I'd be interested in any comments you might have regarding this session. It was on my list to attend but it unfortunately it overlapped with the IGF session, a session that was timely and of particular interest to me. One comment I have is that *technical* evolution of the *protocol* should occur at the IETF. ICANN *might* be a place to gather requirements since it references WHOIS in its contracts but it certainly is not a place to develop any technical enhancements to an IETF protocol. That's a comment I would have made had I attended the session. On Dec 9, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote: An excellent session is now taking place at ICANN – with the ability to have remote observation and participation. Technical Evolution of the Whois. Link to participation: http://cartagena39.icann.org/node/15423 Best, Kathy Kleiman Director of Policy .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Direct: +1 703-889-5756 | Mobile:+1 703-371-6846| www.pir.org<http://www.pir.org> | Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pir.org> | .ORG Blog<http://www.pir.org/orgbuzz> | Flickr<http://flickr.com/orgbuzz> | YouTube<http://youtube.com/orgbuzz> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/ORGBuzz> | Confidentiality Note: Proprietary and confidential to .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. If received in error, please inform sender and then delete. <ATT00001..txt>