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ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to Respond to Request for Proposal on
WHOIS Misuse Studies
28 September 2009
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing
and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to gTLDs. The
GNSO Council is now exploring several extensive studies of WHOIS and has asked
ICANN to estimate the cost and feasibility of conducting several studies
proposed by members of the ICANN community and ICANN's Government Advisory
Committee. The first area of study focuses on "misuse" of public WHOIS
information, and, pursuant to the above request, ICANN is seeking to engage
independent research organizations to undertake one or more proposed WHOIS
Misuse studies. The Misuse Studies RFP Cover Letter illustrates the scope of
work and the criteria for selection. This document should be read in
conjunction with the Terms of Reference for WHOIS Misuse Studies RFP. Read
together, these two documents provide the materials necessary to respond to
this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for WHOIS Misuse Studies.
More information about WHOIS may be found at:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html
By 27 November, 2009, interested applicants should submit proposals by email to
rfpwhois@xxxxxxxxx to the attention of Liz Gasster, Senior Policy Counselor,
ICANN Policy Department. A confirmation email will be sent for each proposal
received.
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org