All Things WHOIS - Now and in the Future
This event took place on 13 October 2014 from 14:00-15:30 PDT at ICANN51 | Los Angeles in the Los Angeles room.
Date:
Mon, 13 October 2014 - 14:00 to 15:30 PDT
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Room:
Los Angeles
Session Leader(s):
Margie Milam | Sr Director, Strategic Initiatives
Overview:
The session will provide a comprehensive overview of the WHOIS program, including briefings on the current WHOIS related initiatives, reported accuracy levels, and implementation projects under-way. It will also explore the EWG's proposal for a next generation registration directory services to replace WHOIS, and invite commentary and dialogue regarding proposals for next-steps for the EWG's Final Report.
Speakers:
- Don Blumenthal
- Heather Dryden
- Jamie Hedlund
- Susan Kawaguchi
- Margie Milam
- Steven Pedlow
- Francisco Arias
- Steve Sheng
- Owen Smigelski
Agenda Details:
- Introduction & Background
- Latest WHOIS Statistics
- Highlights of WHOIS activities:
- GNSO Privacy/Proxy Services PDP
- WHOIS Conflicts with Law
- London GAC Communiqué WHOIS concerns
- Brief updates on:
- Thick WHOIS
- IETF RDAP Protocol
- Compliance Activities
- Internationalized Registration Data
- WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System
- Future of WHOIS – EWG Report
- Panel Discussion & Public Consultation
Additional Information:
- All Things WHOIS – Now and in the Future | Presentation
- WHOIS Accuracy Study Preliminary Findings Reflect Improvements in Accuracy
- "What's Up with WHOIS?" blog by Margie Milam
- Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG)
- Final Report from the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services: A Next-Generation Registration Directory Service (RDS) [PDF, 5.11 MB]
- EWG Multimedia FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding the EWG Report
- EWG Community Wiki