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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Invitation for volunteers to join a Working Group to develop a survey to estimate the level of agreement that the conclusions and assumptions in the Inventory of Whois Service Requirements Report of 29 July 2010 have in the ICANN community. See: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf</span></a> . The goal of the Working Group to assist staff in developing the format, questions, response scale and scope of the survey, and to analyze survey results once obtained. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In May 2009 by the GNSO Council requested that staff prepare a compilation of potential future requirements for WHOIS service, based on current requirements and a review of previous GNSO WHOIS policy discussions. This resolution reflected increasing community concerns that the current WHOIS service is deficient in a number of ways, including data accuracy and reliability, as well as in other technical areas noted in recent SSAC reports, such as accessibility and readability of WHOIS contact information in an international environment. The report is a compendium of potential technical requirements and makes no policy recommendations. Some of the potential technical requirements included in the report are the following: a mechanism to find authoritative WHOIS servers; structured queries; a standardized set of query capabilities; a well-defined schema for replies; standardized error messages; improved quality of domain registration data; internationalization; security elements; thick vs. thin WHOIS; and a Registrar abuse point of contact. Staff published a first draft of the report 26 March 2010, solicited input from SOs and ACs, and posted a draft final report reflecting SO and AC input on 31 May. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On 19 May the GNSO Council asked ICANN staff to begin the process of seeking community volunteers Drafting Team for the purpose of developing a survey of views. The Drafting Team prepared a charter, just approved by the GNSO Council on 6 October, defining the scope and tasks of this group. See: <span style='color:#1F497D'>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/charter-wswg-06oct11-en.pdf</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This invitation is extended to all members of the ICANN community. We urge you to forward to this to all members of the community who may be interested in participating. Expertise in the technical aspects of gTLD Whois, survey development, and background on the history of gTLD Whois policy development, would be particularly useful to this group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please contact the GNSO Council Secretariat at <a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a> by 28 October if you are interested in joining the Drafting Team. Please contact Liz Gasster at <a href="mailto:liz.gasster@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>liz.gasster@icann.org</span></a> if you have any questions about the report or the work of this group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>