Absolutely right! Folks who are eager to take-on more of a leadership role or develop ICANN policies should consider joining this important working group and becoming engaged that way. It is a great way to make a big contribution! Best, Robin On Oct 25, 2012, at 6:43 AM, Avri Doria wrote: > On 25 Oct 2012, at 08:56, Robin Gross wrote: > >>> The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks >>> volunteers to serve on a Policy Development Process (PDP) Working >>> Group (WG) that has been chartered to provide the GNSO Council >>> with a policy recommendation regarding the use of 'thick' Whois >>> by all gTLD Registries, both existing and future. >>> >> > > > Those who have a POV on this topic should volunteer and should _ > participate & work_ on the WG. In my opinion, this is the best way > to affect ICANN policy - whatever effect you are looking to have. > And even when you lose, you get to include a minority statement in > the final report, which experience* teaches me that people read. > > avri > > * (having written quite a few, given my propensity for the minority > POV in almost any group) IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]