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<p class=MsoNormal>Council members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Attached please find the final report of the WHOIS study
group, which was convened by the Council on 27 March to examine the study
recommendations suggested by the public (and later augmented with study
suggestions recommended by the Government Advisory Committee), and to make a
recommendation to the Council. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Also, in the course of discussions on further studies of
WHOIS, study participants asked for more information on IRIS and specifically
more information about what it would take to implement IRIS from both a
technical and policy perspective. Steve Crocker has provided an email
response (also attached), and has also offered to participate in a Q & A or
broader discussion, at which SSAC experts could have a dialogue with the GNSO
Council and constituency representatives. Staff would be happy to
coordinate such a conversation at the Council’s request.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The WHOIS study group would be glad to answer questions
about the report and our deliberation process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Liz Gasster<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Study group participants: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jordi
Iparraguirre <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ken
Stubbs <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>David
Maher <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Steve
Metalitz <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Lee
Eulgen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Steve
DelBianco <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tony
Harris <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tim
Ruiz <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Paul
Stahura <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>James
Bladel <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Stéphane
Van Gelder <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Norbert
Klein <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Robin
Gross <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Danny
Younger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Beau
Brendler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wendy Seltzer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Liz Gasster - staff<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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