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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Dear Recs 15-16 Subgroup,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Please find below ICANN org’s answer to your request for clarification:
<i>Over the period of WHOIS RT recommendation implementation, has there been anyone overseeing the entire package of work and, if so, did that entity issue ongoing reports and workplan, updated to track progress?</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Alice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/implementation-action-08nov12-en.pdf"><span style="color:#954F72">action plan</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the
Board adopted mapped out milestones to complete and was the roadmap ICANN org used to complete implementation of WHOIS1 review team recommendations. Progress in implementing WHOIS1 recommendations was overseen and tracked by a dedicated staff member. In addition
to detailed annual reports on WHOIS improvements (</span><span style="color:#333333"><a href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/improvements-annual-report-01sep17-en.pdf"><span style="color:#3B73AF">2016 Annual Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%202015%20Annual%20Report%204Feb2016.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1454692197000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">2015
Annual Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/improvements-annual-report-12dec14-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1440010606000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">2014
Annual Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/improvements-annual-report-04nov13-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1440010717000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">2013
Annual Report</span></a>), implementation was tracked and reported on through scorecards published on a quarterly basis:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
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<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%20Quarterly%20Summary%2031December2016.pdf?api=v2"><span style="color:#954F72">Implementation Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>– December 2016<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%20Quarterly%20Summary%2030June2016.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1476139831000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - June 2016<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%20v3%20Quarterly%20Summary%2031March2016.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1463616450000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - March 2016<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%20Quarterly%20Report%2031Dec15%20Final.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1454697539000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - December 2015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/Quarterly%20Implementation%20Summary%20Report%20%2830Sept15%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1449000568000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - September 2015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/WHOIS%20Implementation%2030Jun15.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1440605146000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - June 2015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/implementation-status-whois-02apr15-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439935282000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - April 2015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/implementation-status-whois-08feb15-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439935851000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - February 2015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/final-recommendations-implementation-status-08oct14-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439937873000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - October 2014<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54691767/final-recommendations-implementation-status-30aug13-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439938238000&api=v2"><span style="color:#3B73AF">Implementation Report</span></a> - August 2013<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#333333">Note: The scorecard was embedded in the annual report.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#333333">Progress was also recorded on a public wiki space <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WHO/WHOIS+Review+Implementation+Home">
<span style="color:#954F72">https://community.icann.org/display/WHO/WHOIS+Review+Implementation+Home</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>which houses a page for each recommendation. Each page includes a summary of all activities undertaken
to complete the recommendations. Moreover, archives of summaries (dated) can be found on the respective pages - see example:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WHO/Rec+%2310+-+Data+Access+-+Privacy+and+Proxy+Services"><span style="color:#954F72">https://community.icann.org/display/WHO/Rec+%2310+-+Data+Access+-+Privacy+and+Proxy+Services</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#333333">ICANN org is continuously working on improving its implementation tracking tools.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">In addition, </span><span style="color:black">under new Bylaws section 4.5, ICANN is in the process of developing an Annual Review Implementation Report,
<i>which will discuss the status of the implementation of all review processes required by Section 4.6 and the status of ICANN's implementation of the recommendations set forth in the final reports issued by the review teams to the Board following the conclusion
of such review ("Annual Review Implementation Report"). </i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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