Dear all, ICANN has posted a Draft Roadmap on the implementation of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee's Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology and Structure (SAC 051). The SSAC report specifically targets, among other things, the "internationalisation" of the WHOIS protocol, reflecting concern about the inability of the current WHOIS protocol to consistently handle non-ASCII data. Additionally, SAC 051 recommends terminology to be used to clarify discussions where traditionally the terms Whois or WHOIS have been used. This roadmap explores the coordination of the technical and policy discussions necessary to implement the recommendations outlined in SAC 051: SSAC Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology and Structure. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb12-en.htm Comments are welcome until 18 March 2012. Kind regards, Gabi