[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN announces members of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG)

[Glen de Saint Géry]

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm
Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Members Selected
14 February 2013
Background

On 13 December 2012, Fadi Chehadé, ICANN's President and CEO, announced the creation of an Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) and invited volunteers to submit applications to indicate their interest in serving on it. The EWG is the first step in fulfilling the ICANN Board's directive to help redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data. This project is designed to provide a foundation for the creation of a new global policy for gTLD directory services, and requisite contract negotiations, as appropriate.
Working Group Volunteers

Over 70 highly qualified experts from across the Internet ecosystem were considered. In selecting the EWG, each candidates' operational knowledge and experience with registrant data or directory services (or analogous systems) was considered, along with consensus-building skills, aptitude to innovate, geographic diversity, and other published criteria.

After an extensive evaluation of each candidate, the following individuals were selected to participate in this critical project:
Read further
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm

Congratulations to Lanre Ajayi!


Glen de Saint Géry 
GNSO Secretariat 
gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org 
http://gnso.icann.org