Dear outreach subgroup, Please find below the answer to the question submitted on 21 March: What has ICANN done, on a one-time basis or ongoing, to address the requirement to reach out to communities outside of ICANN with an interest in WHOIS issues. Answer: ICANN’s Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) is currently comprised of 34 staff in 21 countries. The team provides a point of contact in the regions for the ICANN Organization and the ICANN Community, raising awareness, providing outreach and understanding of ICANN’s role and remit, driving participation in ICANN policy development and technical activities. RDS/WHOIS is one of many current topics addressed by GSE. Outreach activities are currently tracked, however the specific topic of RDS/WHOIS is not. Please see GSE’s “Activity Stream” at https://community.icann.org/category/gse for an up-to-date listing of activities. Thanks, Kind regards Alice From: RDS-WHOIS2-Outreach <rds-whois2-outreach-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018 at 03:55 To: "rds-whois2-outreach@icann.org" <rds-whois2-outreach@icann.org> Subject: [RDS-WHOIS2-Outreach] Outreach Questions The Recommendation reads: ICANN should ensure that WHOIS policy issues are accompanied by cross-community outreach, including outreach to the communities outside of ICANN with a specific interest in the issues, and an ongoing program for consumer awareness. Question: What has ICANN done, on a one-time basis or ongoing, to address the requirement to reach out to communities outside of ICANN with an interest in WHOIS issues. Alan