[bc-gnso] Excerpts from GAC Chair Heather Dryden on Beijing GAC Advice

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some key quotes from GAC Chair's interview 
(link<https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9hZCGnRh0I>)

GAC Consensus Advice (where no GAC member objected to the advice) was given 
only for .africa and .gcc.   Rest of the Beijing advice was not "GAC Consensus" 
but it "must be given due consideration"

Safeguard advice was about pre-existing obligations and applicable laws.   It 
was not to impose new obligations.  Raises valid implementation questions.

GAC advice suggests no new global regulatory regime.  It's consistent with 
ICANN's existing role.

It's preferable to have Safeguards measure in order to allow these new TLDs to 
proceed, rather than discussions about objections form GAC or others.

GAC believes there should be good reason to have an exclusive generic TLD.  The 
community may want discussion about the Public Interest.

Question: Did GAC give new rules at the 11th hour?   GAC suggested categories 
like this previously but this advice was not taken.  So GAC is using the 
mechanisms ICANN created.   GAC's primary role is to advise on public policy 
aspects.  We have acted.

Question: What if ICANN Board ignores this GAC Advice?   We'd question the 
value of governments participating in ICANN.  Need to show that GAC is a useful 
mechanism.  Otherwise why would governments support this model?

Question: what is GAC priority for Durban?     The 14 strings for Further 
Consideration (1.c) and implementation of GAC advice on Safeguards.


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Steve DelBianco



From: Phil Corwin <psc@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:psc@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:21 PM
To: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>" 
<bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [bc-gnso] FW: GAC Chair Heather Dryden on the Beijing Communiqué and 
New gTLD Advice | 10 May 2013 - YouTube


BC members considering the GAC Communique should watch this.

Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal