Fwd: ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to Respond to Request for Proposal on WHOIS Misuse Studies
Cedric Laurant
cedric at LAURANT.ORG
Tue Oct 27 23:40:38 CET 2009
FYI. From Katitza Rodriguez.
Does anyone plan to apply? Please let me know if you do. Thanks.
Cedric
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>
>ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to
>Respond to Request for Proposal on WHOIS Misuse
>Studies
>
><http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28sep09-en.htm>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28sep09-en.htm
>
>28 September 2009
>
>The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
>is responsible for developing and recommending
>to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating
>to gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now exploring
>several extensive studies of WHOIS and has asked
>ICANN to estimate the cost and feasibility of
>conducting several studies proposed by members
>of the ICANN community and ICANN's Government
>Advisory Committee. The first area of study
>focuses on "misuse" of public WHOIS information,
>and, pursuant to the above request, ICANN is
>seeking to engage independent research
>organizations to undertake one or more proposed
>WHOIS Misuse studies. The
><http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/rfp-whois-misuse-studies-cover-letter-25sep09-en.pdf>Misuse
>Studies RFP Cover Letter illustrates the scope
>of work and the criteria for selection. This
>document should be read in conjunction with the
><http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/tor-whois-misuse-studies-25sep09-en.pdf>Terms
> of Reference for WHOIS Misuse Studies
>RFP. Read together, these two documents provide
>the materials necessary to respond to this
>Request for Proposals ("RFP") for WHOIS Misuse
>Studies.
>
>More information about WHOIS may be found at:
><http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html
>
>By 27 November, 2009, interested applicants
>should submit proposals by email to
><mailto:rfpwhois at icann.org>rfpwhois at icann.org to
>the attention of Liz Gasster, Senior Policy
>Counselor, ICANN Policy Department. A
>confirmation email will be sent for each
>proposal received.
>
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Cedric Laurant
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