- Category: gTLDs, ccTLDs
- Topic: IDN Guidelines Revision Schedule
- Board meeting date: 30 June 2006
- Resolution number: 06.55
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-30jun06.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approves additional time for revision work on IDN Guidelines.
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Hualin Qian introduced a resolution, seconded by Vanda Scartezini,
Whereas, the Board expresses its gratitude to the volunteers, in particular in the TLD registries working group and the IDN President's Advisory Committee, for their efforts on IDN Guideline revisions, related changes to the IANA repository and their continuing work to determine how best to achieve the stable insertion of IDN strings into the root, in a manner that has no appreciable negative impact on existing functionality of the DNS.
Whereas, pursuant to resolutions 05.98, 05.99, and 05.100, the ICANN Board of Directors tasked the IDN working group to continue its important work and return to the Board with specific IDN improvement recommendations.
Whereas, the TLD registries working group has met regularly via teleconference, and has provided a status update and the version 2.1 of the IDN Guidelines on 27 February 2006.
Whereas, the members of the TLD registries working group also provide their expertise in relation to the secure and stable introduction of internationalized top-level labels, and by focusing on this important task have requested that the Board allow for additional time to continue the revision work of the IDN Guidelines to reach a BCP status.
Following discussion, a vote was taken on the resolution, which the Board unanimously adopted by a 11-0 vote.
Resolved (06.55), the ICANN Board acknowledges the significant work performed by the members of the TLD registries working group, accepts the request for additional time so that the working group can continue its reframing of the guidelines in a manner appropriate for further development as a Best Current Practices (BCP) document, and to return to the board in time for the Sao Paulo meeting currently scheduled 2-8 December 2006, with a timeline for further progress in this area.
Implementation Actions
- Provide timeline to Board.
- Responsible entity: TLD Working Group
- Due date: 8 December 2006
- Completion date: 8 December 2006
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions 03.47, 03.48 and 03.49 endorsing IDN Guidelines, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-27mar03.htm.
- Board request for continuation of work on IDNs, at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-08nov05.htm.
- 8 December 2006 Resolutions concerning IDN status and next steps, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-08dec06.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names Version 2.0 were published on 8 November 2005, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/idn-guidelines-14nov05.htm.
- Current guidelines are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/implementation-guidelines.htm.
- A copy of the IDN Working Group Report is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27feb06.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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