Dear BC Members, Please find below the ICANN announcement regarding the WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Draft. The comment period opened yesterday (May 30th 2012) and will close on June 20th 2012, as per the announcement below. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat@icann.org *Public Comment Box Link:* http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-whois-requirements-survey-... WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey - Draft Comment/Reply Periods ^(*) Important Information Links *Comment Open:* 30 May 2012 *Comment Close:* 20 June 2012 *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 Public Comment Announcement <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30may12-en.htm> *Reply Open:* 20 June 2012 To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:draft-whois-requirements-survey@icann.org> *Reply Close:* 16 July 2012 View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/draft-whois-requirements-survey/> *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 Report of Public Comments Brief Overview *Originating Organization:* GNSO Council – WHOIS Survey Working Group *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes *Purpose (Brief):* The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on the draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey. The Working Group is soliciting input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete. *Current Status:* This Public Comment solicitation represents an opportunity for the community to share perspectives on the proposed draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey. In parallel, the WSWG will conduct a Webinar to promote the survey and solicit additional feedback. *Next Steps:* The WSWG will consider the comments received as part of their deliberations and creation of the final version of the WHOIS Requirements Survey. Upon submission to the GNSO Council, the survey will be announced and released for community participation. The survey will be available for 30 days. Afterwards, the WSWG will compile, analyze and report on the survey results to produce a final report outlining possible WHOIS Technical requirements. *Staff Contact:* Liz Gasster *Email:* policy.staff@icann.org <mailto:policy.staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20WHOIS%20Technical%20Requirements%20Survey%20-%20Draft%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information *Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose* The WHOIS Survey Working Group produced a draft survey of WHOIS Technical Requirements at the request of the GNSO Council Resolution (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20111006-1). The Working Group is seeking community feedback on the draft, which will be considered by GNSO Council and later released to the community for participation in the WHOIS survey. The Survey can be accessed here: http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483 The Working Group will accept community feedback via the public comment forum. Additionally, users of the survey will see a free-form text dialogue box at the bottom of each section of the survey. Users may use this space to provide specific feedback with respect to the questions loaded for that section. If you use this feature, be sure to include your identity so that we may relate your response to the public comment review process. *Section II: Background* The Working Group aims to draft, implement, and analyze the results of a survey measuring the level of support for various technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf[PDF, 633 KB]). The WHOIS Survey Working Group will produce a Report to be delivered to the GNSO Council describing the results of the survey and recommendations for next steps for the GNSO Council's consideration concerning the WHOIS service requirements. *Section III: Document and Resource Links* 1.WHOIS Requirements Survey - http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483 2.WSWG Charter - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/charter-wswg-06oct11-en.pdf[PDF, 476 KB] 3.WSWG Wiki - https://community.icann.org/display/WSDT/WHOIS+Survey+Working+Group+-+Home 4.GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf[PDF, 633 KB] *Section IV: Additional Information* None /(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses./