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Dear All, As requested by APRALO, an At-Large community briefing call on Whois is being planned. This briefing call will include a brief background on Whois as well as a review of the recommendations in the WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report, especially on consumer trust, security, privacy and anonymity. Guest speakers will be: * Liz Gasster (Senior Policy Counselor, ICANN Policy Support) Introduction to Whois. * Seth Reiss (At-Large representative to the Whois RT) Review of the Whois RT report. * Jim Galvin (VC of the SSAC) The concerns of the SSAC on Whois. This briefing call will provide information related to the public comment on the WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11- en.htm> that is open through 18 March 2012. Please complete the Doodle poll hereafter to find a suitable time over the next couple of weeks. http://www.doodle.com/3ecw2t56kvxtr8ux This Doodle poll will close on Thursday 26 January at 1400 UTC the date and time will be announced shortly thereafter. Asia - Happy Chinese New Year celebrations. Thank you and have a lovely weekend. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org