FYI Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Senior Lecturer, Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law University of Strathclyde, The Law School, Graham Hills building, 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA UK tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 Selected publications: http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 Website: www.komaitis.org<http://www.komaitis.org> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Παρασκευή, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2012 3:33 μμ To: liaison6c Subject: [liaison6c] Reminder: WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report - call for comments Please submit comments ! http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.htm WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report Comment Period Important Information Links Open Date: 5 December 2011 Close Date: 18 March 2012 Public Comment Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05dec11-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Time (UTC): 23:59 View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-rt-draft-final-report/> Report of Public Comments Originating Organization: WHOIS Policy Review Team Purpose: The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments with the U.S. Department of Commerce, publishes its Draft Report and Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.04 MB] for public comment. Translations of the Draft Report and Recommendations: * العربية<http://www.icann.org/ar/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-ar.pdf> [PDF ، 574 ميغا بايت] * Español<http://www.icann.org/es/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-es.pdf> [PDF, 796 KB] * Français<http://www.icann.org/fr/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-fr.pdf> [PDF, 722 KB] * Русский<http://www.icann.org/ru/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-ru.pdf> [PDF, 966 KB] * 中文<http://www.icann.org/zh/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-zh.pdf> [PDF, 806 KB] Appendices can be found here: * WHOIS Review Team Report – Appendices – Table of Contents<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-appendices-toc-10jan12-en.pdf> [PDF, 93 KB] * Part I: The Effectiveness of ICANN's WHOIS Compliance Effort<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-appendix-whois-compliance-10jan12-en.pdf> [PDF, 8.4 MB] * Part II: Methodology and Outreach<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-appendix-methodology-outreach-10jan12-en.pdf> [PDF, 17.7 MB] * Part III: Background and Glossary<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-draft-final-report-appendix-background-glossary-10jan12-en.pdf> [PDF, 10 MB] * Part IV: User Insight Video of Internet Users Attempting to Identify a Website Owner<http://vimeo.com/34627934> In addition to general comments and feedback, the Review Team seeks comment on the following issues: * Acceptable timeframes for ICANN to implement the Review Team's recommendations; * Particular ICANN departments, staff or supporting organizations which ought to be tasked with particular recommendations, with some explanation; * Input on all Recommendations, including Recommendation 17 in which two variations of scope are presented for the "common interface" recommendation; * Input on effective and efficient mechanisms for monitoring ICANN's progress in implementing the final Recommendations between completion of this Report and start of the next WHOIS Policy Review Team; and * Additional input and notes. Current Status: Draft report for public comment Next Steps: Final Report and Recommendations to be published by 30 April 2012. Staff Contact: Olof Nordling Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://gnso.icann.org