[alac] DRAFT Statement on Whois Process

[Bret Fausett <fausett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The At Large Advisory Committee is also concerned that _/the process/_ 
for addressing the numerous whois issues now under review by the GNSO is 
flawed. In November, 2003, the GNSO created three task forces to address 
various aspects of whois, and the participants in those task forces, and 
the single task force that they merged into, have yet to reach consensus 
on the major issues before them.

The ALAC acknowledges that the various whois task forces have worked 
hard on some of the most difficult and divisive issues facing the GNSO 
and, importantly, has made progress in some areas. At the same time, the 
ALAC believes that reaching a consensus on other whois-related issues 
may not be possible in either the near or long term if the GNSO 
continues to follow its present course of discussions, consultations and 
debate. 

The ALAC encourages the GNSO, with appropriate support from the ICANN 
Staff and/or professional mediation services, to explore new methods of 
brokering compromises by all the GNSO stakeholders in order to reach a 
resolution of the ongoing whois work.