Impacts of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations on Other ICANN Policies and Procedures

During ICANN65, the GNSO will co-sponsor, with other interested community groups, a Cross-Community session on the impacts of the new EPDP Phase 1 recommendations and Consensus Policy on other existing ICANN policies and procedures. This topic was identified as a need by the EPDP Team in its Phase 1 Recommendation #27. This session will be an opportunity for substantive engagement and for the community to learn and contribute to the discussion. A preliminary list of impacted policies and procedures includes the following: • Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy • Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) Rules • WHOIS Data Reminder Policy • Transfer Policy • Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy • Across Field Validation • ICANN Process for Handling RAA Data Retention Waiver Requests • Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) • Whois Accuracy Reporting System (ARS) • Privacy / Proxy Policy and Implementation • Thick WHOIS Transition Policy for .COM, .NET, .JOBS Session questions and expected outcomes: 1) Are there any ICANN policies or procedures missing from the overview? 2) What are the expected impacts on each existing policy and procedure? 3) Are these impacts inconsistent/incompatible with the new EPDP Phase 1 Consensus Policy requirements, and do they require urgent mitigation? 4) Factoring in existing work load, how should we prioritize the review of policies and procedures, and who is responsible for the review? 5) Which impacts are solely related to the implementation of the EPDP phase 1 recommendations, and which might be further impacted by the finalization of EPDP phase 2 deliberations? 6) Expected next steps. - Session Leader: Maria Otanes Staff Facilitator: Maria Otanes