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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>At the request of ICANN Community Members, the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services has extended its open consultation period until <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>6 September 2013 – 23:59 UTC</span></strong> in order to provide the Community with additional time to comment on the proposed model and recommendations (see announcement: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08aug13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08aug13-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>Please note that the EWG is meeting in late August to begin revising the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">initial report</a> [PDF, 1.7 MB]. Comments received by <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>23 August 2013 – 23:59 UTC</span></strong> will be most useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>The Community is also invited to read the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services' <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs"><b>frequently asked questions</b></a><b> </b>which the EWG developed and assembled in Durban to help answer commonly asked questions regarding the EWG’s draft recommendations. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Where may I submit my comments?</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>There are different avenues through which you may submit comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm"><b>Online questionaire</b></a><b> </b>- To help focus attention, the EWG requests your feedback on a set of questions but welcomes comments on any aspect of the Initial Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Public Email address: <b><a href="mailto:input-to-ewg@icann.org">input-to-ewg@icann.org</a></b></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Input is publicly archived. To read the responses and input received to date, please refer to: </span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm</span></a></span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Very best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>ICANN staff<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>----<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>Background</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>ICANN has embarked on an effort to reinvent today's WHOIS system. A significant milestone was reached on <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">24 June 2013</a> with the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">publication </a>of the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services">Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services</a> (EWG)'s initial report for community input and comment. The <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">initial report</a> proposes a paradigm shift – a new system in which gTLD registration data is collected, validated and disclosed for permissible purposes only, with some data elements being accessible only to authenticated requestors that are then held accountable for appropriate use. The EWG has identified the design features and principles that they believe are essential in this new system, and a proposed Model for the next generation data directory services to replace WHOIS. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>What’s Next?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services aims to publish its final report in October for discussion at the Buenos Aires meeting and is scheduled to meet in-person in Washington, DC in late August to discuss final recommendations in light of the input and comments received. The suggested model will be submitted to ICANN’s CEO and Board when the work is concluded. The output will feed into a Board-initiated GNSO policy development process to serve as a foundation for the GNSO's creation of new consensus policy, and contractual negotiations, as appropriate.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>More Information</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>The EWG work stems from the Board's <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm">directive</a> to redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, while balancing data accuracy and access issues with safeguards for protecting data. The EWG considered the important community work done over the last decade by the GNSO, the SSAC, the WHOIS Review Team, the GAC and others. The <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf">Initial Report</a> [PDF, 1.7 MB] reflects the EWG’s <b>consensus view</b> of the design principles and features needed for a new system. The proposed Model highlights how these design principles and features could be fulfilled in the ICANN domain ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i>For more information, please refer to the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs"><b>Frequently Asked Questions</b></a> prepared by the EWG related to its Initial Report. </i><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i>To view translations of the Initial Report and/or Initial Report Executive Summary, please refer to: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24jun13-en.htm">translations</a></i><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i>To view the Expert Working Group's activities, please refer to the </i><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189"><i>EWG wiki</i></a><i>.</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><i>Consultation archives are available: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/learning/webinars/gtld-directory-services-24jun13-en.htm">webinar archives</a> (8 July 2013) and <a href="http://durban47.icann.org/node/39627">session archives</a> (15 July 2013 - Durban).</i><o:p></o:p></li></ul></div></div></div></body></html>