Dear Working Group members, The GAC Communique from ICANN60 has just been published, and includes the following advice on IGO protections: “The GAC recalls its longstanding advice on the topic of IGO protections and is closely monitoring the ongoing PDP on IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms. The GAC remains open to working with the GNSO to try to find a mutually-agreeable resolution to this issue. The GAC also recalls the values of openness, transparency and inclusion, and representativeness and process integrity, that are respectively enshrined in ICANN’s Bylaws and GNSO Operating Procedures. a. The GAC advises the ICANN Board to: i. review closely the decisions on this issue in order to ensure that they are compatible with these values and reflect the full factual record. RATIONALE Although the ICANN Community is still awaiting the final report for the PDP on IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms, preliminary communications indicate that the Working Group’s proposal will conflict with GAC advice on the issue and GAC input to the PDP as well as the comments of over 20 IGOs who submitted comments to the Working Group’s draft report. The Board plays an important role in ensuring the proper application of the ICANN Bylaws and GNSO Operating Procedures, and the GAC expects that a basic safeguard would be a close Board review of GNSO policy recommendations, especially where such recommendations directly contradict GAC advice.” The full Communique can be viewed here: https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132037/GAC%20ICANN60%20Commu... Thanks and cheers Mary