriented collaborations targeted at addressing GAC concerns to ensure the stable and secure delegation of new top-level domains.
ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush recognized the members of the Governmental Advisory Committee, “for their energetic and well-intentioned devotion to the work of reviewing and improving the introduction of new generic top-level domains. The discussions have resulted in significant progress, including improvements to trademark and consumer protections, assistance for potential applicants from developing countries, and other areas of the program.” Together, the Board and GAC have reviewed twelve issues, comprised of 80 sub-issues, discussing each in depth. The work has included several days of face-to-face meetings between ICANN’s Board and GAC, meetings that were informed by preparatory papers and conference calls.”
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Tags: GAC, ICANN
Posted in GAC, gTLDS, ICANN by Kelly Hardy
Posted May 17th, 2011
As reported on .nxt blog: “Governments have requested a face-to-face meeting with the ICANN Board prior to expected approval of the rules for new Internet extensions on 20 June.
The request from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) is a clear recognition that the planned teleconference between the two on Friday 20 May will not be sufficient to deal with outstanding issues in the ‘Applicant Guidebook’.”
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Tags: Applicant Guidebook, GAC, ICANN
Posted in GAC, gTLDS, ICANN by Kelly Hardy
Posted April 16th, 2011
Click HERE to read the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook discussion draft.
Click HERE for the score card.
Tags: GAC score card, New gTLD Applicant Guidebook
Posted in GAC, gTLDS, ICANN by Kelly Hardy
Posted March 4th, 2011
As reported by DomainIncite.com “ ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee has issued an official Communique following its meeting with the ICANN board on new top-level domains, which wrapped up on Wednesday.
While acknowledging the talks were “sometimes challenging”, the GAC said (pdf) the consultation was useful and should be continued during the San Francisco meeting later this month.”
Click HERE to read the full article.
Tags: GAC, ICANN, new TLDS
Posted in GAC, gTLDS, ICANN by Kelly Hardy
Posted February 24th, 2011
Click HERE for the 12 outstanding issues.
Tags: GAC, new gTLDs
Posted in GAC, gTLDS by Kelly Hardy
