Dear all,

For your info, the latest table of SSR1 questions and answers is attached and posted to the wiki on this page.

3 questions require clarification from the RT, noted below.
7 questions have a due date for 2 November. We expect answers to these questions by the end of day tomorrow.
7 questions have a revised due date for week of 5 November, with latest delivery of answers to all questions by 9 November. In these cases, SMEs have asked for more time to be able to provide a complete and accurate answer to the question.

Questions that require clarification from the RT are below, asked by either Denise or Noorul.

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.

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