Dear Council, The ICANN Board just provided an update to the GAC stating: 1. They agree with the GAC that transparency is required in the multi-stakeholder model and that you need to know who you are talking to and who they represent. "We are on the same Page with the GAC." 2. ICANN Board has asked the ICANN Org to draft an Ethics Policy" to address this topic and bring it to the community for discussion. Becky Burr stated that this was progress from the Puerto Rico meeting where the ICANN Board was considering whether it was appropriate to have an ethics policy. Now they have determined that an Ethics Policy is a good idea. No information on the timing of this policy or what it will say other than what is said above. I hope this helps with our discussions with the GAC this week. Sincerely, Jeff Neuman GNSO Liaison to GAC [cid:d89c4f86-2b51-4ed4-bfd1-f6443c9599c6]
