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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Review Team members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI, see below for an upcoming webinar regarding WHOIS (ever seen that acronym before?…;-) on June 1<sup>st</sup>. It’s open to all and in case you’re interested, please note that you need to register to get the call-in details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Very best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Olof</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Berry Cobb [mailto:mail@berrycobb.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Julie Hedlund; Bart Boswinkel; Alice Jansen; Olof Nordling; Heidi Ullrich; Jeannie Ellers; Jamie Hedlund<br><b>Cc:</b> Liz Gasster<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [council] WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 1 June 2012, at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is the formal announcement. Thank you for your spreading the word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Berry Cobb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>720.839.5735<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:mail@berrycobb.com">mail@berrycobb.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>@berrycobb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]">[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 24, 2012 04:44<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [council] WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 1 June 2012, at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WHOIS Technical Requirements </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Survey Webinar</span></b><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>23 May 2012</span></span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=floatcenter><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(</span></strong></span></b><strong><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>) to receive the call details.</span></strong><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on a draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey, to assess the content of the survey before releasing it for public solicitation. In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit useful and clear technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Members of the Working Group will provide a briefing on <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>and</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Friday 1 June at 20.00 UTC</span></strong>, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Working Group’s charter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>13:00 UTC click on this link</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>:</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou">http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>20:00 UTC click on this link</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm">http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm</a></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The webinars will also review the sections of the survey as they relate to the proposed technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf</a> that was prepared by Staff at the GNSO Council’s request in July 2010.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to </span><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Friday at 13.00 UTC or Friday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: </span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>