Hi Stephanie,
Just to add support to your comment, I would find any webinar that shares some
institutional memory of the NCSG most useful and would be sure to participate
were it to be arranged.
I remember it being mentioned (perhaps by Bill Drake? but correct me if I am
mistaken) at ICANN 54 that there was an e-book being compiled that contained
some of the community's shared positions on a number of topics so that those new
to or outside of the NCUC/NCSG community would know what we stood for. Do you
know where we are at with this? Even if this is only in draft form I would find
such a resource very helpful.
Thanks again for all that you do.
Best wishes,
Ayden Férdeline

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 6:18 AM, James Gannon < [log in to unmask] > wrote:
Well its all been divided up on the basis of the EPWG 3 stage PDP design so I
don’t see how it could be divided up even further, and the structure seems quite
linear in design. For the record Im also on as a member.
-jg
From: NCSG-Discuss < [log in to unmask] > on behalf of Stephanie Perrin < [log in to unmask] UTORONTO.CA >
Reply-To: Stephanie Perrin < [log in to unmask] UTORONTO.CA >
Date: Monday 18 January 2016 at 3:16 p.m.
To: " [log in to unmask] " < [log in to unmask] >
Subject: Re: Privacy and WHOIS update

Great news, we are assembling quite a team. Take a look at how many public
safety folks from the GAC have signed up....we need a big team!
We will be organizing a list for just NCSG folks, and a skype channel to use
during meetings, to keep us coordinated. This is going to be a very big pdp, I
expect to see calls to divide it up...do folks have thoughts on that? I view it
as dangerous.
Kind regards Stephanie

On 16-01-18 2:54 AM, Joy Liddicoat wrote:
Thanks Stephanie – I have also joined as an individual.

Regards

Joy Liddicoat



From: NCSG-Discuss [ mailto:[log in to unmask] SYR.EDU ] On Behalf Of Poomjit Sirawongprasert
Sent: Friday, 15 January 2016 2:04 a.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Privacy and WHOIS update



Hi Stephanie,

Could you please add me into the observer list?

Thanks,

Moui

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On Jan 10, 2016 4:38 AM, "Stephanie Perrin" < [log in to unmask] utoronto.ca > 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 or send the Word document [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat

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 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 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 [PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the charter approved by the GNSO Council [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 . The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines [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 ).

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 or send the Word document [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat

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

The approved charter

Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki 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 [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment on 13 July 2015. A Final Issue Report [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 , 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 and the WG's wiki , 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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