Hi, So it’s finally here. A preliminary issues report kicking off the policy development process (PDP) for the post Expert Working Group on next generation gTLD registration directory services (aka WHOIS EWG). This is a PDP that I suspect will keep the NCSG (and other groups within the ICANN community) quite busy over the next couple of years. The deadline to submit a comment on the preliminary issues report is September 6th. For those who are interested, but not familiar with the GNSO PDP cycle, you can learn more about it here: http://gnso.icann.org/en/basics/consensus-policy/pdp Note…, this PDP was initiated by the ICANN Board, not the GNSO Council. This means that after a final issues report is published, the GNSO Council cannot reject it. It will have to proceed to a PDP working group. Thanks. Amr Begin forwarded message: > From: "ICANN News Alert" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report > Date: July 14, 2015 at 1:45:27 AM GMT+2 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > > News Alert > > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-13-en > > Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report > 13 July 2015 > > Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 13 July 2015 > Categories/Tags: Policy Processes; Contracted Party Agreements; Privacy, Security/Stability, Intellectual Property > Purpose (Brief): This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the new Preliminary Issue Report concerning Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) to Replace WHOIS. > Public Comment Box Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en > > > This message was sent to [log in to unmask] from: > ICANN News Alert | [log in to unmask] | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 > Email Marketing by > > Manage Your Subscription >