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On March 17, 2011, GAC through its' Chairman Heather Dryden reiterated to ICANN Chairman [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] that the Committee has no active support for the implementation of [[.xxx]] TLD. GAC also informed ICANN that some governments might prevent access to the TLD, which could harm the global interoperability and stability of the internet. Furthermore, the Committee also pointed out the possibility for ICANN to assume management and oversight role regarding internet content on the proposed ICANN-[[ICM Registry]] Agreement.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/03/17/gac-statement-dot-xxx GAC Statement on .xxx]</ref> Despite GAC's position, the [[ICANN Board]] approved .xxx TLD to the during the [[ICANN 41]] Meeting in San Francisco on March 18.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/04/03/summary-icann-san-francisco#xxx Conference summary: ICANN San Francisco]</ref>

On March 17, 2011, GAC through its' Chairman Heather Dryden reiterated to ICANN Chairman [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] that the Committee has no active support for the implementation of [[.xxx]] TLD. GAC also informed ICANN that some governments might prevent access to the TLD, which could harm the global interoperability and stability of the internet. Furthermore, the Committee also pointed out the possibility for ICANN to assume management and oversight role regarding internet content on the proposed ICANN-[[ICM Registry]] Agreement.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/03/17/gac-statement-dot-xxx GAC Statement on .xxx]</ref> Despite GAC's position, the [[ICANN Board]] approved .xxx TLD to the during the [[ICANN 41]] Meeting in San Francisco on March 18.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/04/03/summary-icann-san-francisco#xxx Conference summary: ICANN San Francisco]</ref>

==ATRT and GAC==

==ATRT Final Report on GAC's Role & Interaction with ICANN Board==

The Accountability and Transparency Review Team ([[ATRT]]) was one of the four Review Teams created by ICANN to comply with the requirements set forth  by the Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) in the '''Affirmation of Commitments.''' The primary objective of ATRT is to provide evaluation mechanisms and report ICANN's progress on ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review Affirmation of Commitments – Reviews]</ref> ATRT is composed of volunteer members; 1 from both [[ASO]] and [[ALAC]], 2 from [[ccNSO], 4 from GNSO, 4 from governments including 2 ex-officio members, the chair of the ICANN Board and 1 or 2 independent experts. GAC's representatives to the [[ATRT]] include [[Manal Ismail]], an ex-officio member who is the designated nominee of former GAC chairman [[Janis Karklins]] and vice-chair of RT, [[Fabio Colossanti]] from EU and [[Xinsheng Zhang]] from China.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/composition Accountability and Transparency Review Team Composition]</ref>

The Accountability and Transparency Review Team ([[ATRT]]) was one of the four Review Teams created by ICANN to comply with the requirements set forth  by the Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) in the '''Affirmation of Commitments.''' The primary objective of ATRT is to provide evaluation mechanisms and report ICANN's progress on ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review Affirmation of Commitments – Reviews]</ref> ATRT is composed of volunteer members; 1 from both [[ASO]] and [[ALAC]], 2 from [[ccNSO], 4 from GNSO, 4 from governments including 2 ex-officio members, the chair of the ICANN Board and 1 or 2 independent experts. GAC's representatives to the [[ATRT]] include [[Manal Ismail]], an ex-officio member who is the designated nominee of former GAC chairman [[Janis Karklins]] and vice-chair of RT, [[Fabio Colossanti]] from EU and [[Xinsheng Zhang]] from China.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/composition Accountability and Transparency Review Team Composition]</ref>