February 2013 - AFRI-Discuss

REMINDER - Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs
by At-Large Staff Feb. 13, 2013

Feb. 13, 2013

Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs Date: 13 February 2013 Time: 13:00 14:50 UTC (5:00am 6:30am PST) Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/idnvarianttld/ <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/idnvarianttld/> Dial In: 1-800-550-6865 or 1-213-233-3193 International numbers available here <http://adigo.com/icann/> Meeting ID: 46389 Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) serve as powerful tools for broadening the Internet's capacity and accessibility; however, they also raise novel issues. One important issue concerns "variants" which occur when a single character can be identified with two or more different Unicode Code Points with graphic representations that may or may not be visually similar. IDN variants contain one or more such characters and therefore, if not handled correctly, might result in user confusion or a poor user experience. In an effort to develop potential solutions for the delegation of IDN variant Top-Level Domains (TLDs), IDN Variant Project Teams, consisting of volunteers, subject matter expert consultants and ICANN staff, have conducted case studies in six scripts, produced an integrated report, and are currently underway to completing three projects investigating potential solutions for IDN Variant TLDs delegation. One of these projects is called the Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Project (P6). The purpose of the project is to gain an understanding of issues that could arise from activating IDN Variant TLDs and offer recommendations to users to avoid such issues. Examples of user roles that have been identified include registrants, registrars, registry operators, system administrators, network operators, application developers, and end users. Project team has published for public comment the Draft Final Report for Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/variant-ux-18jan13-en.htm> and is seeking to establish a dialog with the community to refine proposed principles, impacts and recommendations of the study. This webinar is offered to complement that process both by presenting the key concepts and gathering user input. The IDN Variant TLDs Program team is looking forward to your participation.

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Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs
by At-Large Staff Feb. 9, 2013

Feb. 9, 2013

Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs Date: Wednesday 13 February 2013 Time: 13:00 14:30 UTC (5:00am 6:30am PST) Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/idnvarianttld/ <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/idnvarianttld/> Dial In: 1-800-550-6865 or 1-213-233-3193 International numbers available here <http://adigo.com/icann/> Meeting ID: 46389 Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) serve as powerful tools for broadening the Internet's capacity and accessibility; however, they also raise novel issues. One important issue concerns "variants" which occur when a single character can be identified with two or more different Unicode Code Points with graphic representations that may or may not be visually similar. IDN variants contain one or more such characters and therefore, if not handled correctly, might result in user confusion or a poor user experience. In an effort to develop potential solutions for the delegation of IDN variant Top-Level Domains (TLDs), IDN Variant Project Teams, consisting of volunteers, subject matter expert consultants and ICANN staff, have conducted case studies in six scripts, produced an integrated report, and are currently underway to completing three projects investigating potential solutions for IDN Variant TLDs delegation. One of these projects is called the Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Project (P6). The purpose of the project is to gain an understanding of issues that could arise from activating IDN Variant TLDs and offer recommendations to users to avoid such issues. Examples of user roles that have been identified include registrants, registrars, registry operators, system administrators, network operators, application developers, and end users. Project team has published for public comment the Draft Final Report for Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/variant-ux-18jan13-en.htm> and is seeking to establish a dialog with the community to refine proposed principles, impacts and recommendations of the study. This webinar is offered to complement that process both by presenting the key concepts and gathering user input. The IDN Variant TLDs Program team is looking forward to your participation. --------------- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Upcoming Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Events in the Middle East and Africa
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 8, 2013

Feb. 8, 2013

Dear All, As announced by ICANN today (see: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07feb13-en.htm) ICANN will participate with the regional IG community in two important events in March 2013. These events will be attended by regional leaders from government, the private sector and civil society. The first event, as part of the Arab IGF initiative, will be in Dubai, UAE from 3-5 March. The second event, as part of the African Strategic Engagement initiative, will be in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-8 March. ICANN invites you to join regional leaders and Internet Governance experts from all over the world at these two events. The Arab Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting will be held at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Dubai on 3-5 March 2013. The meeting is hosted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of UAE as part of the Arab IGF Open Consultations and in partnership with ICANN and RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe and the Middle East. Please see this link for on-line registration: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpucVl1MjM1OUVRLXFvQX… The African Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting will be held at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-8 March 2013 and is organized in partnership with African IGF, AfriNIC, AFTLD, ISOC Africa, and the ATU. These open public meetings are aimed at fostering engagement among Internet organizations and all stakeholder groups in the Arab and the African world. They offer the opportunity to share best practices of successful multi-stakeholder models and discuss means to enhance effective participation in global Internet Governance fora. * Arab Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Meeting Proposed Agenda<http://meetings.icann.org/meetings/armig-mar12/proposed-agenda-07feb13-en.p…> [PDF, 251 KB] * African Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Meeting Proposed Agenda and Outline<http://meetings.icann.org/meetings/afmig-mar12/proposed-agenda-outline-07fe…> [PDF, 123 KB] * Information Note for Participants from UNECA<http://meetings.icann.org/meetings/afmig-mar12/dns-africa-participants-note…> [PDF, 304 KB] Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Information on the ICANN Africa Event in Addis 5-8 March 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 5, 2013

Feb. 5, 2013

Dear All, Please find attached the official documents provided by Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa, on the Africa Event scheduled to take place 5-8 March 2013 in Addis Ababa. The details of this event are: MIG works: Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance "We Are All Partners" 6 - 8 March 2013 UNECA Conference Center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Please note that the AFRALO meeting of 6 February will discuss this meeting. See the agenda page with details at: https://community.icann.org/x/sQdlAg. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Africa Event in Addis 5-8 March 2013
by Fatimata Seye Sylla Feb. 2, 2013

Feb. 2, 2013

Hello All, I hope you have already got this information. If not, please read below. Best regards, Fatimata ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Date: 2013/1/24 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Africa Event in Addis 5-8 March 2013 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear listers, This is to inform that within the framework of the Africa strategy which was presented at ICANN 45 in Toronto, ICANN , in partnership with AFTLD, Africa Internet Governance Forum, AfriNIC, ATU, ISOC Africa, AFICTA, is organizing an event on the Multistakeholder Internet Governance model and the DNS Industry and business in Africa. A preconference workshop is scheduled for 5-6 on the DNS industry in Africa, for a selected number of African registrars and cctlds managers. We are expecting from 100-150 attendants to the event and ICANN will be sponsoring 25 to 30 African participants. Kindly mark the dates and confirm your interest to me as soon as possible. Online registration will be possible and other details will be forwarded. Best regards Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Fatimata Seye Sylla

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