Root Zone LGR Project

Upcoming LGR Events in Singapore

IDN Social Event / LGR Cocktail – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Time: 19:00 – 21:00 SGT
Room: Bencoolen

IDN Variant TLD Program – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting – Public Session

Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Time: 08:30 – 10:00 SGT
Room: Canning

IDN Root Zone LGR Public Workshop - Integration & Generation Panels – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting – Public Session

Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Time: 13:00 – 17:00 SGT
Room: Hullet

Welcome to the Root Zone LGR Development Project

The Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone determine which Unicode code points are permitted in the root zone, which variant labels (if any) may be allocated in the root zone, and which variant labels (if any) are automatically blocked. In developing and maintaining the Root Zone LGR, this project follows a  Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels that relies on the interaction between one or more generation panels and one integration panel as shown here.

The Procedure defines a two-pass process: Each community sharing a script (such as Arabic or Chinese) 
forms a Generation Panel and submits a proposal for rules governing what characters of its script are 
to be allowed into the root as well as identifying variant code points and their respective rules. The Integration Panel then evaluates each of these proposals and integrates them into a coherent Root Zone LGR. In doing so, the Integration panel considers the safety and security of the DNS as well as any interaction between scripts.

Stay Informed

Subscribe to the vip@icann.org public mailing list for discussions on issues related to IDN Variant TLDs and the LGR by completing the form at https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/vip. Public archive of exchanges taking place on this mailing list are available at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/vip/.

Use idntlds@icann.org email address to contact ICANN staff on general matters related to the project, to submit Generation Panel statement of interests, work reports, updates, etc. 

Learn More

To learn more about the Generation Panels and the Integration Panel, follow the links on the left or right columns.

For more information on the IDN Variant TLD Program, please visit http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds.

Upcoming LGR Events in Singapore

IDN Social Event / LGR Cocktail – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Time: 19:00 – 21:00 SGT
Room: Bencoolen

IDN Variant TLD Program – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting – Public Session

Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Time: 08:30 – 10:00 SGT
Room: Canning
Adobe Connect: coming soon…
Related Documents
coming soon…
Overview: The session will provide a presentation and status update on the IDN Variant TLD Program. Update will include progress made on the implementation of the IDN Root LGR Procedure and the release for public comment of version 1 of the Maximal Starting Repertoire, presentation of program's timeline and outreach efforts to script communities.
Agenda: coming soon…

IDN Root Zone LGR Public Workshop - Integration & Generation Panels – ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting – Public Session

Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Time: 13:00 – 17:00 SGT
Room: Hullet

Welcome to the Root Zone LGR Development Project

The Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone determine which Unicode code points are permitted in the root zone, which variant labels (if any) may be allocated in the root zone, and which variant labels (if any) are automatically blocked. In developing and maintaining the Root Zone LGR, this project follows a  Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels that relies on the interaction between one or more generation panels and one integration panel as shown here.

The Procedure defines a two-pass process: Each community sharing a script (such as Arabic or Chinese) 
forms a Generation Panel and submits a proposal for rules governing what characters of its script are 
to be allowed into the root as well as identifying variant code points and their respective rules. The Integration Panel then evaluates each of these proposals and integrates them into a coherent Root Zone LGR. In doing so, the Integration panel considers the safety and security of the DNS as well as any interaction between scripts.

Stay Informed

Subscribe to the vip@icann.org public mailing list for discussions on issues related to IDN Variant TLDs and the LGR by completing the form at https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/vip. Public archive of exchanges taking place on this mailing list are available at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/vip/.

Use idntlds@icann.org email address to contact ICANN staff on general matters related to the project, to submit Generation Panel statement of interests, work reports, updates, etc. 

Learn More

To learn more about the Generation Panels and the Integration Panel, follow the links on the left or right columns.

For more information on the IDN Variant TLD Program, please visit http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds.