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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19sep11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19sep11-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Policy Review Team Meeting: 20-21 September 2011 Marina del Rey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=docdate><span lang=EN-US>19 September 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>With a view to issuing a draft final report by the ICANN Dakar meeting, the WHOIS Policy Review Team will hold a two-day face-to-face meeting in Marina del Rey (Los Angeles) on 20-21 September 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Silent observers are more than welcome to remotely attend this session. Comments, however, will not be taken and should be submitted during the next WHOIS Review Team’s Interaction with the Community session that will be held in Dakar on Wednesday, 26 October (foreseen timeslot: 14:30-16:00). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>For the Marina del Rey meeting details, please refer to the following wiki page: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Marina+del+Rey+Meeting"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Marina+del+Rey+Meeting</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>The Review Team also invites the Community to visit its public wiki for more information on its activities: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/WHOIS+Policy+Review+Team"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/WHOIS+Policy+Review+Team</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span lang=EN-US>Background<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US>The </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/WHOIS+Policy+Review+Team"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Policy Review Team</span></a><span lang=EN-US> was launched in October 2010 in line with the </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/documents/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Affirmation of Commitments</span></a><span lang=EN-US> (AoC) provisions, section 9.3.1, which stipulates that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>"<em>ICANN additionally commits to enforcing its existing policy relating to WHOIS, subject to applicable laws. Such existing policy requires that ICANN implement measures to maintain timely, unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS information, including registrant, technical, billing, and administrative contact information</em>. […]. The WHOIS Policy Review Team is composed of ten SO/AC representatives, two independent experts, one Law Enforcement representative, the ICANN President and CEO (Selector)’s designated nominee, and the Chair of the GAC (Selector)’s designated nominee. For full reference, please consult :</span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/composition-4-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/composition-4-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>In March 2011, the WHOIS Policy RT submitted its </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Scope+and+Roadmap+of+the+WHOIS+RT"><span lang=EN-US>scope of work and roadmap</span></a><span lang=EN-US>, </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Outreach+plan"><span lang=EN-US>outreach plan</span></a><span lang=EN-US>, </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Action+plan"><span lang=EN-US>action plan</span></a><span lang=EN-US> and list of key definitions for public comment </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04mar11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04mar11-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>It then solicited the Community’s feedback on its </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/whois-rt-discussion-paper-09jun11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Discussion Paper</span></a><span lang=EN-US> [PDF, 182 KB] in June 2011 – </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jun11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jun11-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US> – and issued a Request for Proposals for a WHOIS Consumer Trust Research in July 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>