Hi Poomjit, It is an individual signup process -- and you'll be asked for some information and the choice of whether to be a "member" or "observer." Here's the link -- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f7D_KBC8BPY0WtEFYq9igm1E-2L4xX_MS55yKiL8MZ0/viewform?c=0&w=1 Good to have you aboard, Kathy On 1/14/2016 8:03 AM, Poomjit Sirawongprasert wrote: > > Hi Stephanie, > > Could you please add me into the observer list? > > Thanks, > > Moui > > Sent via Mobile > > On Jan 10, 2016 4:38 AM, "Stephanie Perrin" > <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[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 > <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 > <mailto:[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 > <mailto:[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. > > > > >