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

["Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would like to be a part of this working group

Ken Stubbs


> 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>
>