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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><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.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</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'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>