Fabulous! Great to hear that Peter!
Stephanie
On 2016-01-09 23:27, PeterGreen wrote:
> I have joined the PDP Working Group as an individual participant.
>
> Best
> Peter
>
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> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:37:49 -0500
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> Subject: Privacy and WHOIS update
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> 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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