Dear all,

The latest table of questions and answers is attached and posted to the wiki. Note this doc replaces the Google sheet.

*There are some questions that require clarification. I have identified the person who asked the question below and ask that they please provide some clarification*

Recommendation 4: ICANN should document and clearly define the nature of the SSR relationships it has within the ICANN Community in order to provide a single focal point for understanding the interdependencies between organizations.

Question: What accounts for the inconsistencies between the different documents on the ICANN website that describe the nature of the SSR relationships it has within the ICANN community?

Asked by: Denise, via email

Clarification requested: Could you please provide some concrete examples of discrepancies?

Recommendation 11: ICANN should finalize and implement measures of success for new gTLDs and IDN fast track that expressly relate to its SSR-related program objectives, including measurements for the effectiveness of mechanisms to mitigate domain name abuse.

Question: Within the area of recommendation 11 & 12 activities for which ICANN can be a facilitator or convener – is there more information on the steps that ICANN took over the past five years to facilitate activities that involve other entities that had primary ownership or responsibility on related activities?

Asked by: Denise during briefing

Clarification requested: We’re not clear on what the question is asking.

Recommendation 21: ICANN should establish a more structured internal process for showing how organization and budget decisions relate to the SSR Framework, including the underlying cost-benefit analysis

Question: Where is the budgetary information as it pertains to the SSR? And where is the cost benefit analysis for making these decisions?

Asked by Denise via email

Clarification requested: Which decisions are referred to in the second part of this question?

Ops & Finance briefing

Question: There are many challenges in IDN WHOIS lookups. How do we get an accurate IDN WHOIS database for the Incident Handling process?

Asked by: Noorul as follow-up to briefing

Clarification requested: Can you please: * Clarify what is meant by "IDN WHOIS database" and by "Incident Handling process”? * Clarify the context in which this question pertains to SSR?

Jennifer Bryce

Senior Reviews Coordinator

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Email: jennifer.bryce@icann.org

Skype: jennifer.bryce.icann