Hi Olévié, Per guidance below, this is an individual signup process. Tx for signing up and joining us! Best, Kathy * * * * * * On Jan 14, 2016 8:11 PM, "Kathy Kleiman" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[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] >> <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. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- > *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI* > /Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT SOLUTIONS sarl (Editeur de logiciels > de gestion SIGE (http!//www.oandkit.com <http://www.oandkit.com>) > / > /Président/CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut des TIC pour le développement) > / > /SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC > (http://www.estetic.tg) > / > /ICANN-GNSO-NCSG-NPOC Communications Committee Chair > (http://www.npoc.org/) > Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net <http://www.fossfa.net>) et Membre de > Internet Society (www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org>) / > /Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo > / > ICANN - Fellow & Alumni/ > Membre fondateur du RIK-Togo (Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo) > / >