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Time: 08:00 - 09:30 UTC For the time in various time zones click here   

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How can I participate in this meeting? 

Web conference tool: Zoom 

English Conference ID = 1638

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Audio Recording: EN, ZN

Zoom Recording: EN

Transcript: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

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Description:

The GNSO Council had in June 2021 initiated the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP on IDNs) to provide it with policy recommendations in 2 areas:

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• When IDNs were introduced to the Root Zone
• The landscape of IDNs in the APAC region
• The existing policies and procedures on IDNs including the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (RZ-LGRs) in addressing security/confusability in IDNs
• An overview on IDN Variant TLD management (in context of the ICANN Board's 2010 resolution on need for variant management solution to be in place prior to next round of New gTLDs)
• An overview on the GNSO Subsequent Procedures policy recommendations for the next round of IDN New gTLD applications 
• Background to the EPDP on IDNs 

Moderator & Speakers:

Moderator: Satish Babu, Chair, APRALO & Co-Chair, At-Large IDN WG

Speakers:
Emily Taylor, CEO, Oxford Information Labs
Sarmad Hussain, Sr Director, ICANN UA & IDN Programs
Justine Chew, ALAC Member & At-Large liaison for Subsequent Procedures

Agenda:

1. Staff introduction - Staff (2 mins)

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Satish Babu (25 mins)
10. Q & A
11. Close

Moderator & Speaker Profiles:

Satish Babu is the Chair of the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and the Co-Chair of the At-Large IDN WG. He represented ALAC on the IDN Implementation Guidelines 4.0 WG that worked during 2015-2018 and also represents ALAC on the EPDP on IDNs. He is based out of India and volunteers in multiple organizations including ICANN At-Large, Internet Society, IEEE and the Computer Society of India. He is an open source advocate and the founding Director of the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) of the Government of Kerala, India.

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