Hi Ching, The Issue Report, 1.7, recommends "that the GNSO Council should initiate a PDP, but should delay the next step in the PDP process (the formation of a Drafting Team...)" -- making reference to the Board's Nov. 8 WHOIS Resolution that launched the expert working group. Do you want to follow that recommendation, and include a pause before launching the drafting team to synchronize with recommendations by the Directory Services Expert Working Group? --Wendy On 05/06/2013 04:15 AM, Ching Chiao [Registry.Asia] wrote:
Dear Councilors,
I'd like to propose the following motion regarding IRD Rec 2: translation and transliteration of contact info.
I'd also like to thank Julie and Steve for their great and continuous effort.
Best regards,
Ching
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*Motion on the Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information
*Made by: Ching Chiao
Seconded by: TBD
Whereas
The translation and transliteration of contact information were two of several issues addressed by a cross-community working group – Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) – in its Final Report;
As a result, the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on translation and transliteration of contact information at its meeting on 17 October 2012 (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20121017-4);
A Preliminary Issue Report on translation and transliteration of contact information was published on 08 January 2013 for public comment (see http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/transliteration-contact-08jan13-...);
A Final Issue Report translation and transliteration of contact information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-...).
The Final Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council should initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) limited to the issues discussed in this report;
As recommended by the WHOIS Policy Review Team the Final Issue Report also recommends that ICANN should commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations;
*ICANN’s General Counsel has confirmed that the topic is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of the GNSO;***
RESOLVED:
The GNSO initiates a PDP on the issues defined in the Final Issue Report (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-...) on the translation and transliteration of contact information;
A Working Group will be created for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the PDP.
The GNSO requests staff to commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations.
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