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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30jul12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30jul12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Introducing the GAC Advice Register<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>30 July 2012</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/GACADV/GAC+Register+of+Advice"><span lang=EN-US>GAC Advice Register</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> can be found on the GAC website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><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><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The online register was launched through the ongoing work of the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/board-gac-2011"><span lang=EN-US>Board/GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> to implement one of the recommendations made by the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability"><span lang=EN-US>Accountability and Transparency Review Team</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (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><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><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Learn more about the GAC: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/About+The+GAC"><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><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>