RE: [council] Motion to approve Internationalized Registration Data Working Group Charter

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes Tim.  I would accept that as a friendly amendment.  In Whereas
clause I mainly too statements from other documents.  I actually
wondered about this one but decided to leave it in tact for the first
cut.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: GNSO Council
> Subject: RE: [council] Motion to approve Internationalized 
> Registration Data Working Group Charter
> 
> Thanks Chuck. Would accept the attached amendments as 
> friendly? It removes the "data accuracy and reliability" 
> terminology. That keeps it focused on the issue at hand and 
> lessens the chance that the WG gets off on non-related issues.
> 
> Tim
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [council] Motion to approve Internationalized 
> Registration Data Working Group Charter
> From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, September 15, 2009 1:26 pm
> To: "GNSO Council" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>  I would like to submit the attached motion for consideration 
> at our 24 Sep 09 GNSO Council meeting.  Note that it is also 
> posted on the GNSO wiki at 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?24_sept_motions.
>  
> Chuck Gomes
>  
>   
>  GNSO Council Motion to approve Internationalized 
> Registration Data Working Group Charter
>   
>  15 Sep 09
>   
>  Whereas:
>   There have been increasing community concerns that the 
> current WHOIS service is deficient in a number of ways, 
> including data accuracy and reliability, as well as in other 
> technical areas noted in recent SSAC reports, such as 
> accessibility and readability of WHOIS contact information in 
> an internationalized domain name (IDN) environment. On 21 
> April 2009, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory 
> Committee (SSAC) published a report titled SAC037 "Display 
> and usage of Internationalized Registration Data" (SAC037) 
> located at 
> http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf. On 26 
> June 2009 the ICANN Board approved a resolution requesting 
> that the GNSO and SSAC, in consultation with staff, convene 
> an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD WG) 
> comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and 
> experience in these areas to study the feasibility and 
> suitability of introducing display specifications to deal 
> with the internationalization of Registration Data. In the 26 
> June resolution, the Board directs the Internationalized 
> Registration Data Working Group to solicit input from 
> interested constituencies including ccTLD operators and the 
> ccNSO during its discussions to ensure broad community input. 
> ICANN Staff in cooperation with members of the GNSO Council 
> and SSAC developed a draft charter for said working group as attached.
> 
>   
>  The GNSO Council:
>   Approves the IRD WG draft charter, and Encourages GNSO 
> constituencies, stakeholder groups and other GNSO 
> participants to identify possible participants of the IRD WG 
> with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to 
> study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display 
> specifications to deal with the internationalization of 
> Registration Data.
>