Dear all,

ICANN has requested the ccNSO to seek and appoint two volunteers on the IDN Implementation Guidelines review team. Purpose of the group is to update the IDN Guidelines 2011 to take into account the  changes in for example the terminology around IDN’s and language tables.

Those interested in participating should have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• DNS and IDNA protocols
• IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules
• IDN policy
• IDN implementation
• IDN label registration process and registration data
• IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity
• IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance

You can view the ICANN announcement/call for volunteers here.

If you are interested in joining this working group, please let us know by 9 October 2015.  In the event more than two volunteers put their name forward during the call for volunteers, the ccNSO Council will select the two members by an email decision making process.

Background

The IDN Implementation Guidelines address the IDN registration policies and practices, designed to minimize the risk of cybersquatting and consumer confusion, and respect the interests of communities using local languages and scripts. These Guidelines are for registry operators to implement IDNs at the second level.  An overview of the Guidelines can be found at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-en  The Guidelines may be relevant for  relevant for all ccTLD who allow IDN’s and in particular IDN ccTLDs who are encouraged to follow the Guidelines through the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process, but are not obliged to do so.

Kind regards,

Kim Carlson