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    Hi Olévié,<br>
    Per guidance below, this is an individual signup process. Tx for
    signing up and joining us!<br>
    Best, <br>
    Kathy<br>
    <br>
    * * * * * * <br>
    <br>
    On Jan 14, 2016 8:11 PM, "Kathy Kleiman" <<a
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                    <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi Poomjit,<br>
                      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."  <br>
                      Here's the link --
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f7D_KBC8BPY0WtEFYq9igm1E-2L4xX_MS55yKiL8MZ0/viewform?c=0&w=1"
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                      Good to have you aboard,<br>
                      Kathy<br>
                      <br>
                      <div>On 1/14/2016 8:03 AM, Poomjit Sirawongprasert
                        wrote:<br>
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                        <p dir="ltr">Hi Stephanie,</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Could you please add me into the
                          observer list?</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Thanks, </p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Moui</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Sent via Mobile</p>
                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 10, 2016 4:38
                          AM, "Stephanie Perrin" <<a
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                            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> 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.<br>
                              <br>
                              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:<a
                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en"
                                target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en</a></a>. 


                              We will be putting in comments, due in 22
                              days.<br>
                              <br>
                              The call for volunteers for the
                              Competition and Consumer Trust Review Team
                              has resulted in the selection of the team,
                              listed here:  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en"
                                target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en</a>. 

                              This is a very important review, and
                              members may be interested in following the
                              work of this team.  Further information is
                              available here <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct" target="_blank">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct</a>
                              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.<br>
                              <br>
                              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. <br>
                              <br>
                              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.<br>
                              <br>
                              Stephanie Perrin<br>
                              <dl>
                                <dd>  </dd>
                                <dd><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcements"
                                    target="_blank">
                                    https://www.icann.org/news/announcements</a><br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>
                                  <h1><b>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)</b></h1>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>
                                  <h3><b>How to Join</b></h3>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>If you are interested in joining the
                                  WG as an individual participant or
                                  mailing list observer, please fill in
                                  the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv"
                                    target="_blank">sign up form</a> or
                                  send the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx"
                                    target="_blank">Word document</a>
                                  [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"
                                    target="_blank">GNSO Secretariat</a><br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>All members and observers will be
                                  listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. <br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>
                                  <h3><b>In Brief</b></h3>
                                  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 <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511"
                                    target="_blank">approved the WG's
                                    charter</a> 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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd><b>What This Team Will Do</b></dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                  The PDP WG will use a 3-phase process
                                  defined in the <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">approved charter</a>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. <br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>This PDP WG will provide the GNSO
                                  Council with policy recommendations
                                  regarding the issues identified in the
                                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">Final Issue Report</a>
                                  [PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">charter approved by
                                    the GNSO Council</a> [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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>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.<br>
                                  <br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>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.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <b>How This Team Will Work</b></dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                  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 <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
                                    target="_blank">WG's wiki</a>. The
                                  PDP WG is expected to follow the <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">GNSO Working Group
                                    Guidelines</a> [PDF, 350 KB] as well
                                  as the GNSO PDP Manual.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <b>How to participate </b></dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                  There are two ways to volunteer: </dd>
                                <dd>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 (<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs"
                                    target="_blank">SOI</a>). </dd>
                                <dd>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. </dd>
                                <dd>In addition, there will be
                                  opportunities to provide input through
                                  public consultations and public
                                  comment processes that the PDP WG is
                                  expected to organize.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <b>How to Join</b></dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                  If you are interested in joining the
                                  WG as an individual participant or
                                  mailing list observer, please fill in
                                  the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv"
                                    target="_blank">sign up form</a> or
                                  send the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx"
                                    target="_blank">Word document</a>
                                  [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"
                                    target="_blank">GNSO Secretariat</a><br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>All members and observers will be
                                  listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. <br>
                                  <br>
                                  <b>Next steps</b></dd>
                                <dd><br>
                                  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.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <b>Further information and preparation</b></dd>
                                <dd>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: </dd>
                                <dd>The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">Final Issue Report</a>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">approved charter</a>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>Materials available at the PDP <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
                                    target="_blank">WG's wiki</a> such
                                  as the EWG Final Report and other
                                  relevant information. </dd>
                                <dd>
                                  <h3><b>Background</b></h3>
                                  <br>
                                  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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>In preparation for this PDP, a new <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/rds-prelim-issue-13jul15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">Preliminary Issue
                                    Report</a> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was
                                  published for <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en"
                                    target="_blank">public comment</a>
                                  on 13 July 2015. A <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
                                    target="_blank">Final Issue Report</a>
                                  [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 <a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+November+2015"
                                    target="_blank">19 November 2015</a>,
                                  enabling the formation of a GNSO
                                  working group of community volunteers
                                  to progress this PDP.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>More information can be found on the
                                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rds"
                                    target="_blank">GNSO PDP on
                                    Next-Generation gTLD Registration
                                    Directory Service (RDS) page</a> and
                                  the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
                                    target="_blank">WG's wiki</a>,
                                  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.<br>
                                </dd>
                                <dd>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.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <br>
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