[council] EWG - Singapore Workshop - time & room change

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

We want to alert you to a time and room change for the the Expert Working Group 
(EWG) on Next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) Singapore 
workshop:  Exploring Replacements for WHOIS - The Next Generation Directory 
Services<http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-gtld-directory-services>. 
It will be held on Monday, 24 March at 16:30-17:30 SGT in room Bras Basah.

This open workshop will feature an update on EWG activities and a preliminary 
discussion about potential risks and benefits that might result if ICANN were 
to replace WHOIS by a next-generation system. All interested parties are 
invited to participate in this workshop and to continue the dialogue 
post-Singapore through an on-line RDS Risk 
Survey<http://tiny.cc/risk-ewg-survey> and interactive webinars that will be 
scheduled to gather broad community input on this topic.

RDS Risk survey/webinar results will inform the EWG as it refines its 
recommendations for a next generation RDS. The EWG looks forward to hearing 
your thoughts and perspectives at their Singapore session (see 
http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-gtld-directory-services for 
further details and remote participation information). An announcement of the 
RDS Risk survey and webinars will be posted on the ICANN website and circulated 
on this list.

The EWG may be reached at: 
input-to-ewg@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:input-to-ewg@xxxxxxxxx> (public list) should you 
have comments you would like to submit on the EWG's Status Update 
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf>.

We apologize for any inconvenience the workshop time change may have caused. 
The EWG decided to change the time (and to add webinars)  to accommodate the 
community's participation in other key sessions that are being held 
simultaneously on Monday, 24 March.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,

ICANN staff on behalf of the Expert Working Group