FYI ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= Dear All: The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) has issued their Final Report <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-report-06jun14-en.pdf>. Given your group's interest in this topic, I wanted to bring this to your attention, along with the public sessions the EWG has scheduled at the ICANN London meeting: - An introduction to the Final Report: EWG Overview of Final Report <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-ewg-final-overview>, Monday, 23 June, 1515 – 1615 - Two cross-community discussion sessions: - EWG Final Report Discussion Session <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-ewg-final-discussion>, Monday, 23 June, 1700 - 1900 - EWG Final Report Discussion Session <http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ewg-final-discussion>, Wednesday, 25 June, 0800 – 1000 The Final Report fulfills the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, and provides a foundation to help the ICANN community (through the GNSO) create a new global policy for gTLD directory services. This report represents the culmination of an intense 15 month period of work during which this diverse group of volunteers <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-directory-services-2013-02-14-en> created an alternative to today's WHOIS to better serve the global Internet community -- a next-generation Registration Directory Service (RDS). The EWG looks forward to discussing this with the ICANN community. Thank you for sharing this notice broadly. Regards, Denise Denise Michel VP Strategic Initiatives ICANN denise.michel@icann.org