<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Alice Jansen <<a href="mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org">alice.jansen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[Soac-infoalert] Extension of Deadline - 6 Sept 2013 - Explore the Draft Next Generation gTLD Directory Services Model</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">August 9, 2013 4:52:17 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">Dear All,</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 16px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">At the request of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Community Members, the Expert Working Group on <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Directory Services has extended its open consultation period until <strong>6 September 2013 – 23:59 UTC</strong> in order to provide the Community with additional time to comment on the proposed model and recommendations (see announcement: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08aug13-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08aug13-en.htm</a>). </p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Please note that the EWG is meeting in late August to begin revising the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">initial report</a> [PDF, 1.7 MB]. Comments received by <strong>23 August 2013 – 23:59 UTC</strong> will be most useful.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font face="Calibri">The Community is also invited to read the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services' <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs"><b>frequently asked questions</b></a><b> </b>which the EWG
developed and assembled in Durban to help answer commonly asked questions regarding the EWG’s draft recommendations. <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font face="Calibri"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font face="Calibri"><b>Where may I submit my comments?</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">There are different avenues through which you may submit comments:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri">• <!--[endif]--> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm"><b>Online questionaire</b></a><b> </b>- To help focus attention, the EWG requests your feedback on a set of questions but welcomes comments on any aspect of the Initial Report.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri">• Public Email address:
<b><a href="mailto:input-to-ewg@icann.org">input-to-ewg@icann.org</a></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri; "><br></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Cambria; "><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri; ">Input is publicly archived. To read the responses and input received to date,
please refer to: </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri; ">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></span></div></div></div></span><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Very best regards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">ICANN staff</span></div></div><div style="font-size: 14px; ">----</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><b>Background</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3">ICANN has embarked on an effort to reinvent today's WHOIS system. A significant milestone was reached on <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">24 June 2013</a> with the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">publication </a>of
the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services">Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services</a> (EWG)'s initial report for community input and comment. The <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">initial
report</a> proposes a paradigm shift – a new system in which gTLD registration data is collected, validated and disclosed for permissible purposes only, with some data elements being accessible only to authenticated requestors that are then held accountable
for appropriate use. The EWG has identified the design features and principles that they believe are essential in this new system, and a proposed Model for the next generation data directory services to replace WHOIS. <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><b>What’s Next?</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3">The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services aims to publish its final report in October for discussion at the Buenos Aires meeting and is scheduled to meet in-person in Washington, DC in late August to discuss final recommendations
in light of the input and comments received. The suggested model will be submitted to ICANN’s CEO and Board when the work is concluded. The output will feed into a Board-initiated GNSO policy development process to serve as a foundation for the GNSO's creation
of new consensus policy, and contractual negotiations, as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><font face="Calibri" size="3">More Information<o:p></o:p></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Calibri" size="3">The EWG work stems from the Board's <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm">
directive</a> to redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, while balancing data accuracy and access issues with safeguards for protecting data. The EWG considered the important community work done over the last decade by the GNSO, the SSAC,
the WHOIS Review Team, the GAC and others. The <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">
Initial Report</a> [PDF, 1.7 MB] reflects the EWG’s <b>consensus view</b> of the design principles and features needed for a new system. The proposed Model highlights how these design principles and features could be fulfilled in the ICANN domain ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></font></p><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri"><i>For more information, please
refer to the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs"><b>Frequently Asked Questions</b></a> prepared by the EWG related to its Initial Report. </i></font></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri">To view translations of
the Initial Report and/or Initial Report Executive Summary, please refer to: </font></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">translations</a></i></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Cambria; "><font face="Calibri"><i>To view the Expert Working
Group's activities, please refer to the </i><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189"><i>EWG wiki</i></a></font><i><font face="Calibri">.</font><font face="Times"><o:p></o:p></font></i></span></li><li><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; ">Consultation archives are available:</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/learning/webinars/gtld-directory-services-24jun13-en.htm" style="text-indent: -0.25in; ">webinar
archives</a> (8 July 2013) and</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><a href="http://durban47.icann.org/node/39627" style="text-indent: -0.25in; ">session archives</a> (15 July 2013 - Durban).</span></i></li></ul><!--EndFragment--></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></div></div></span><link rel="File-List" href="file:///Users/alice.jansen/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///Users/alice.jansen/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_themedata.xml"><style>
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