Welcome to the IDN Variant TLD Community Home Page
This community wiki provides details and historical archive for the IDN Variant TLD program and is designed to support the IDN Variant TLD community.
For high level introduction of the program please visit the IDN Variant TLD site at ICANN.ORG
IDN Variant TLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds
The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant TLD Program deals with the variant form of top-level domain (TLD) names in different scripts. The IDN Variant TLD program consists of multiple projects in multiple phases. The overview of the first two phases is provided at http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds. Details of the the two phases can be found in the following community wiki
Phase 1: Case Studies (completed) https://community.icann.org/display/VIP/Phase+1%3A+Case+Studies
Phase 2: Integrated Issues Report (completed) https://community.icann.org/display/VIP/Phase+1%3A+Case+Studies
The program is currently in its third phase with three projects in progress following the program plan posted with an announcement on http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23aug12-en.htm. Details of the Phase 3 can be found in the following community wiki
Phase 3: IDN Variant TLD Program (Current Phase) https://community.icann.org/display/VIP/Phase+3%3A+IDN+Variant+TLD+Program
Next Phase and Projects:
Upon completion of the Phase 3, the program will proceed to Phase 4 with approval by ICANN board. Projects in Phase 4 are expected to focus on implementation of the Variant TLD.
