GAC GETS INTRODUCED TO THE

The Committee then met with ICANN pres Stuart Lynn and director Alejandro Pisanty, who said their expectations were that this basic Blueprint would be adopted by the Board at the end of the week in Bucharest.

"I, for one," wrote Shaw, "was immediately struck how this seemed to contradict the statement in the Blueprint that the "GAC should receive adequate notice and an opportunity to comment on all ICANN policy decisions before they are taken" as well as the existing provisions in the ICANN Bylaws that "The Board will notify the chairman of the Governmental Advisory Committee of any proposal for which it seeks comments under Article III, Section 3(b) and will consider any response to that notification prior to taking action."

Welcome, Mr. Shaw, to the new "reformed" ICANN.

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