RE: [gnso-dow123] Re: [council] Draft Charter for new Whois Working Group

[Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like to be a part of this WG as well.

Tim Ruiz
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [gnso-dow123] Re: [council] Draft Charter for new Whois
> Working Group
> From: Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, March 30, 2007 7:35 pm
> To: Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,        Maria Farrell
> <maria.farrell@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Maria, thank you for creating the draft charter.  I mostly favor it,  
> but do have one issue.  In fact it is, essentially, the same issue  
> that caused me to vote against the creation of the WG of the first  
> place.
> 
> While the Background section of the report goes over the recent  
> history of the Council vis a vis whois, it leaves out any mention of  
> the decision made by the council in April of 2006 regarding the  
> purpose of whois.  While there may be a desire, or even an intention,  
> to unwind this decision, I do not think we can do so by omission.   
> Rather, if the council needs to reconsider in light of intervening  
> events as was indicated when the decision was first made, they we  
> should should do so openly and transparently.  Personally I would  
> prefer to not have to reconsider the purpose of whois, but if we do,  
> we should do so intentionally and it may make sense to do in terms of  
> the requirements (whatever the final set may be) that the WG has to  
> deal with.
> 
> I also welcome the notion of working within a GNSO Council WG that  
> includes, as full members, members of the GAC, representatives from  
> government agencies (e.g. law enforcement) and the broader community.  
> Am I correct in assuming that we would also welcome, and invite,  
> members from other ICANN ACs as well as members from government  
> agencies such as those involved in privacy protection, freedom of  
> expression and data protection?
> 
> In any case, I would like to be included in this Working Group and  
> look forward to working within a multistakeholder group to achieve a  
> greater consensus with the council and the community.
> 
> thanks
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> 
> On 30 mar 2007, at 14.51, Maria Farrell wrote:
> 
> > Dear Council members,
> >
> > Attached is the draft Charter that sets out the statement of work  
> > and working methodologies of the Whois Working Group, created by  
> > resolution of the GNSO Council in Lisbon, on 28 March.
> >
> > Please review it and note that it will be an agenda item for  
> > discussion and adoption at the next Council meeting on 12 April.
> >
> > Also, please email this list if you wish to be on the Working  
> > Group, and feel free to to put any interested constituency members  
> > or outside experts in touch with me for further information.
> >
> > All the best, Maria
> > <Whois Working Group Charter2.doc>