Dear Bruce, Dear Brian, This short note to confirm you what I said on the GNSO Council call of 18 December. The next CENTR GA in mid-February 2004 in Salzbourg will deal with WHOIS and WHOIS-related services. The CENTR Secretariat is about starting the research and and a survey will take place. If the GNSO Council or Whois TF 3 have specific questions on Whois data accuracy, please let us know - we will be happy to include them in CENTR survey. The collected information/result will be available for Salzbourg meeting. The CENTR plans to start our survey probably 16 January (*) and close it two weeks later. An additional two weeks are necessary to write the report. Kind regards, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Joyeux Noel, Bonne et Heureuse Annee, Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku, Elisabeth Porteneuve ccTLD Liaison to the GNSO Council (*) According to CENTR rules, our Secretariat is closed between 24 December and 5 January. ===================================================================== From: "GNSO SECRETARIAT" <gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> To: "council" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] TR: Task Force 3 Proposed Schedule Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:49:19 +0100 [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] WHOIS TASK FORCE 3 SCHEDULE forwarded by Brian Darville, task force 3 chair: De : Brian Darville: Envoye : jeudi 18 decembre 2003 00:10 Task Force 3 proposes the following schedule for the completion of its work: December 24, 2003 - Dissemination by ICANN of all WHOIS Workshop materials related to Task Force 3's milestones and tasks; December 31, 2003 - Prepare list of contacts for data verification practices December 31, 2003 - Prepare draft of questions for contacts December 31, 2003 - ICANN Staff to provide (available) data verification data and protocols from ccTLDs December 31, 2003 - Prepare questions for Registrars regarding current practices January 5, 2003 - Send questions to Registrars January 5, 2003 - Finalize list of contacts for data verification practices January 5, 2003 - Finalize questions for contacts and begin survey January 15, 2003 - Analyze responses from Registrars January 26, 2003 - Conclude survey of contacts February 2, 2003 - Prepare interim report on survey of Registrars and outside sources February 23, 2003 - Constituency statements due March 16, 2003 - Prepare Preliminary Report including constituency statements and policy recommendations March 17, 2003 - Open public comment period for 20 days April 6, 2003 - Public Comment Period Closes April 20, 2003 - Prepare Final report for GNSO Council Regards, Brian Darville Chair, Task Force 3 Oblon, Spivak (703) 412-6426 bdarville@oblon.com GNSO Secretariat --