All, As you know, in Toronto, we did not meet with the GAC. Effective interaction between the Council and the GAC has since been picked up as part of our strategic focus. One key reason for meeting with the GAC is in order to ensure that the GAC is effectively and appropriately engaged with GNSO policy development. We did meet with the GAC in Beijing and had a constructive discussion including picking up on some of the work of the Board-GAC Recommendations and Implementation Working Group (BGRI-WG). Following some initial discussions, a proposed agenda is emerging for meeting with the GAC in Durban which will take us forward from Beijing. ----- 1. Update from GNSO (20 - 30 minutes) Current focus and key activity but critically to include: - Work on policy & implementation - Protections for IGOs & INGOs 2. Update from GAC (20 - 30 minutes). - Focus on current Advice work 3. The GNSO PDP Process in relation to the GAC (20 - 30 minutes) - Brief walk-through of the current engagement points / opportunities for input - Update from the BGRI-WG and related discussion to include: - Desired early involvement of the GAC i.e. from the Issue Report stage - How will early GAC input be handled? - Normally, how many Issue Reports are being produced each year? - GNSO's response to GAC 'reverse liaison' proposal . GNSO liaison to the GAC .. - Default timeline for the shared GNSO PDP steps? ----- If you have any comment or input on this, I'd welcome hearing it as soon as possible. Thank-you. Jonathan