Thanks Kathy and Peter for the info.

Regards,

Moui

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On Jan 14, 2016 8:11 PM, "Kathy Kleiman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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]> 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.
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