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→Article 11: Advisory Committees
** At the very least, the following ACs shall exist:
** At the very least, the following ACs shall exist:
*** [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]]
*** [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]]
**** The purpose of the GAC is to provide advice to the ICANN Board regarding concerns of governments, particularly in matters related to ICANN policy.
**** Membership to the GAC is open to all national governments. The GAC Chair may choose to invite internationally recognized Distinct Economies, multinational governmental organizations and treaty organizations.
**** The GAC Chair is to be elected by the GAC's members.
**** Each GAC member shall appoint one representative to the committee. The representative must serve an official position within the government's administration.
**** The GAC shall appoint annually one non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board and to the [[Nominating Committee]].
**** The GAC may appoint non-voting liaisons to each of the [[Supporting Organization]] Councils and other Advisory Committees, as long as it is useful.
**** If the Board or any SOs or ACs require GAC advice, the GAC shall be notified promptly.
**** The GAC may put issues directly to the Board.
**** GAC advice is to be considered in the formulation and adoption of policies. If it is ignored, the GAC must be notified why, and the Board should seek out a mutually acceptable solution if possible.
*** [[Security and Stability Advisory Committee]]
*** [[Security and Stability Advisory Committee]]
**** The role of the SSAC is to advise the ICANN Board and community on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems. The SSAC is expected to communicate on security with the Internet technical community, to engage in ongoing threat assessment and risk analysis of the Internet naming and address allocation services, to report to the Board about its activities, and to make related policy recommendations, among other things.
**** The SSAC's Chair and members shall be appointed by the ICANN Board for a three-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms one may serve.
**** The SSAC shall appoint a non-voting liaison to the Board.
*** [[Root Server System Advisory Committee]]
*** [[Root Server System Advisory Committee]]
*** [[At-Large Advisory Committee]]
*** [[At-Large Advisory Committee]]