[bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: Draft Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group

[Benedetta Rossi <secretariat-bc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03oct11-en.htm

Draft Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working 
GroupComment Period Deadlines (*)Important Information LinksPublic Comment 
BoxOpen Date:3 October 2011To Submit Your Comments (Forum)Close Date:17 
November 2011Time (UTC):23:59View Comments SubmittedSection I: Description, 
Explanation, and PurposeICANN is seeking public comments on the draft Final 
Report [PDF, 437 KB] of the joint SSAC-GNSO Working Group on Internationalized 
Registration Data (IRD-WG). This draft Final Report studies the feasibility and 
suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the 
internationalization of registration data and finds that it is feasible to 
introduce submission and display specifications to deal with Internationalized 
Domain Name Registration Data and recommends a series of next steps that could 
be undertaken to address further the technical and policy issues identified in 
this report, including a recommendation that the GNSO Council request an Issue 
Report on the policy questions raised in this report. Following the close of 
this comment period, the IRD-WG, will discuss and consider all of the comments 
received and prepare a Final Report, which will then be considered by both 
chartering organizations, the SSAC and the GNSO Council.Section II: 
BackgroundOn 26 June 2009 the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporate for 
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a resolution (2009.06.26.18: 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6) requesting that the 
Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Security and Stability 
Advisory Committee (SSAC), in consultation with staff, convene an 
Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) comprised of 
individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study 
the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal 
with the internationalization of registration data.The Board further directed 
the IRD-WG to solicit input from interested constituencies including country 
code top level domain (ccTLD) operators and the Country Code Names Supporting 
Organization (ccNSO) during its discussions to ensure broad community input. 
Subsequently, the SSAC and the GNSO formed the IRD-WG to study the feasibility 
and suitability of introducing specifications to deal with the submission and 
display of internationalized registration data.The IRD-WG produced an Interim 
Report requesting community input on several questions relating to possible 
models for internationalizing Domain Name Registration Data. See 
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-wg-final-report-15nov10-en.pdf[PDF, 686 
KB]. Now the IRD-WG has provided a draft Final Report in response to the 
Board's request. The IRD-WG interprets the Board's request as two broad issues 
and related questions:Suitability issues:Is it suitable (or desirable) to 
internationalize Domain Name Registration Data?If so, what data element is 
suitable to be internationalized?Is it suitable to introduce submission and 
display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration 
Data?Feasibility issues:Is the current WHOIS system capable of handling the 
query and display of internationalized Domain Name Registration Data?Is it 
feasible to introduce submission and display specifications to deal with 
internationalized Domain Name Registration Data?The draft Final Report 
discusses terminology, background on Domain Name Registration Data, data 
elements, WHOIS protocol, and current practices by gTLD and ccTLD registries 
and registrars. In addition, the draft Final Report finds that it is feasible 
to introduce submission and display specifications to deal with 
internationalized Domain Name Registration Data and recommends a series of next 
steps that could be undertaken to address further the technical and policy 
issues identified in this report, including a recommendation that the GNSO 
Council request an Issue Report on the policy questions raised in this report. 
The Issue Report would consider whether it is desirable to translate contact 
information to a single common language or transliterate contact information to 
a single common script, and who should bear the burden and would be in the best 
position to address these issues. ICANN staff is seeking comments on this draft 
Final Report, particularly its findings and recommendations: 
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-draft-final-report-03oct11-en.pdf[PDF, 437 
KB]Section III: Document and Resource Links26 June 2009 the Board of Directors 
of the Internet Corporate for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a 
resolution (2009.06.26.18: 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6) directing the 
establishment of the IRD-WG.IRD-WG Interim Report [PDF, 686 KB]IRD-WG draft 
Final Report [PDF, 437 KB]Section IV: Additional InformationNoneStaff 
Contact:Julie HedlundEmail:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx

Kind Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariatwww.bizconst.orgsecretariat-bc@xxxxxxxxxxx