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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WHOIS Technical Requirements </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Survey Webinar</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>23 May 2012</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=floatcenter><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(</span></strong></span></b><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>) to receive the call details.</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on a draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey, to assess the content of the survey before releasing it for public solicitation.&nbsp; In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit useful and clear technical feedback.&nbsp; The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Members of the Working Group will provide a briefing on <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>and</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Friday 1 June at 20.00 UTC</span></strong>, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Working Group&#8217;s charter.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>13:00 UTC click on this link</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;<b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou">http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>20:00 UTC click on this link</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm">http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm</a></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The webinars will also review the sections of the survey as they relate to the proposed technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf</a> that was prepared by Staff at the GNSO Council&#8217;s request in July 2010.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Friday at 13.00 UTC or Friday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>