Hello All, Below is an extract from the GAC Communique regarding cooperation between GAC and ICANN Board, and the priority issues. Note that new gTLDs, IDNs, and WHOIS are all listed as priority issues. Regards, Bruce Tonkin
From the GAC Communiqué: http://gac.icann.org/web/communiques/gac24com.pdf
- GAC-ICANN Board cooperation The GAC welcomed the inaugural meeting of the Joint Working Group of the GAC and the ICANN Board. The Joint Working Group will be led by Alejandro Pisanty on behalf of the ICANN Board and Janis Karklins (Latvia) on behalf of the GAC. It was acknowledged that in the immediate term (from Wellington to Marrakesh), it would be important to improve the timeliness and efficiency of communications between the GAC and the ICANN Board. In order to achieve the objectives of enhanced cooperation within the ICANN context, the GAC acknowledges that there is a need for the GAC to consider changes in its working methods to enable it to interact more routinely with the ICANN Board and the community. Beyond this it was agreed that the working group should as a longer term issue focus on the role of the GAC vis-à-vis ICANN and the ICANN Board and it should lead to the creation of a better environment that facilitates the development and application of public policy principles. In particular, the GAC has identified the following issues as key priority areas for early engagement, namely: a) ccTLDs, b) IDNs, c) IPv6 and IP addressing resource allocation, d) Development and creation of policies on gTLDs, and e) WhoIS.