Re: [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] WHOIS-Related Current and Completed Work
Dear Julie, Thank you very much for the quick response and the provided information. Kind regards, Rudi Vansnick NPOC chair Policy Committee NPOC treasurer rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16 Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.npoc.org Op 20-feb.-2014, om 21:50 heeft Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> het volgende geschreven: > Dear PDP WG members, > > In response to the question from Amr today about whether there is > WHOIS-related PDP (or other) work that may be addressing the same issues as > the PDP WG please see below the list of current and recently completed work. > Staff have presented some of this information at various times in the > formation of this PDP WG, and via presentations from Margie Milam and Steve > Sheng at a previous meeting, but it appears that it would be helpful to put > it all in one place to avoid any confusion. One thing to note is that > following the Board resolutions on WHOIS in November 2012 a large number of > projects (both PDP and non-PDP) were launched and the Board envisioned that > these would proceed concurrently, rather than consecutively. See the helpful > blog from Margie Milam on all of the WHOIS-related developments at: > http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/whois-whats-to-come/. > > As I noted on today's call, this PDP WG is the only PDP that addresses the > specific issues relating to the translation and transliteration of contact > information. The work of this PDP WG will be taken into consideration in > conjunction with the Board-initiated PDP on gTLD directory services, which is > tied to the work of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (see > below). The final report of the EWG will form the Final Issue Report for > that Board-initiated PDP. > > The Expert Working Group that is defining requirements for internationalized > registration data and a corresponding data model for gTLD registries (#3 > below) is the group that Jim Galvin is leading. The work of that group is > tied closely to that of this PDP WG. Both relate to item #13 in the chart in > Margie's blog, which is taken from the Board's work plan. That plan states, > "ICANN will form a community working group to determine appropriate > internationalized domain name registration data requirements based on > requirements set forth in GNSO internationalized registration data working > Group final Report." The work this PDP WG will be considered by this EWG so > the two groups will coordinate closely. > > I have added this information to the studies and background page on the wiki > at: > https://community.icann.org/display/tatcipdp/7.+Studies+and+Background+Documents. > For a list of active GNSO PDP and non-PDP projects see: > http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active. > > As you can see, these efforts are very much intertwined. Policies resulting > from this PDP WG (if any) will be key elements in future policies relating to > the development of a new gTLD directory service, in defining requirements for > internationalized registration data, and in the development of the data model > for gTLD registries. > > Please let me know if you have further questions. > > Best regards, > Julie > > Julie Hedlund, Policy Director > > Recently Completed Work: > > PDP on Thick WHOIS: > http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/thick-whois > > The GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on 'thick' Whois at its meeting on > 22 September 2011 noting that the Issue Report should 'not only consider a > possible requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs in the context > of IRTP, but should also consider any other positive and/or negative effects > that are likely to occur outside of IRTP that would need to be taken into > account when deciding whether a requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all > incumbent gTLDs would be desirable or not'. > > The Final Report was adopted by the ICANN Board on 07 February 2014. See the > resolution at: > http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-07feb14-en.htm#2.c. > > > Current Work: > > 1. Study Group to Evaluate Available Solutions for the Submission and Display > of Internationalized Contact Data. > See: > https://community.icann.org/display/whoisird/Study+to+Evaluate+Available+Solutions+for+the+Submission+and+Display+of+Internationalized+Contact+Data > > The purpose of the study is to: > Document the submission and display practices of internationalized > registration data at a representative set of gTLD and ccTLD registries and > registrars. > Investigate and document how other e-merchants or web sites manage > internationalized contact data. > Consider and assess the cost and functionality of commercial, open source, or > other known but as yet not widely implemented solutions for 1) > transliterating internationalized contact information to US-ASCII, 2) > translating internationalized contact information to English, 3) > transcribing internationalized contact information to US-ASCII, or 4) a > mixture of translation, transliteration and transcription. > Consider and assess the accuracy implications for transliteration and > translation of the internationalized contact data > Based on practices documented in 1 and understanding the issues raised in 3 > and 4 and best practices by other e-merchants in 2, summarize some common > best practices registry/registrar could do to minimize these variations, if > translation and/or transliteration is deemed necessary. > The study team is currently on the first task, and has prepared a > registry and registrar survey to complete. Since this group is closely > working in this area, we appreciate very much if you have any feedback on > these survey questions. Such feedback will help us to make sure we ask the > right questions. > > 2. Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services, See: > http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services > > 13 December 2012 – Fadi Chehadé, ICANN's President and CEO, announces the > creation of an Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services. This first > step in fulfilling the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose > and provision of gTLD registration data will provide a foundation to help the > ICANN community (through the Generic Names Supporting Organization, GNSO) > create a new global policy for gTLD directory services. Interested > individuals are invited to indicate their interest in serving as volunteer > working group members. > Initial Report: > http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf > Status Update Report: > http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf > > See the Preliminary Issue Report of the Board-initiated PDP at: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gtld-registration-data-15mar13-en.htm. > > > 3. Expert Working Group to Define Requirements for Internationalized > Registration Data and Corresponding Data Model for gTLD Registries > See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08jul13-en.htm. > > As part of the process to implement WHOIS review team recommendations related > to Internationalized Domain Name registration data requirements, ICANN seeks > volunteers who are community representatives with expertise in linguistics, > IDNA, policy and registry/registrar operations to participate in a working > group to determine appropriate Internationalized Domain Name registration > data requirements and data model for Registration Data Directory Services > (aka WHOIS services). The result of the WG product will go through a public > comment process to ensure broad input is received. It will form the basis for > further policy development and/or contractual framework for generic Top-level > domains, as well as ideally becoming a best practice for country code > top-level domains. > > > Attachment:
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