Dear All,
As you know, the EPDP Phase 2 small team has been working diligently on its review of the Whois Disclosure System design following the publication and presentation by ICANN org during ICANN75. The small team is conscious
of the window of opportunity that exists for a possible green light for implementation to avoid conflicts with other projects that may rely on the same resources. Nevertheless, at this point, the small team is not yet in a position to provide a definitive
answer to the GNSO Council.
In order to get to this definitive answer, the small team is working through the following questions:
To address these questions, the small team is actively engaging with the ICANN org team to ensure that the Whois Disclosure System, if the Council and Board decide to move ahead, will be attractive for use by both requestors
as well as registrars as otherwise the system will not see sufficient participation to be able to gather the data necessary to help inform further decisions on the future of the SSAD recommendations and the Whois Disclosure System. To see the current status
of deliberations, I would encourage you to review the draft addendum that the small team is working on, recognizing that this is still very much work in progress:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uj8jWtcKwzS4swLCGNKIU5JBMT9Paij-/edit. At the same time, I am attaching a proposed
motion that the Council would be asked to consider once the small team completes its work. To be clear, I don’t anticipate this be in time for the Council meeting on 20 October, but I am confident by that date we will have a clearer picture of the small team’s
direction of travel. As such, we may be in a position to initiate an email vote shortly after the October Council meeting, or alternatively, consider the motion and addendum for adoption during the November Council meeting.
If you have any questions or comments at this stage, please feel free to reach out to me or to other Council members participating in this effort (see
https://community.icann.org/x/EgciCw for membership of the small team).
Kindly,
Sebastien Ducos
GoDaddy Registry | Senior Client Services Manager
+33612284445
France & Australia