RE: [council] Draft Letter from GNSO to Board re WHOIS RT Recommendations

[Margie Milam <Margie.Milam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian-

A couple of observations on the draft letter:


*         The response only seems to focus on process, rather than substance.  
In other words, it focuses on whether a PDP is required, and not whether the 
various Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies  agree with or endorse the 
recommendations.   Is this intentional?   The Board is likely to be more 
interested in the substantive response, although the procedural one seems to be 
the focus of the response.

*         With regard to  the response to Rec 12 (...that ICANN form a working 
group to determine IDN registration data requirements....)



"There were five (5) responsive members of the SG; 80% agreed that a PDP was 
not required to implement this recommendation."

Please note that this may need to be revised if the IRD WG Motion on the 
Council's agenda tomorrow is passed, because the PDP that would be started 
would be addressing this very issue.



Thanks,

Margie



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Margie Milam

Senior Policy Counselor

ICANN

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From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Winterfeldt, Brian
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 1:47 AM
To: 'council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [council] Draft Letter from GNSO to Board re WHOIS RT Recommendations

Dear Councilors,

As was discussed in Saturday's session with regard to the WHOIS RT work, 
attached please find a draft letter to the ICANN Board detailing our various 
constituencies' recommendations as to whether a PDP would be required for 
certain WHOIS enhancements.

We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to hearing 
your views so that we may move forward as soon as possible with providing our 
communication to the Board.  Thank you.

Best regards,

Brian

Brian J. Winterfeldt
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