Date: February 15, 2013 1:44:25 AM PST
Subject:
[liaison6c] ICANN
announces members of the Expert Working Group on
gTLD Directory Services (EWG)
Expert Working
Group on gTLD Directory Services Members Selected
14 February 2013
Background
On 13 December
2012, Fadi Chehadé, ICANN's President and CEO, announced
the creation of an Expert Working Group on gTLD
Directory Services (EWG) and invited volunteers to
submit applications to indicate their interest in
serving on it. The EWG is the first step in fulfilling
the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose
and provision of gTLD registration data. This project is
designed to provide a foundation for the creation of a
new global policy for gTLD directory services, and
requisite contract negotiations, as appropriate.
Working Group
Volunteers
Over 70 highly
qualified experts from across the Internet ecosystem
were considered. In selecting the EWG, each candidates'
operational knowledge and experience with registrant
data or directory services (or analogous systems) was
considered, along with consensus-building skills,
aptitude to innovate, geographic diversity, and other
published criteria.
After an
extensive evaluation of each candidate, the following
individuals were selected to participate in this
critical project:
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Glen de Saint
Géry
GNSO Secretariat