How to Get Involved

The ALAC GNSO Liaison is elected annually by the ALAC itself. The current liaison is Alan Greenberg.

If you wish to participate in helping Alan with his work and supporting his efforts, please subscribe to the GNSO Liaison mailing list.

This page provides links and information about current topics in the GNSO which the At-Large community is following. You may also want to look at the GNSO's Homepage.


ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council Reports


Current Hot Topics / Areas of Work

Domain Tasting

This is one of the big issues in all of ICANN at the moment. At-Large has taken the lead in the formal process which can begin a Policy Development Process at the GNSO by requesting an Issues Report be drawn up. You can find the request here: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03474.html

The report was just delivered, and can be retrieved below

New gTLDs Committee

The Reserved Names Working Group has just released its report, which is available at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm

Internationalised Domain Names

This policy area is covered by its own liaison - visit the At-Large IDN Policy page for further information

WHOIS Privacy

This policy area is covered by its own liaison - visit the WHOIS Policy page for further information.

Policies for Contractual Conditions, Existing gTLDs


Other Policy Activities Related to the GNSO

Protection of the Rights of Others Working Group has just released its report (click the link to read it).


Documents and References

Staff Issues Report on Domain Tasting

> English
> Spanish
> French: Soon

AL/2007/INF/1.Rev1: Description of the GNSO and Policy Development Process

> English
> Francais
> Espanol
> Portugues

GNSO External Review by the LSE

> English Report & Annexes (Complete Text)
> English Report (Text used for following translations)
> Francais (Partial Text)
> Espanol (Partial Text)
> Brazilian Portuguese (Partial Text)


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