EWG Final Report (6 June 2014)

The EWG's Final Report details a complete replacement for WHOIS. The EWG proposes an unprecedented “paradigm shift” to a next generation Registration Directory Service. The EWG's Final Report was submitted to ICANN's CEO & Board and will be explored at ICANN 50 in London.

The EWG's Final Report can be found here:

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To learn more about the Final Report, read this Blog Post by Jean-Francois Baril, EWG Lead Facilitator or watch this introductory video.  Other EWG members' articles are located below:

Statement of Stephanie Perrin, EWG Member

How to Improve WHOIS Data Accuracy, Lanre Ajayi, EWG Member

Some Thoughts on the ICANN EWG Recommended Registration Directory Service (RDS), Rod Rasmussen, EWG Member

Building a Better WHOIS for the Individual Registrant, Carlton Samuels, EWG Member

Where do Old Protocols go to Die?, Scott Hollenbeck, EWG Member