<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Of relevance to the question of whether only UN actions count as enhanced cooperation to enable governments to carry out their roles and responsibilities in international public policy issues...</div><div><br></div><div>BD</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[council] Introducing the GAC Advice Register</b><br></span></div><br><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30jul12-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30jul12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><h1 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Introducing the GAC Advice Register<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="date-display-single"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">30 July 2012</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">ICANN and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) are pleased to announce the launch of an online register of GAC Advice to the ICANN Board. Arranged alphabetically by topic, the register tracks original GAC advice, responses from the Board, action items, dates of action, implementation plans and status of completion. The new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/GACADV/GAC+Register+of+Advice" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">GAC Advice Register</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>can be found on the GAC website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Comprised of national governments, governmental organizations and distinct economies, the GAC is a principal advisor to the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, especially those pertaining to national laws and international agreements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The online register was launched through the ongoing work of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/board-gac-2011" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">Board/GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to implement one of the recommendations made by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">Accountability and Transparency Review Team</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(ATRT). As GAC advice is received, it is entered into the register to go through an assessment phase while actions and implementation plans are determined.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">All GAC advice preceding June 2012 also is available in the register, but any resulting actions or outstanding items still are being determined and chronicled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Learn more about the GAC:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/About+The+GAC" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/About+The+GAC</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>