Dear BC Members, Youwill recall that the BC rapporteur for WHOIS submitted comments on the WHOIS Policy Review Team's report (http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-rt-draft-final-report/msg00018.html). The final report is now posted for public comments, as noted in the announcement below. The BC rapporteur on WHOIS after discussion with the Excomm will announce a process for further BC comments. The BC Chair advises that WHOIS will be a topic of discussion with the Board in its community interaction & during the public forum in Prague and the bc strategy will be a major topic of discussion in the upcoming BC call. -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat@icann.org WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report 3 <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm#> 11 May 2012 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 11 May 2012 *Categories/Tags:* Reviews/Improvements WHOIS Policy Transparency/Accountability *Purpose (Brief):* The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted underICANN's Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, submitted its*Final Report and Recommendations* <http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf>[PDF, 1.44 MB] to theICANNBoard and this document has been posted for public comment. A redline version comparing the posted draft and final report is available at:http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-redline-11may12-en.pdf[PDF, 2.93 MB]. *Public Comment Box Link:* http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-en...