The attached statement [PDF, 284 KB] on Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report was originally drafted [PDF, 706 KB] by Patrick Vande Walle, member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and sent to the members of the At-Large Whois working group for review on April 5th 2010.
The first revision of the statement (the attached document) was published by Patrick Vande Walle on April 23rd and discussed during the monthly conference call of the ALAC on April 27th. Please click here for a comparison of the two documents.
On April 29 th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report.
The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement with 14-0. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2AzcTXhB8MGuGtJCA9Ru
On May 10th 2010, the statement was officially transmitted to Liz Gasster, the Staff person assisting the GNSO on Whois-related work.