[To : Council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org;announce[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN Requests Public Comments on Experiences with Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12jan05.htm Public Comment Period ends 1 February 2005. The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, a consensus policy developed through the ICANN policy development process, was finalized in July of this year and went into effect on 12 November 2004 after a four-month implementation phase. All ICANN-accredited registrars and unsponsored gTLD registry operators are required to follow this policy. Consistent with the policy recommendations of the GNSO Councils Transfers Task Force, ICANN staff will report to the Council at three, six and twelve month intervals after implementation with the goal of determining; i. How effectively and to what extent the policies have been implemented and adopted by Registrars, Registries and Registrants, ii. Whether or not modifications to these policies should be considered as a result of the experiences gained during the implementation and monitoring stages, iii. The effectiveness of the dispute resolution processes and a summary of the filings that have been resolved through the process. In order to perform a meaningful evaluation, ICANN therefore invites any comments from the community on experiences with the initial stages following implementation of the policy, including any suggested modifications to be considered. Comments submitted here http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12jan05.htm. will be publicly accessible and will be reviewed by ICANN staff for purposes of completing the required policy review. Comments for the first review should be submitted by 1 February 2005. The transfer information page is at http://www.icann.org/transfers. For specific questions about the policy, please send an email message to: transfer-questions@icann.org. This address is directed to staff who can answer policy inquiries. These messages are not publicly posted, although they may be reviewed to identify common issues. Thank you. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org]