[Rt4-whois] Current Volunteers List - drafts welcome! [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Fri Jan 14 13:09:05 UTC 2011

Excellent questions, thank you, Peter. 

Denise, could you kindly see that the ICANN Compliance Staff who is
attending the meeting has a copy of these questions today? (I don't
think we have her email address.)

Best and thanks,

Kathy

From: Nettlefold, Peter [mailto:Peter.Nettlefold at dbcde.gov.au] 
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:06 PM
To: RT4 WHOIS; Kathy Kleiman
Subject: FW: Current Volunteers List - drafts welcome!
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Hi all,

As promised, please find below some suggested questions for ICANN staff
on compliance, for discussion.

Please let me know if you'd like to discuss any of these suggestions, or
want any background on them. I've tried to suggest a few general
ice-breaker type questions, and also some more specific ones on data
that may be available and so on.

Cheers,

Peter

Draft questions to ask ICANN staff about WHOIS compliance

1)      What are your views on the utility of the WHOIS service?

2)      What work does ICANN do to ensure WHOIS accuracy?

3)      If you had control of WHOIS, what would you do to improve WHOIS
accuracy and the utility of the WHOIS service more generally?

4)      What things would improve your ability to do your jobs with
regard to WHOIS compliance - for example, are there any constraints or
impediments that hamper your efforts to undertake WHOIS compliance?

5)      ICANN appears to take three kinds of compliance action on WHOIS:

-        direct contractual compliance;

-        audits; and

-        consumer awareness raising.

a.      Are there any other types of compliance activities that ICANN
engages in?

b.      Can you outline ICANN's activities in each of these areas (for
example, the number and timing of these activities)?

c.      In your view, have each of these activities been successful in
terms of improving WHOIS accuracy? 

d.      Are there any statistics or analyses of ICANN's compliance
activities?

e.      What are the main challenges in achieving WHOIS compliance -
with particular regard to registrants and registrars?

f.       What are the three best ways to improve ICANN's compliance
activities?

g.      Do you have any suggestions for other compliance activities that
may be effective?  

6)      Overall, how important do you think ICANN's compliance work is
to WHOIS accuracy?

7)      Has a specific amount of money been allocated to WHOIS
compliance in ICANN's budget?

a.      How does this compare to the budget for other compliance
activities? 

8)      ICANN published a draft survey of WHOIS accuracy in 2009. 

a.      Are you aware of any longitudinal studies of WHOIS accuracy for
particular domains or gTLDs over time? 

b.      Is there any data on WHOIS accuracy historically? 

9)      Are there any records on how many WHOIS Data Problem Report
System (WDPRS) complaints are lodged on average per year? 

a.      Are WDPRS complaints going up? 

b.      Has ICANN advertised WDPRS? If so, do you think this has
affected the number of WDPRS complaints lodged? 

10)   ICANN's data reminder policy audit found that 98% of respondents
did seek updated information from registrants. Given the results of the
draft accuracy survey, do you have any suggestions on how the reminder
policy could be enhanced to improve WHOIS accuracy?

11)   What consumer awareness does ICANN conduct in terms of WHOIS
compliance for both registrants and registrars? 

a.      Has a specific amount of money allocated to raising consumer
awareness in ICANN's budget?

From: Kathy Kleiman [mailto:kKleiman at pir.org] 
Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 9:56 AM
To: Nettlefold, Peter; RT4 WHOIS
Subject: RE: Current Volunteers List - drafts welcome!
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Hi Peter,

A warm welcome to the Review Team, and great appreciation for your
joining us on the Team, and in London!  Volunteers are always welcome,
and nothing is closed.  Questions for the ICANN staff are Compliance is
perfect.  I've updated the list below.

Note to All: we are trying to get questions out as soon as possible to
the speakers (to give them some time to prepare). We can even do rolling
questions (some earlier, some later), so questions (and all drafts)
welcome!

Best,
Kathy

From: Nettlefold, Peter [mailto:Peter.Nettlefold at dbcde.gov.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:39 PM
To: Kathy Kleiman; RT4 WHOIS
Subject: RE: Current Volunteers List - drafts welcome!
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Thanks Kathy, and all,

Due to my recent inclusion in the team I seem to have missed the first
round of chances to volunteer for this, so apologies for that.

I see that the item 'questions for ICANN staff on compliance' is still
open for volunteers, so if James and Susan would like some help with
that, I'm happy to assist.  Likewise, I'm happy to assist with any of
the other items.

Cheers,

Peter

From: rt4-whois-bounces at icann.org [mailto:rt4-whois-bounces at icann.org]
On Behalf Of Kathy Kleiman
Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 9:31 AM
To: RT4 WHOIS
Subject: [Rt4-whois] Current Volunteers List - drafts welcome!

Dear All, 

Please find the latest version of our London volunteer list attached. Tx
to all; Drafts welcome!

Kathy

Review Team Preparation for London Meeting

Deadline 1/11 (or latest 1/12)

Please take a look at whatever background materials you deem
appropriate, and prepare a draft to share with the list.  Nothing fancy
needed:  paragraphs, bullet points, rough ideas.  Whatever you provide
will give us something to work from - a rough draft.

Here's the list of subjects, and current volunteers.  If everyone could
take at least one topic we will be well prepared for this meeting!

I. Definitions - a working set of definitions, background, scope (see
initial ideas in Agenda):

              A. Producers of Whois Data:  James, Susan, Wilfried
(Volunteer(s))

                         B. Law Enforcement:  Kim, Sharon and Wilfried
(Volunteer(s))

                         C. Consumers and Consumer Trust Sarmad and
Olivier (Volunteer(s))

                         D. Applicable laws:  Kim and Omar
(Volunteer(s))

II. Questions - for Speakers (to help them organize their presentations
to our needs):

                         A. Questions for ICANN Staff on Compliance:
James, Susan, Peter (additional volunteer?)

                         B. Questions for ICANN Staff on Whois Policy &
History: Wilfried and Michael (Volunteer(s))

                         C. Questions for SOCA Speaker: Lynn
(Volunteer(s))

                      D. Questions for Article 29 Speaker (still
"invited," but not yet RSVPed) Lynn (Volunteer(s))

                         E. Questions for Department of
Commerce/Lawrence Strickling: Lynn (Volunteer(s))

III. Schedule of Upcoming Meetings

Volunteers: Kathy, Emily, Bill (Bill, hope you don't mind my
volunteering you).

IV. Outreach & Action  Plan:

Volunteers: Emily and Kathy (Volunteer(s))

Kathy Kleiman

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