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The GAC regularly considers a broad range of public policy issues impacting the DNS and other matters regarding the functions of ICANN. This work can result in consensus advice for the ICANN Board or public comment guidance to the ICANN community. This part of the website shares information related to those ongoing topics and activities.

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Activities

Subject	Date
New gTLD Program Next Round Date: 12 Sep 2024	12 Sep 2024
New gTLDs - Subsequent Rounds - Geographic Names as TLDs (WT5) Date: 11 Jan 2021	11 Jan 2021
New gTLDs - GAC Archives - Contribution to Policy Development & Implementation Date: 17 Apr 2019	17 Apr 2019
Cross Community WG: New gTLD Auction Proceeds Date: 22 Feb 2019	22 Feb 2019
New gTLDs - Safeguards Date: 22 Feb 2019	22 Feb 2019

Advice

Subject	Date
2019-10-06 - CCT Review and Subsequent Rounds of New gTLDs Date: 06 Nov 2019	06 Nov 2019
2018-06-28 Two-character Country Codes at the Second Level Date: 28 Jun 2018	28 Jun 2018
2016-06-30 - Future gTLDs Policies and Procedures Date: 30 Jun 2016	30 Jun 2016
2014-03-27-spa-copy Date: 27 Mar 2014	27 Mar 2014
2007-03-28-WHOIS-1 Date: 28 Mar 2007	28 Mar 2007

Working Groups

Subject	Date
GAC Focal Group on Subsequent Rounds of New gTLDs Date: 03 Feb 2022	03 Feb 2022

Communiques

Subject	Date
ICANN80 Kigali Communique Date: 17 Jun 2024	17 Jun 2024
ICANN79 San Juan Communique Date: 11 Mar 2024	11 Mar 2024
ICANN78 Hamburg Communique Date: 30 Oct 2023	30 Oct 2023
ICANN75 Kuala Lumpur Communique Date: 26 Sep 2022	26 Sep 2022
ICANN74 The Hague Communique Date: 20 Jun 2022	20 Jun 2022
ICANN73 GAC Communique Date: 14 Mar 2022	14 Mar 2022
ICANN72 GAC Communique Date: 01 Nov 2021	01 Nov 2021
ICANN71 GAC Communique Date: 21 Jun 2021	21 Jun 2021
ICANN69 GAC Communique Date: 23 Oct 2020	23 Oct 2020
ICANN68 GAC Communique Date: 27 Jun 2020	27 Jun 2020

Sessions

Subject	Date
ICANN82 - Session 19 - GAC Meeting with the CPH Date: 12 Mar 2025	12 Mar 2025
ICANN82 - Session 11 - GAC Meeting with the GNSO Date: 09 Mar 2025	09 Mar 2025
ICANN82 - Session 10 - GAC Discussion on New gTLD Program Next Round Date: 09 Mar 2025	09 Mar 2025
ICANN82 - Session 9 - GAC Prep Session for Discussion on Next Round Date: 09 Mar 2025	09 Mar 2025
ICANN82 - Session 2 - GAC Capacity Development Session - New gTLD Next Round (Champions Toolkit) Date: 08 Mar 2025	08 Mar 2025
ICANN81 - Session 8 - GAC Discussion on New gTLDs Next Round (2/2) Date: 10 Nov 2024	10 Nov 2024
ICANN81 - Session 7 - GAC Discussion on New gTLDs Next Round (1/2) Date: 10 Nov 2024	10 Nov 2024
Working Group Chair Reports Date: 04 Nov 2024	04 Nov 2024
GAC Leadership Call - 3 July 2024	03 Jul 2024
ICANN80 - Session 2 - GAC Discussion on New gTLDs Next Round Date: 10 Jun 2024	10 Jun 2024

Correspondence

Subject	Date
GAC’s response to Board-GAC Consultation regarding ICANN77 GAC Advice Item 4.a.i [Auctions] Date: 28 Oct 2024	28 Oct 2024
Update following Board-GAC Bylaws Consultation on ICANN80 GAC Advice on the New gTLD Applicant Support Program (ASP) Date: 03 Oct 2024	03 Oct 2024
Preliminary GNSO Council Review of Kigali GAC Communique Date: 12 Jul 2024	12 Jul 2024
GAC, ALAC, GNSO Chairs Letter to Closed Generics Facilitated Dialogue Participants Date: 07 Aug 2023	07 Aug 2023
Final Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Date: 22 May 2023	22 May 2023
Acknowledgement of 23 March 2023 Correspondence Date: 09 May 2023	09 May 2023
Items in the ICANN76 GAC Communiqué Issues of Importance Date: 01 May 2023	01 May 2023
GAC Input on GAC Priority Topics Relative to SubPro Recommendations Marked as “Pending” Date: 23 Mar 2023	23 Mar 2023
GGP Applicant Support Subject Matter Expert Input Request Date: 19 Jan 2023	19 Jan 2023
Re: Call for Volunteers: GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Date: 24 Oct 2022	24 Oct 2022

Other Documentation

Subject	Type	Document Type	Date
icann82-gac-briefing-sessions-9-10-next-round-ar Type: Briefing Material Document Type: PDF Date: 12 Mar 2025	Briefing Material	PDF	12 Mar 2025
icann82-gac-briefing-sessions-9-10-next-round-pt Type: Briefing Material Document Type: PDF Date: 11 Mar 2025	Briefing Material	PDF	11 Mar 2025
icann82-gac-briefing-sessions-9-10-next-round-ru Type: Briefing Material Document Type: PDF Date: 11 Mar 2025	Briefing Material	PDF	11 Mar 2025
icann82-gac-briefing-sessions-9-10-next-round-fr Type: Briefing Material Document Type: PDF Date: 11 Mar 2025	Briefing Material	PDF	11 Mar 2025
icann82-gac-briefing-sessions-9-10-next-round-es Type: Briefing Material Document Type: PDF Date: 11 Mar 2025	Briefing Material	PDF	11 Mar 2025
ICANN81 GAC Minutes .pdf Type: Minutes Document Type: PDF Date: 26 Feb 2025	Minutes	PDF	26 Feb 2025
Update following Board-GAC Bylaws Consultation on ICANN80 GAC Advice on the New gTLD Applicant Support Program (ASP) Type: Correspondence - Incoming Document Type: PDF Date: 08 Jan 2025	Correspondence - Incoming	PDF	08 Jan 2025
GAC’s response to Board-GAC Consultation regarding ICANN77 GAC Advice (Auctions) Type: Correspondence - Outgoing Document Type: PDF Date: 08 Jan 2025	Correspondence - Outgoing	PDF	08 Jan 2025
ICANN80 Kigali Meeting Minutes Type: Minutes Document Type: PDF Date: 08 Jan 2025	Minutes	PDF	08 Jan 2025
GAC Response on the Board’s Proposed Path Forward on Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort/Private Resolution of Contention Sets in New gTLDs Type: Correspondence - Outgoing Document Type: PDF Date: 13 Dec 2024	Correspondence - Outgoing	PDF	13 Dec 2024

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