[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Policy] 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)

Fri Jan 8 08:34:38 CET 2016

Hi everyone,

Please find below the call for volunteers to participate on a policy
process that would have an important impact on registrants rights.

I would encourage you to consider joining and also to ask questions about
the context and background of this policy. we got several members veterans
of whois discussions for many years. we will try to coordinate our efforts
here to be vocal and effective.

please find details on how to join below.

Best Regards,

Rafik Dammak

NCUC chair

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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 <gnso-secs at icann.org>

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 can 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 that 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 the 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 <gnso-secs at icann.org>

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.
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