FYI - please be so kind to find the final report of the Expert Working Group (EWG) on gTLD Directory Services. As explained in the message below, this working group has explored the next-generation Registration Directory Service (RDS) as an alternative to today's WHOIS. Through the publication of this final report, I would like to thank Carlton Samuels, Chair of our WHOIS WG (now folded in the Registration Issues WG), for his extensive work in this area. The result is a significant milestone in the future of Registration Directory Services! If you are interested in the topics raised in this report, please contact staff@atlarge.icann.org to get added to the At-Large Registration Issues WG. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) Final Report Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 10:36:22 -0700 From: Denise Michel <denise.michel@icann.org> To: Jonathan Robinson, GNSO Council <jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com>, GNSO groups <liaison6c@gnso.icann.org>, Olivier Crepin Leblond <ocl@gih.com>, Patrik Faltstrom, SSAC Chair <paf@frobbit.se>, heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca <heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca> CC: expertworkinggroup@icann.org <expertworkinggroup@icann.org>, Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org>, Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org>, Glen de Saint Géry <gnso-secretariat@gnso.icann.org>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Steve Sheng <steve.sheng@icann.org>, Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org> Dear All: The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) has issued their Final Report <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-report-06jun14-en.pdf>. Given your group's interest in this topic, I wanted to bring this to your attention, along with the public sessions the EWG has scheduled at the ICANN London meeting: * An introduction to the Final Report: EWG Overview of Final Report <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-ewg-final-overview>, Monday, 23 June, 1515 -- 1615 * Two cross-community discussion sessions: o EWG Final Report Discussion Session <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-ewg-final-discussion>, Monday, 23 June, 1700 - 1900 o EWG Final Report Discussion Session <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ewg-final-discussion>, Wednesday, 25 June, 0800 -- 1000 The Final Report fulfills the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, and provides a foundation to help the ICANN community (through the GNSO) create a new global policy for gTLD directory services. This report represents the culmination of an intense 15 month period of work during which this diverse group of volunteers <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-directory-services-2013-02-14-en> created an alternative to today's WHOIS to better serve the global Internet community -- a next-generation Registration Directory Service (RDS). The EWG looks forward to discussing this with the ICANN community. Thank you for sharing this notice broadly. Regards, Denise Denise Michel VP Strategic Initiatives ICANN denise.michel@icann.org