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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07jul11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07jul11-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Report from Board-GAC Joint Working Group Comment Period Deadlines <sup>(*)</sup> <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"'>Important Information Links </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/board-gac-jwg-final-report-07jul11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Public Comment Box</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Open Date:</span></strong> 7 July 2011 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:board-gac-jwg-final-report@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Close Date:</span></strong> 6 August 2011 <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time (UTC):</span></strong> 22:00 <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/board-gac-jwg-final-report/"><span lang=EN-US>View Comments Submitted</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose</span></strong> <br><br>The Board-GAC Joint Working Group was established 26 June 2009 to conduct a review of the role of the GAC within ICANN. The final report from the Working Group was submitted to the Board in Singapore and the Board resolved on 24 June 2011 to have the report posted for public comment. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section II: Background</span></strong> The formation of the working group was prompted by the report of the President's Strategy Committee in March 2009 and Annex A of the Affirmation of Responsibilities, Joint Project Agreement (JPA), item 7 (Annex C). ATRT Recommendations are also referenced in the recommendations of the final report. </span><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/psc/"><span lang=EN-US>Report of the President's Strategy Committee</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/JPA-29sep06.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Annex A of the Affirmation of Responsibilities, Joint Project Agreement (JPA), item 7 (Annex C)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 220 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#6"><span lang=EN-US>Charter of the Joint Board-GAC Working Group</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-gac-2009/board-gac-jwg-final-report-19jun11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Report of the Joint Board-GAC Working Group</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 447 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoPlainText><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> None <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Contact:</span></strong> Jamie Hedlund <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email:</span></strong> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:jeannie.ellers@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Report%20from%20Board-GAC%20Joint%20Working%20Group%20public%20comment%20period"><span lang=EN-US>jeannie.ellers@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>