Hi I have answered this request to join in as an observer. All the best, Renata On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 2:00 AM, NCSG-DISCUSS automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 5 messages totaling 2366 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Privacy and WHOIS update (2) > 2. Weekly web review : Data protection, Cyberpolitics, WSIS, Net > neutrality > 3. Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG (2) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:37:49 -0500 > From: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Privacy and WHOIS update > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 23:57:10 +0000 > From: Mamadou LO <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Weekly web review : Data protection, Cyberpolitics, WSIS, Net > neutrality > > > > > > > > This week; Internet Governance is dominated by European Union Data > Protection law and Cyberpolitics. Below informations in those subject as > well as document on domain name, WSIS, Net neutrality.. > > =================================================================== > > > > English (French below) > > CYBERPOLITICS > > BRICS and Internet Governance: India’s Chance to Lead the Way > > http://www.legallyindia.com/blogs/brics-and-internet-governance-india-s-chance-to-lead-the-way > > ‘India needs to improve its role in internet governance’ > > http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/india-needs-to-improve-its-role-in-internet-governance/article8061612.ece > > Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls > > http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/asia-briefing-china-calls-for-even-tighter-internet-controls-1.2484564 > > > > > > > > > The Geopolitical Impact of Consumer Electronicshttps:// > www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitical-impact-consumer-electronics > > China’s internet regulator vows to make Communist Party ‘strongest voice > in cyberspace’ > > http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1898555/chinas-internet-regulator-vows-make-communist-party > > WSIS > > Toward WSIS 3.0: Adopting Next-Gen Governance Solutions for Tomorrow's > Information Society > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_toward_wsis_3_adopting_next_gen_governance_solutions/ > > No Recognition for the New Generation of Digital Rights > > http://thewire.in/2016/01/05/the-wsis-10-year-review-looking-forward-to-the-next-decade-18551/ > > ICANN > > ICANN TURNING FROM TRANSITION PLANNING TO OTHER POLICY ISSUES IN 2016 > http://www.bna.com/icann-turning-transition-b57982065813/ > > ICANN Hugs China's Multilateral Internet Governance Initiative > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160107_icann_hugs_china_multilateral_internet_governance_initiative/ > > DATA PROTECTION > > EU data protection reform may promise more than it delivers > http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-dataprotection-idUSKBN0U41CQ20160105 > > EU Data Protection Laws 'Coming This Month' > http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news21994.htm > EU > Finalizes Text of New General Data Protection Regulation - See more at: > > > http://www.natlawreview.com/article/eu-finalizes-text-new-general-data-protection-regulation#sthash.KbHgGYuW.dpuf > European Union text of new general data protection regulation > > http://www.natlawreview.com/article/eu-finalizes-text-new-general-data-protection-regulation > > Which Way Does Your Data Flow? > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160106_which_way_does_your_data_flow/ > > DOMAIN NAME > > China's .cn becomes world's largest domain > > Read more at: > http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/chinas-cn-becomes-worlds-largest-domain/1/566320.html?utm_source=hashtags360.comhttp://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/chinas-cn-becomes-worlds-largest-domain/1/566320.html?utm_source=hashtags360.com > > 2015 New gTLD Year in Review (Infographic) > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_infographic_2015_new_gtld_year_in_review/ > > Premium TLDs, Real Value for Money > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160105_premium_tlds_real_value_for_money/ > > Domains Should Be Complementary, Not Complicated > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160106_domains_should_be_complementary_not_complicated/ > > How .MUSIC Will Go Mainstream and Benefit ICANN's New gTLD Program > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20161206_how_dot_music_will_go_mainstream_and_benefit_new_gtld_program/ > > ACCESS > > Why More Effort Won't Solve the Exceptional Access Problem > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_why_more_effort_wont_solve_the_exceptional_access_problem/ > > IPv6 > > Global IPv6 Deployment Now Passes 10%! > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_global_ipv6_deployment_now_passes_10/ > > NET NEUTRALITY > > The Internet: How Net Neutrality affects you > > http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_6c48fe40-b37b-11e5-aea8-1f4594ed2f61.html > Will India win net neutrality battle? > Will India win the Net Neutrality battle > > http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/will-india-win-net-neutrality-battle > > The Real Reason Why Network 'Neutrality' Is Impossible > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160109_the_real_reason_why_network_neutrality_is_impossible/ > > =================================================================== > > > French > > Cett semaine, l'actualité de l'internet est dominée par la question des > données personnelles en Europe et la cyberpolitique. Ci-dessous, des > documents sur ces sujets ainsi que des information sur la neutralité du > net, l'internet des objets, SMSI+10.. > > Bonne lecture > > CHINE > > Après Internet, la Chine censure les livres étrangers > > http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/international/2016/01/04/008-censure-chine-hong-kong-livre-internet-etrangers.shtml > > Le numérique chinois et ses implications pour l'Europe > > http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/romano-prodi/le-numerique-chinois-et-ses-implications-pour-leurope_b_8904096.html > > SMSI+10 > > Réflexions sur la réunion de haut niveau du SMSI+10 > > https://www.icann.org/news/blog/reflexions-sur-la-reunion-de-haut-niveau-du-smsi-10 > > DONNEES PERSONNELLES > > Les citoyens européens prêts à contrôler leurs données personnelles face > aux géants du web > > > http://theconversation.com/les-citoyens-europeens-prets-a-controler-leurs-donnees-personnelles-face-aux-geants-du-web-52666 > > CYBERSECURITE > > Une cyberattaque a provoqué une coupure d'électricité en Ukraine, une > première dans le monde > > http://www.seneweb.com/news/International/une-cyberattaque-a-provoque-une-coupure-_n_171312.html > > INTERNET DES OBJETS > > L’Internet des objets, une opportunité pour l’Europe > > http://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/021598017327-linternet-des-objets-une-opportunite-pour-leurope-1189728.php > > Les 5 secteurs qui vont profiter de l’Internet des objets > > > http://pro.clubic.com/actualite-e-business/actualite-791194-internet-objets-at-kearney-gagnants-perdant-iot.html > > L’Internet des objets, un potentiel économique de 160 milliards d’euros en > France d’ici 2025 > > http://www.usine-digitale.fr/editorial/l-internet-des-objets-un-potentiel-economique-de-160-milliards-d-euros-en-france-d-ici-2025.N372071 > > NEUTRALITE DU NET > > Facebook se heurte à la neutralité du net en Inde > > http://www.inaglobal.fr/numerique/lu-sur-le-web/facebook-se-heurte-la-neutralite-du-net-en-inde > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:18:07 -0300 > From: Renata Aquino Ribeiro <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG > > Hello > > I've been following recent developments in NCSG as a new member of the > mailing lists. In Brazil, I'm a teacher and an activist in > organizations aiming to increase connectivity. > I was also recently in WSIS10 meeting and IGF2015 and to continue > discussion and action in internet governance for development is > something I'm engaged in. > > Therefore, I'm sharing that I've been nominated as one of the Latin > American candidates for this MAG renewal and anyone who wishes to know > more or engage in support somehow in this venue, please let me know. > > Thank you. > > All the best, > > Renata Aquino Ribeiro > https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 23:44:17 +0100 > > From: Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG > > > > Thanks Avri and Ginger. > > > > ____ > > REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, > > DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd [*Multiple-award winning medium*] > > (DigitalSENSE Business News > > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; ITREALMS > > <http://www.itrealms.com.ng>, NaijaAgroNet < > http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng>) > > Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos > > M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: @ITRealms > > <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> > > Author: A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria > > <https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria> > > NDSF 2016 > > < > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153112418861429&set=a.119216361428.104226.716351428&type=1 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and > attachments > > are confidential and may also be privileged information. 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Violators may face court persecution. > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> FYI > >> > >> > >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- > >> Subject: [governance] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF > 2016 > >> MAG > >> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:37:53 -0600 > >> From: Ginger Paque <[log in to unmask]> > >> Reply-To: [log in to unmask], Ginger Paque < > >> [log in to unmask]> > >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> The call for nominations for the IGF 2016 MAG has been posted on the IGF > >> website: > >> > >> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/mag-renewal-announcement > >> > >> The deadline for submission nominations through the nomination form > >> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2016/index.php/MAG/nomination> is > *_1 > >> February 2016_. * > >> * > >> * > >> This is an important process, and I encourage interested people to join! > >> > >> Best wishes for 2016, Ginger > >> > >> Ginger (Virginia) Paque > >> DiploFoundation > >> > >> /DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:/ > >> http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses > >> > >> //<http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>// > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 22:44:57 -0500 > From: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG > > Congratulations! Great that you are doing this. > Stephanie Perrin > > On 2016-01-09 22:18, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: > > Hello > > > > I've been following recent developments in NCSG as a new member of the > > mailing lists. In Brazil, I'm a teacher and an activist in > > organizations aiming to increase connectivity. > > I was also recently in WSIS10 meeting and IGF2015 and to continue > > discussion and action in internet governance for development is > > something I'm engaged in. > > > > Therefore, I'm sharing that I've been nominated as one of the Latin > > American candidates for this MAG renewal and anyone who wishes to know > > more or engage in support somehow in this venue, please let me know. > > > > Thank you. > > > > All the best, > > > > Renata Aquino Ribeiro > > https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/ > > > > > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 23:44:17 +0100 > >> From: Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]> > >> Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG > >> > >> Thanks Avri and Ginger. > >> > >> ____ > >> REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, > >> DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd [*Multiple-award winning medium*] > >> (DigitalSENSE Business News > >> <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; ITREALMS > >> <http://www.itrealms.com.ng>, NaijaAgroNet < > http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng>) > >> Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, > Oshodi-Lagos > >> M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: @ITRealms > >> <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> > >> Author: A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria > >> <https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria> > >> NDSF 2016 > >> < > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153112418861429&set=a.119216361428.104226.716351428&type=1 > > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and > attachments > >> are confidential and may also be privileged information. 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Violators may face court persecution. > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >>> FYI > >>> > >>> > >>> -------- Forwarded Message -------- > >>> Subject: [governance] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF > 2016 > >>> MAG > >>> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:37:53 -0600 > >>> From: Ginger Paque <[log in to unmask]> > >>> Reply-To: [log in to unmask], Ginger Paque < > >>> [log in to unmask]> > >>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> The call for nominations for the IGF 2016 MAG has been posted on the > IGF > >>> website: > >>> > >>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/mag-renewal-announcement > >>> > >>> The deadline for submission nominations through the nomination form > >>> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2016/index.php/MAG/nomination> is > *_1 > >>> February 2016_. * > >>> * > >>> * > >>> This is an important process, and I encourage interested people to > join! > >>> > >>> Best wishes for 2016, Ginger > >>> > >>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque > >>> DiploFoundation > >>> > >>> /DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:/ > >>> http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses > >>> > >>> //<http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>// > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:27:33 +0800 > From: PeterGreen <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Privacy and WHOIS update > > I have joined the PDP Working Group as an individual participant. > BestPeter > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:37:49 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Privacy and WHOIS update > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > 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 > charterto (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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of NCSG-DISCUSS Digest - 8 Jan 2016 to 9 Jan 2016 (#2016-10) > **************************************************************** >