Fair point Julf. It seems to be a unique set of circumstances where ICANN is developing a solution to address legislation and the GAC is holding a line that seems inconsistent with that same legislation. Interesting times ahead. -----Original Message----- From: Johan Helsingius [mailto:julf@julf.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2018 10:54 AM To: Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin@team.neustar>; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] [council] GAC update Donna,
I don't think the Board has ever formally rejected GAC advice previously, in large > part because the process to do so could take six months or more. If they are > disputing advice on GDPR this puts a lot of pressure on that timeframe.
If the board comes up with an "interim solution", I suppose it is then also up to GAC to decide if they consider it going against GAC advice or not. Julf