[gnso-whois-wg] Statement of Interest

["Bertrand de La Chapelle" <bdelachapelle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all, with apologies for the delay, please find below my statement of
interest in the Group. Happy to join.

Bertrand de La Chapelle

1. Current occupation, employer and position

Special Envoy for the Information Society
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FRANCE

2. Type of work performed in 1 above

In charge of WSIS follow-up activities and particularly of Internet
Governance issues. French GAC representative.

3. Financial ownership or management leadership of registries, registrars or
other firms that are interested parties in Whois

None

4. Nature of your interest in Whois

On substance : the WHOIS regime is a topical example of a situation where :
- national legal frameworks are sometimes in conflict,
- there is a conflict of two positive principles : between the desire to
provide access to useful data in certain cases and the desire to preserve
privacy

As such, it is emblematic of a broad range of issues with the same kind of
problem. Addressing it in a way that satisfies all stakeholders could
establish a positive pattern for other issues.

On process : after the extensive discussions within the GNSO and the GAC
separately, it is important to bring the different categories of
stakeholders together to address the problem in a joint effort rather than
in a "silo" approach. This is why as a GAC member, I am pleased
to participate in this working group.

Best

Bertrand


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Bertrand de La Chapelle
Délégué Spécial pour la Société de l'Information / Special Envoy for the
Information Society
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères / French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tel : +33 (0)6 11 88 33 32

"Le plus beau métier des hommes, c'est d'unir les hommes" Antoine de Saint
Exupéry
("there is no better mission for humans than uniting humans")