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Yrjö Länsipuro previously served in this role since 2016 when the ALAC unanimously voted to appoint him as the first ALAC Liaison to the GAC.

ICANN75 GAC Communiqué published, 30 Sept. 2023 [by Joanna Kulesza]

ICANN75 GAC Communiqué is now available: https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann75-kuala-lumpur-communique

Key issues covered by the report closely align with those at the top of the At-Large agenda and include: Capacity Building, DNS Abuse, Universal Acceptance, IDNs and New gTLDs as well as Subsequent Procedures and Underserved Regions.

Moreover, on p. 5 you will find reference to the joint efforts of our two communities and the GNSO regarding subsequent rounds of new gTLDs. There „The GAC confirmed its commitment to engage with the GNSO Council as well as ALAC in seeking a mutually agreeable solution on Closed Generic applications in the next round of New gTLDs, in keeping with the GAC Beijing Advice on the matter whereby “exclusive registry access should serve a public interest goal”.  While the GAC positions on Closed Generics „will be guided by said advice as well as prior GAC consensus inputs to the Subsequent Procedures for New gTLDs Policy Development Process (SubPro PDP)”, it plans to facilitate internal „regular exchanges between the six (6) GAC designated representatives to the facilitated dialogue and the GAC are envisaged to take place intersessionally”.

GAC Liaison's Report on the ALAC-GAC bilateral sessions during ICANN75 16-22 Sept. 2023 Kuala Lumpur [by Joanna Kulesza]

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