Please find an updated question list on wiki: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?28_june_2007_ws Hong On 6/25/07, Hong Xue <hongxueipr@gmail.com> wrote:
You may have seen that ALAC is going to have a Workshop on June 28, 14:00-16:00. One of the topics for discussion is internationalized domain names, which is one of the policy priorities of ALAC. To make our discussions more focused, Siavash and I drafted a list of questions as follows. You're welcome to comment on, rephrase or add on to these questions by Wednesday June 27. After the public consultation, the question list will be sent to the speakers from ICANN staff, GNSO and CCNSO.
Hong
Q.1: What is the next step for IDNs?
Staff
• When will the 3-phase IDN test commence? When will it be completed?
• Is there a timetable for an overall IDN implementation?
GNSO
• Are the new gTLD guidelines intended to accommodate IDN
applications as well?
• Will GNSO apply the same requirements to both IDN gTLD applicants
and ASCII gTLDs applicants ( E.g., should amount of non-refundable money be paid by the applicant)?
CCNSO
• Does CCNSO have any recommendation for starting IDN.IDN at
ccTLD level?
Q.2: How to evaluate IDN TLDs?
• How to define "confusing similarity"?
• Should semantic similarity be an issue?
• How to prevent user confusion?
• Do you have any thought on preventing phishing or pharming through IDNs?
Q.3: How to evaluate IDN registries?
Staff:
• Who may join the IDN test?
GNSO
• How to select IDN gTLD registries?
• Should special consideration be given to the applicant from the
specific language community?
CCNSO
• How to select IDN ccTLD registries?
Q.4: How to ensure users' participation? •
Staff
• How to involve users in technical development?
GNSO & CCNSO
• How can users participate the policy-making?
• How to involve the language community in evaluating an IDN TLD and its applicant? (this is also a question to ALAC itself)