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− | '''Tom Dale''' works for the Australian Continuous Improvement Group, where he provides Secretariat services to [[ICANN]] and the [[GAC]].<ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki Intake Form, November 2013</ref> | + | '''Tom Dale''' works for the [[ACIG]], the Australian Continuous Improvement Group, where he provides Secretariat services to the [[GAC]].<ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki Intake Form, November 2013</ref> |
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| + | [http://www.acig.com.au ACIG] is an independent consulting firm engaged to provide secretariat support to ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee [[GAC]]. ACIG’s services to the GAC are completely funded by three GAC members: Norway, the Netherlands and Brazil. However the ACIG team reports directly to the GAC Chair. The ACIG team consists of Tom Dale (the team leader), Tracey Hind and [[Michelle Scott Tucker[[. |
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| + | '''What does the ACIG GAC Secretariat do?''' |
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| + | The ACIG GAC Secretariat works in co-operation with ICANN support staff to the GAC, the GAC Chair and Vice Chairs. Some of ACIG’s main tasks include: |
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| + | • Prepare and distribute agendas, briefing or summary papers, and other preliminary material to support the formal GAC meetings. |
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| + | • Provide support to the GAC Chair during GAC meetings. |
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| + | • Provide support and advice to the GAC Leadership Team, GAC members and to the GAC working groups during the time between GAC’s face to face meetings. |
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| + | • Continuously review and improve the way GAC operates. |
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| + | • Provide support and assistance to new GAC members. |
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| + | Tom is widely experienced with [[GAC]], ICANN and the domain name sector. He has served as the Australian Government's representative on ICANN’s Government Advisory Committee; was instrumental in the establishment of .au Domain Administration; and Chaired the OECD Task Force on Spam. |
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| + | Tom is an experienced senior manager, adviser and consultant with a particular focus on the public sector, regulatory policy, legislation and international issues. |
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− | He is a frequent ICANN conference attendee and has been to over six conferences.<ref name="icannwiki"></ref>
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| == References == | | == References == |