Dear Colleagues,

As you may know, since our last meeting at ICANN 52, two notable developments relevant for the Thick Whois Implementation have occurred:

the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) RFCs were published at IETF on 25 March (http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/weirds/documents/)
the Whois Clarification Advisory was published on 27 April (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registry-agreement-raa-rdds-2015-04-27-en)

We have been actively considering how best to leverage these events in the interest of the Thick Whois Policy Implementation:

With respect to the implementation of the Consistent Labeling & Display part of the policy, we are seeking to focus synchronization with the roll-out of RDAP only, instead of both Whois Clarification Advisory and RDAP. We plan to introduce a revised implementation plan proposal during our next meeting.
Regarding the transition from thin to thick of .COM, .NET and .JOBS, we are finalizing the legal review memo and aim to engage shortly to discuss implementation details.

We intend to organize a meeting with the IRT to discuss our proposals and next steps at the very latest during our next ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires (http://buenosaires53.icann.org). In the meantime, we are considering the possibility to hold a preparatory conference call in early June (to be confirmed).

Thank you in advance for your attention and your patience.

Best Regards,

On Behalf of the Thick Whois Implementation Project Team

Fabien Betremieux

Sr. Registry Services & Engagement Manager

Global Domains Division, ICANN