2014-03-27-IGO
GAC Advice
2014-03-27-IGO
ICANN49 Singapore Communique
Consensus met
2014-03-27-IGO
8. Protection of Inter-Governmental Organisation (IGO) Names and Acronyms
The GAC recalls its previous public policy advice from the Toronto, Beijing, Durban and Buenos Aires Communiqués regarding protection for IGO names and acronyms at the top and second levels and awaits the Board’s response regarding
Responsible Party
Board
Current Status/Communications Log
Board Scorecard - Updated 14 May 2014
Scorecard Response:
On 7 February 2014, the Board directed the NGPC to: (1) consider the policy recommendations from the GNSO as the NGPC continues to actively develop an approach to respond to the GAC advice on protections for IGOs, and (2) develop a comprehensive proposal to address the GAC advice and the GNSO policy recommendations for consideration by the Board at a
subsequent meeting.
On 13 March 2014, the NGPC forwarded to the GAC for information a draft proposal for implementing the GAC advice on IGO acronym protections at the second level.
On 30 April 2014, the Board took action to adopt the GNSO policy recommendations that are not inconsistent with GAC Advice received by the Board on the topic of IGO protections. With respect to the GNSO
policy recommendations that differ from the GAC Advice (including this item of GAC Advice) the Board requested additional time to consider them, and will facilitate discussions among the relevant parties to
reconcile any remaining differences between the policy recommendations and the GAC advice on the topic.
Board Scorecard - 8 September 2014
Board Action (Accept/Disagree)
With respect to the GNSO policy recommendations that differ from the GAC Advice (including this item of GAC Advice) the Board requested additional time to consider them, and will facilitate discussions among the relevant parties to reconcile any remaining differences between the policy recommendations and the GAC advice on the topic.