Dear All Looking forward to work with all of you. Best wishes Hena GulôAdmin & HR Manager*ô*SAWERA-KPK & FATA Phone No. *+92-937-840893**ô*[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Web: www.sawera.pk On 10 January 2016 at 02:37, Stephanie Perrin < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > *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 <[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 <[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. > > > > > >