Hi everyone !

Please add me in this group as an observer.

Warm regards
-Olévié-


2016-01-14 13:34 GMT+00:00 Poomjit Sirawongprasert <[log in to unmask]>:

> Thanks Kathy and Peter for the info.
>
> Regards,
>
> Moui
>
> Sent via Mobile
> 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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