Dear all

I would like to draw your attention to a discussion currently ongoing within the GNSO council, and concerning the Registration Directory Services (RDS, ex WHOIS) Review.

A document describing a proposed limited scope for the forthcoming RDS Review was sent to all Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/AC) of ICANN back in November, but did not receive much attention to date. Councilors are now expected to bring back to the Council list feedback on the proposal. The document in question can be found here: https://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfh3K9ucZUtx.pdf

It would be great to get some conversation going on this topic. Please read (it is only one page!) and give us a sense of what you would like to see happening here, especially concerning the proposed limited scope of the Review Team, and the need to make sure that there is no duplication of work done in Policy Development Processes, PDP (namely the ongoing RDS PDP).

And by the way, there is a call for volunteers for the review team, now open till January 13 (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-10-28-en). Do consider applying if you have some expertise on the subject matter (see also (see also https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63145785).

A summary of the Council meeting, as resolved in September, is under way (I am the councilor responsible for this time round), and will be posted to this list after the weekend at the latest.

Best, Stefi
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Stefania Milan, PhD
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