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==ICANN==

==ICANN==

Ms. Dryden was selected by the Governmental Advisory Committee to serve as Interim Chair at the Brussels meeting until the conclusion of the first [[GAC]] meeting of 2011. Heather has now been elected to a full term as Chair of the [[GAC]]. This term will expire at the end of the first meeting of 2013.

Ms. Dryden was selected by the Governmental Advisory Committee to serve as Interim Chair at the Brussels meeting until the conclusion of the first [[GAC]] meeting of 2011. Heather has now been elected to a full term as Chair of the [[GAC]]. This term will expire at the end of the first meeting of 2013.

===GAC Early Warning===

===GAC Early Warnings===

Ms. Dryden issued the most [[GAC]] Early Warnings to new gTLD applicants of any national representative in the organization, with a total of 129 warnings. Most of her warnings fall under two categories: warnings issued to applicants applying for generic words with the intent to use them for their own exclusive purposes, and strings related to regulated industries that do not contain enough measures to protect against public confusion and possible harm. The prior group, generic terms registered for corporate use, is perhaps most famously seen in many of [[Amazon]]'s applications. There was public opposition to such a possibility outside of the GAC, and Ms. Dryden's line of argument is that closed generic TLDs will stymy competition on the Internet and not work in the public's best interest.  The full list of warnings can be seen [https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Warnings here].<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/21/australia-gac-early-warnings/ Australia GAC Early Warnings, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><ref>[http://alagna.com/2012/icann-publicizes-gac-early-warnings_696 ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings, Alagna.com]</ref>  

Ms. Dryden issued the most [[GAC]] Early Warnings to new gTLD applicants of any national representative in the organization, with a total of 129 warnings. Most of her warnings fall under two categories: warnings issued to applicants applying for generic words with the intent to use them for their own exclusive purposes, and strings related to regulated industries that do not contain enough measures to protect against public confusion and possible harm. The prior group, generic terms registered for corporate use, is perhaps most famously seen in many of [[Amazon]]'s applications. There was public opposition to such a possibility outside of the GAC, and Ms. Dryden's line of argument is that closed generic TLDs will stymy competition on the Internet and not work in the public's best interest.  The full list of warnings can be seen [https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Warnings here].<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/21/australia-gac-early-warnings/ Australia GAC Early Warnings, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><ref>[http://alagna.com/2012/icann-publicizes-gac-early-warnings_696 ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings, Alagna.com]</ref>  

[[category: Canada]]

[[category: Canada]]

[[Category: ICANN Board]]

[[Category: ICANN Board]]