[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] A Draft Advisory Concerning Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/gnso-draft-transfer-advisory-14nov07.... is posted on pages What's New at http://gnso.icann.org/, and also under Transfers at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/. The purpose of this advisory is to assist ICANN-accredited registrars and domain-name registrants in understanding how the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy requirements apply in certain common situations , and to ensure a consistent understanding of the current policy requirements. The advisory is based on issues identified by a working group consisting of both registry and registrar representatives in the process of reviewing the policy for effectiveness. As part of the review the group also referred a list of issues to the GNSO for further consideration (see http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/Transfer-Policy-Issues-23aug07.pdf). The draft advisory is also posted for Public Comment http://www.icann.org/public_comment/ Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Public Comments Open: 15 November 2007 Public Comments Close: 7 December 2007 Explanation: The GNSO Council, in the process of reviewing the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, formed a working group to review the effectiveness of the policy and identify areas where future policy work might be beneficial. One of the working group's outputs was a draft advisory containing certain reminders and clarifications relevant to the policy. In accordance with the GNSO Council's resolution of 20 September 07, this draft Advisory is being posted for constituency and community review and comment. The input received will be reviewed and analyzed by the GNSO Council, pursuant to which this or an amended form of the draft may be released as a community advisory. Announcement | Comments | Add comment | Summary/analysis of comments Thank you for taking the time to comment. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org