Hi Ayden, I can respond to this. Bill talked about project of ebook for NCUC . we don't have that yet as draft but definitely a working item for this year . Best, Rafik 2016-01-19 9:58 GMT+09:00 Ayden Fabien Férdeline <[log in to unmask]>: > 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]> >> Reply-To: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask]> >> 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] >> <[log in to unmask]>] *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 >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Ayden Férdeline > +44.77.8018.7421 >