ICANN Board and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) set the date for their meeting for 28 February 2011.

      According to Stephane Van Gelder ,ICANN told GAC representatives to plan a 2 day meeting on February 28 and March 1 ,2011.
     The meeting will be held before the San Francisco meeting,in order to resolve more issues on the new gTLD program.

      "...the GAC will provide the Board at the earliest opportunity with a list or "scorecard" of the issues which the GAC feels are still outstanding and require additional discussion between the Board and the GAC. These include:

• The objection procedures including the requirements for governments to pay fees;
• Procedures for the review of sensitive strings;
• Root Zone Scaling;
• Market and Economic Impacts;
• Registry – Registrar Separation;
• Protection of Rights Owners and consumer protection issues;
• Post-delegation disputes with governments;
• Use and protection of geographical names;
• Legal recourse for applicants;
• Providing opportunities for all stakeholders including those from developing countries;
• Law enforcement due diligence recommendations to amend the Registrar Accreditation Agreement as noted in the Brussels Communiqué;

• The need for an early warning to applicants whether a proposed string would be considered controversial or to raise sensitivities (including geographical names).",said the GAC Communique.

Source from Domain News