Hi Poomjit,
It is an individual signup process -- and you'll be asked for some
information and the choice of whether to be a "member" or "observer."
Here's the link --
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f7D_KBC8BPY0WtEFYq9igm1E-2L4xX_MS55yKiL8MZ0/viewform?c=0&w=1
Good to have you aboard,
Kathy
On 1/14/2016 8:03 AM, Poomjit Sirawongprasert wrote:
>
> Hi Stephanie,
>
> Could you please add me into the observer list?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Moui
>
> Sent via Mobile
>
> On Jan 10, 2016 4:38 AM, "Stephanie Perrin"
> <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> This is just a quick note to update list members on what is going
> on at ICANN related to privacy and protection of registration
> data. The most important development which I need to bring to
> your attention is the call for volunteers for the new pdp to
> develop a replacement for the WHOIS directory. I have copied the
> call at the bottom of this email. Please consider joining, either
> as an observer or full participant. If you have questions, please
> do not hesitate to contact me, Tapani Tarvainen, or Kathy Kleiman
> (in cc). We really need a great many people to volunteer for this
> work, as it is extremely important, and there are many commercial
> participants already signed up. It is important to have balanced
> representation of interests on these working groups.
>
> Registrars and technical experts have expressed concern, notably
> at the GNSO level, about the RDAP (registration data access
> protocol) work that is proceeding even though the work of the PDP
> on WHOIS replacement may make this work irrelevant. It is likely
> a call to put the brakes on that work may develop. For more
> information on the RDAP implementation, look
> here:https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en.
> We will be putting in comments, due in 22 days.
>
> The call for volunteers for the Competition and Consumer Trust
> Review Team has resulted in the selection of the team, listed
> here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en.
> This is a very important review, and members may be interested in
> following the work of this team. Further information is available
> here http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct and members may be
> interested in looking at the public opinion survey done by Nielsen
> in 2015, as it will no doubt be important for the work of the
> committee, and be considered in the context of the the two studies
> of DNS abuse for which ICANN is currently tendering.
>
> The Final report and recommendations of the Privacy Proxy Working
> Group has been sent to the GNSO for its endorsement, and will be
> discussed at the Marrakech meeting in March. We expect to see a
> call for volunteers for the implementation working group shortly.
>
> Finally, we are proposing to have a privacy meeting in Marrakech,
> although we have yet to hear whether this proposal has been
> approved. Stay tuned, and please join us for the next monthly
> discussion on January 19th.
>
> Stephanie Perrin
>
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcements
> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcements>
>
>
> *Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process
> (PDP) Working Group to Establish a Policy Framework for a
> Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service to
> Replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS)*
>
>
> *How to Join*
>
> If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual
> participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign
> up form <http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv> or send the Word
> document
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx>
> [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki
> page.
>
>
> *In Brief*
>
> The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks
> volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group to establish a
> policy framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration
> Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS). The
> GNSO Council approved the WG's charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511> on 19
> November 2015, tasking this PDP to address concerns with WHOIS
> by creating a new policy framework capable of balancing
> diverse interests to meet today's needs for gTLD registration
> data.
>
> *What This Team Will Do*
>
> The PDP WG will use a 3-phase process defined in the approved
> charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>to
> (1) establish gTLD registration data requirements to determine
> if and why a next-generation RDS is needed, (2) design
> policies that detail functions that must be provided by a
> next-generation RDS to support those requirements, and (3)
> provide guidance for how a next-generation RDS should
> implement those policies, coexisting with and eventually
> replacing WHOIS.
> This PDP WG will provide the GNSO Council with policy
> recommendations regarding the issues identified in the Final
> Issue Report
> <https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the charter approved by the
> GNSO Council
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 628 KB]. Specifically, this PDP WG is tasked with
> analyzing the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing
> access to gTLD registration data and considering safeguards
> for protecting that data, determining if and why a
> next-generation RDS is needed to replace WHOIS, and creating
> policies and coexistence and implementation guidance to meet
> those needs.
> During the first phase of this PDP, the PDP WG will, at a
> minimum, attempt to reach consensus recommendations regarding
> the questions detailed in the PDP WG’s charter. The PDP
> WG’s output will then be submitted to the GNSO Council for
> approval of its recommendations regarding IF and WHY a
> next-generation RDS is needed to replace WHOIS before moving
> to the next phase. If the WG concludes a new policy framework
> is needed, this output should include requirements to be
> addressed by that new framework and any next-generation RDS.
> However, if the WG concludes the existing WHOIS system can
> adequately address requirements, the WG’s output should
> confirm this and identify any necessary changes to the WHOIS
> policy framework.
>
> After Phase 1, if the GNSO Council confirms that a new policy
> framework and next-generation RDS are required, the PDP WG
> will then proceed to Phases 2 and 3, recommending a new
> consensus policy framework to satisfy requirements for a
> next-generation RDS established in Phase 1, along with any
> necessary coexistence and implementation guidance. Further
> detail regarding this 3-phase process and questions to be
> considered can be found in the PDP WG’s charter.
>
> *How This Team Will Work*
>
> ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of
> this PDP WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be
> available to the public. The mailing list for the PDP WG will
> be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a
> public workspace for draft materials and all final work
> products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>.
> The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group
> Guidelines
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual.
>
> *How to participate *
>
> There are two ways to volunteer:
> Individual Members – anyone interested cann volunteer to join
> the PDP WG as a WG member, regardless of whether they are
> members of the ICANN community. Members are expected to
> actively contribute to mailing list conversations as well as
> meetings – it is anticipated tthat the PDP WG will at a
> minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are
> expected to provide essential input to the process. Members
> will be required to provide a Statement of Interest (SOI
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>).
> Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested
> in monitoring thhe WG’s conversations, there is the
> possibility to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which
> offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list
> observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive
> invitations to the various meetings or calls of the WG and
> will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any
> point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a
> member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat.
> In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input
> through public consultations and public comment processes that
> the PDP WG is expected to organize.
>
> *How to Join*
>
> If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual
> participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign
> up form <http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv> or send the Word
> document
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx>
> [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki
> page.
>
> *Next steps*
>
> In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for
> volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to
> ensure broad representation and participation in the WG. This
> call will remain open until the WG convenes for the first
> time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may
> convene online in late January 2015. Following that, regular
> online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP
> WG’s work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of
> its first tasks.
>
> *Further information and preparation*
> For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are
> strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to
> the first meeting of the PDP WG:
> The Final Issue Report
> <https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
>
> The approved charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>
>
> Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>
> such as the EWG Final Report and other relevant information.
>
>
> *Background*
>
>
> Created in the 1980s, WHOIS began as a service to identify and
> contact entities responsible for the operation of a network
> resource on the Internet. Over the years, ICANN's requirements
> for gTLD domain name registration data collection, access and
> accuracy have undergone some important changes. Yet, after
> nearly 15 years of task forces, review teams, and studies,
> comprehensive WHOIS policy reform remains the source of
> long-running discussion and debate.
> In 2012, the ICANN Board launched the Expert Working Group on
> gTLD Registration Directory Services (EWG) to help redefine
> the purpose of gTLD registration data and consider how to
> safeguard the data, and to propose a model for gTLD
> registration directory services (RDS) to address accuracy,
> privacy, and access issues.
> Upon publication of the EWG's Final Report in June, 2014, an
> informal group of GNSO Councilors and ICANN Board Members
> collaborated to propose a Process Framework for structuring a
> GNSO PDP to successfully address these challenging issues.
> This Process Framework was adopted by the Board in 2015, along
> with a reaffirmation of its 2012 request for a PDP to be
> convened to define the purpose of collecting, maintaining and
> providing access to gTLD registration data. The Board also
> asked that the PDP consider safeguards for protecting data,
> using the recommendations in the EWG's Final Report as an
> input to, and, if appropriate, as the foundation for a new
> gTLD policy.
> In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report
> <http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/rds-prelim-issue-13jul15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en>
> on 13 July 2015. A Final Issue Report
> <https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015,
> including links to all public comments received, along with a
> draft charter for the PDP WG. This draft charter was approved
> by the GNSO Council on 19 November 2015
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+November+2015>,
> enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community
> volunteers to progress this PDP.
> More information can be found on the GNSO PDP on
> Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) page
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rds> and the
> WG's wiki
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>,
> including the WG's charter, inputs already provided by all
> SG/Cs during the public comment period, and an extensive
> library of foundational materials to inform the WG's
> deliberations. In addition, the WG will reach out to all SG/Cs
> for feedback on any items that they believe should be
> considered that may not have been specifically called out in
> the approved charter.
> As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, all those
> interested in helping to shape the policy framework for a
> next-generation gTLD RDS are encouraged to volunteer for this
> WG. Only with the help of the entire community can this WG
> achieve its goal of formally defining an appropriate purpose
> of gTLD registration data and establishing a new policy
> framework to enable permissible access to that data with
> improved privacy and accuracy.
>
>
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