- Category: ccTLDs gTLDs
- Topic: IDN Committee
- Board meeting date: 31 October 2003
- Resolution number: 03.172, 03.173
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Status: Ongoing
Summary
Board closes work of the IDN Committee with thanks.
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Whereas, the Internationalized Domain Name Committee was established by resolution 01.94 to serve as a general coordination body for the work on policy issues related to Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs);
Whereas, the IDN Committee has issued a series of reports and recommendations regarding IDNs and related issues;
Whereas, in October 2002 the Internet Engineering Steering Group approved the publication of three proposed standards defining an application-level mechanism for IDNs;
Whereas, the ICANN community would like to thank the following IDN Committee members for their service on the IDN Committee: Masanobu Katoh (Committee Chair), Mouhamet Diop, Patrik Fältström, Qiheng Hu, John Klensin, Sang-Hyon Kyong, Stuart Lynn, Elisabeth Porteneuve, Mohd Sharil Tarmizi and Vincent Wen-Sung Chen.
Whereas, the President in consultation with the Chair of the IDN Committee formed a new President's IDN Registry Implementation Committee composed of interested registries, registrars, and technical experts to consider and exchange information on ways to resolve the issues associated with implementation of IDN capabilities in existing top level domains;
Whereas the Board requested the following individuals to serve on the President's IDN Registry Implementation Committee, the Board would like to thank the following members: Masanobu Katoh (chair), Neil Edwards, Patrick Falstrom, Hiro Hotta, Kenny Huang, Cary Karp, Andrew McLaughlin, Ram Mohan, Hualin Qian, James Seng, Mark Blanchet, YangWoo Ko, Edmon Chung, Yann Courtel, Geir Rasmussen, Tom McGarry, and Tina Dam.
Whereas as the Chair informs the Board that the work of the IDN Committee is complete as to the current formulation of members.
Whereas the committees have successfully reached the conclusion of their work, the successful implementation of IDN will continue to involve the exchange of information on ways to resolve the issues associated with implementation of IDN capabilities in existing top level domains.
Whereas the ICANN Board wishes to express its extreme gratitude to Mr. Katoh for his services in chairing and leadership in the area of ICANN's IDN work, beginning with the Internal Working Group, the IDN Committee and the President's IDN Registry Implementation Committee.
Hereby resolved [03.172] to bring to a close the work of the IDN Committee, and the President's IDN Registry Implementation Committee.
Resolved [03.173] that ICANN will continue to participate and provide guidance on the community's work with the objective to achieve coordinated implementation of IDN.
Implementation Actions
- Continue to participate and provide guidance on community's work to achieve coordinated implementation of IDN.
- Responsible entity: Board
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: Ongoing
Other Related Resolutions
- Establishment of IDN Committee, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-10sep01.htm
- Membership of IDN Commitee, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-15nov01.htm
- Additional members to IDN Committee, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-14dec01.htm
- Continuation of IDN Committee, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-31oct02.htm
- The IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process was approved by the Board after substantial community input, at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30oct09-en.htm#2.
Additional Information
- Information on the Fast Track Process and the ongoing support of implementation of IDNs is available at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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