Board-GAC Interaction Group (BGIG)
Efforts to improve the processing and tracking of GAC advice have been a fundamental focus of the Board and the GAC for some time.
Originated back in 2011 to address recommendations from the first Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) effort, the original Board-GAC Review Implementation (BGRI) Working Group served as a vehicle for regular dialogue between the Board and GAC members. The collaborative BGRI effort improved the process for receipt, consideration, processing and tracking of GAC advice by the ICANN Board.
Issues under BGRI discussion over the years included the actual definition of GAC advice; improvements to the process for considering GAC advice; discussion of matters involving the implementation of GAC advice; sources of GAC secretariat support; various amendments to the GAC Operating Principles; and various other information exchanges between the two entities. More recently, the GAC Leadership and Board members have utilized the BGRI as a useful forum for operational discussions and examinations of strategic aspects of their working relationship.
At the ICANN63 meeting in Barcelona (October 2018), the GAC and members of the ICANN Board agreed to change the name of the existing BGRI to the new Board-GAC Interaction Group (BGIG) - as evidence of the commitment to continued interaction and active cooperative efforts between the Board and the GAC.
The membership of this working group is contained within the PDF document below. At a minimum, this list will be updated on a monthly basis.