Latin GP Public Comment 1
The Latin GP request comments from the community on the following documents on guiding principles for its work. Please email comments to LatinGP@icann.org by 23 October 2017.
- Principles for Inclusion and Exclusion of Code points for Latin Script Root Zone LGR
- Principles for Variants for Latin Script Root Zone LGR
Working documents
- Repertoire Analysis EGIDS 1-4 Status Sheet
- How-to-attest-letters-in-Latin-languages
- Latin GP code point analysis
- Principles for Inclusion and Exclusion of Code Points for Latin Script Root Zone LGR
- Principles for variants for Latin Script Root Zone LGR
Meeting Dates and Notes
Links to Documents
Here are the links to the documents being discussed:
- Latin GP Proposal: IP Feedback 20170322
- Subset of MSR-2 relevant for Latin GP - HTML, XML
- How to process Latin letters from specific languages
- Languages using Latin script with EGIDS 3-4
- Languages using Latin script with EGIDS 1-4
- Languages using Latin script source - Omniglot source
- Languages using Latin script with EGIDS = 5
- Latin part of MSR2 with attestation v5
Work Status Information
Suggested Timeline with Significant Milestones: the Generation Panel intends to divide the work on LGR for the Root zone in four stages. These are organized as follows:
| Task | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation for establishment of LGP | Call for participation* | |
Application for establishment of LGP | LatinGP- Formation Proposal - 20170511.docx
| |
Development of Latin LGR | ||
| Latin coordination committee meetings | ||
Collecting community opinion and remarks | ||
Submit draft Latin LGR to ICANN |
Panel Status Information
| Script/Generation Panel | Status |
|---|---|
Latin GP SEATED |
|
Panel membership
Position | Name | Organization | Country | Language Expertise |
| Observer | Tunde Adegbola | African Languages Technology Initiative | Nigeria | |
| Member | Sarat Assirou | Institute COADY | Ivory Coast | Dioula |
| Observer | Dwayne Bailey | Translate.org.za | South Africa | Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, Venda, Tswana and Southern Sotho |
| Observer | Fahd Batayneh | ICANN | Jordan | Arabic, English |
| Observer | Matthias Brenzinger | University of Cape Town | South Africa | |
| Observer | Eric Brunner-Williams | CORE | US | English |
Member | Chris Dillon | University College London | UK | English, German, Spanish |
| Observer | Tarkan Doruk | Sanofi | UAE | Turkish |
| Member | Scott Emblen-Jarrett | Freelance Translator | UK | English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Catalan, Portuguese, Afrikaans, Galician, Italian, German, Danish, Swedish, Occitan, Romanian and others |
| Observer | Yashar Hajiyev | Information Policy Analytical Center | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani, English |
| Member | Hazem Hezzah | League of Arab States | Egypt | Use of Latin script for African languages |
| Member | Paul Hoffman | ICANN | US | English |
| Member | Ahmed Bakht Masood | Pakistan Telecom Authority | Pakistan | Urdu, English |
| Observer | Tarik Merghani | AfTLD | Sudan | |
| Member | Meikal Mumin | University of Cologne | Germany | German, English, Use of Latin script for African languages |
| Member | Abdeslam Nasri | ATOS | Algiers | Arabic, French |
| Member | Ngô Thanh Nhàn | New York University | US | Vietnamese |
| Observer | Daniel Omondi | Internet Society | Kenya | |
| Observer | Oscar Gabriel Ledesma Piñeiro | Alfa-REDI | Argentina | Spanish, English |
| Observer | Gideon Kiprono Rop | DotConnectAfrica | Kenya | |
| Observer | Dušan Stojičević | RNIDS | Serbia | Serbian, English |
| Member | Jean-Jacques Subrenat | NCUC; Individual Users; NMI/CC; ICG | France | French, English |
| Chair | Mirjana Tasić | National Internet Domain Names of Serbia (RNIDS) | Serbia | Serbian, English |
| Member | Aysegul Tekce | ICANN | Turkey | Turkish |
| Member | Vladimir Visnjic | Temple University | US | English, German, Serbian, Croatian, Greek |
| Member | Bonface Witaba | Centre for Youth Empowerment & Leadership, Kenya | Kenya | Swahili |
| Observer | Jiankang Yao | Computer Network Information Center (CNIC, CAS) | China | Mandarin Chinese, Pinyin and English |
| Member | Seun Ojedeji | Nigeria | Yoruba | |
| Member | Michael Bauland | Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH | Germany | German |
| Member | Mats Dufberg | IIS | Sweden | Swedish |
| Member | Dennis T. Tanaka | Verisign | US | Spanish, English |
| Member | Tran Canh Toan | Deputy Director of Technical Department, VNNIC | Vietnam | Vietnamese, English |
| Member | Bill Jouris | Inside Products | US | English, German, Japanese |
| Member | Violet Rose Ningakun | |||
| Member | Fiammetta Caccavale | University of Copenhagen | Denmark/ Italy | Itaian, English |
| Member | Elvin Prasad | Fiji | Fijian, English | |
| Member | Bakiau Takentebwebwe | Communications Commission of Kiribati | Kiribati | Gilbertese, English |
| Member | Ousmane Moussa Tessa | Chief Executive Officer of NigerREN & Member of the Board of Directors of WACREN | Niger | Zarma, Hausa, French, English |
| Member | Jean Paul Nkurunziza | ISOC BURUNDI, Réseau des Télécentres Communautaires du Burundi | Burundi | Kirundi, Swahili, French, English |
| Member | Amadou LY | Board Authority Telecommunication and Post Republique of Senegal | Senegal | Pulaar, Wolof, French |
| Member | Anna Denis Sangeu | University of Dar-es-salaam | Tanzania | Kswahili, English |
Contact and Additional Information
- Contact the Latin Generation Panel at: LatinGP@icann.org. Email recipients are panel members as listed in above. Public archive of exchanges taking place on this mailing list are available at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/latingp/.
- Integration, existing and prospective Generation Panel members will be subscribed to the following mailing list LGR@icann.org to facilitate communications on matters related to LGR work and submissions of LGR proposals. Public archive of exchanges taking place on this mailing list are available at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/lgr/
How to submit LGR proposals?
- Submit proposals to the public mailing list: LGR@icann.org or to the ICANN staff email address: idntlds@icann.org
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