GAC Chair, Thomas Schneider
Agree, specifically or in principle, on GAC procedures under the new Bylaws with regard to:
- GAC in the Empowered Community
- Appointments to external bodies
- Consensus advice
1. Options for GAC advice to the Board and GAC participation in the Empowered Community will be revised and submitted to GAC for consideration before the ICANN 59 meeting. (ACIG GAC Secretariat).
The GAC resumed its discussions from the Hyderabad meeting on possible approaches to implementing ICANN Bylaws which came into effect on 1 October 2016 and which implement recommendations of the CCWG-Accountability WS 1. The key points raised were:
GAC Advice to the ICANN Board
There was agreement that GAC consensus advice (as defined in the Bylaws) should generally be the preferred outcome of GAC deliberations. Several members supported in principle some means of avoiding a small number of Members effectively exercising a
There was a range of views on whether consensus advice should be the only form of advice provided to the Board by GAC. The options of “GAC advice not based on consensus”; possible abstention by Members; and conveying the full range of views to the Board in the event of no consensus (as per the current Operating Principles) were discussed.
It was agreed that any options for future GAC advice need to be simple and practical.
Overall, the discussion showed some progress in finding common ground and a need to continue discussions.
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