[npoc-voice] Fwd: [liaison6c] IDN Variant TLD Program - Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels - Second Public Comment Draft

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear NPOC Colleagues,

FYI

Alain

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From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Subject: [liaison6c] IDN Variant TLD Program - Procedure to Develop and
Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA
Labels - Second Public Comment Draft
To: liaison6c <liaison6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/lgr-procedure-07dec12-en.htm****
IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label
Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels – Second
Public Comment Draft****

Comment/Reply Periods (*)****

Important Information Links****

*Comment Open:*****

7 December 2012****

*Comment Close:*****

6 January 2013****

*Close Time (UTC):*****

23:59****

Public Comment 
Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07dec12-en.htm>
****

*Reply Open:*****

7 January 2013****

To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <lgr-procedure-07dec12@xxxxxxxxx>****

*Reply Close:*****

27 January 2013****

View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/lgr-procedure-07dec12>
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*Close Time (UTC):*****

23:59****

Report of Public Comments****

Brief Overview****

*Originating Organization:*****

ICANN****

*Categories/Tags:*****

Top-Level Domains****

*Purpose (Brief):*****

To receive community feedback on the latest draft of the “Procedure to
Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in
Respect of IDNA Labels – Second Public Comment
Draft<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/draft-lgr-procedure-07dec12-en.pdf>”
[PDF, 790 KB]****

*Current Status:*****

The IDN Variant TLD Program includes a project to establish the Label
Generation Rules (LGR) Process for the DNS Root Zone. The project team
includes expert consultants and a global team of volunteers. The project
team has created new draft document and seeks a second round of community
comment and input on the proposed process.****

*Next Steps:*****

The Label Generation Rules (LGR) Procedure document will be updated and
published for implementation in the next phase of the IDN Variant TLD
Program.****

*Staff Contact:*****

Francisco Arias****

*Email:*****

francisco.arias@xxxxxxxxx<francisco.arias@xxxxxxxxx?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20IDN%20Variant%20TLD%20Program%20%E2%80%93%20Procedure%20to%20Develop%20and%20Maintain%20the%20Label%20Generation%20Rules%20for%20the%20Root%20Zone%20in%20Respect%20of%20IDNA%20Labels%20%E2%80%93%20Second%20Public%20Comment%20Draft%20public%20comment%20period>
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Detailed Information****

*Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose*****

The IDN Variant TLD Program has been exploring the issues associated with
the potential inclusion of IDN variant TLDs in the DNS root zone at the
request of the ICANN Board and the community.****

The Label Generation Rules Procedure is a way to develop and maintain the
Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in respect of IDNA labels. This
procedure must be in place to enable the delegation and management of IDN
Variant TLDs.****

The IDN Variant TLD Program follows on from the publication of the final
Integrated Issues Report on 17 February 2012. The Program
Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-variant-tld-updated-plan-23aug12-en.pdf>[PDF,
576 KB] was published after two rounds of public comment. The Label
Generation Rules (LGR) project team was formed to include expert
consultants and a global team of volunteers.****

After discussions on-line and a two-day face-to-face session in Los Angeles
in August, the project team created a first draft of the document on the
"Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root
Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels". That draft was published for Public
Comment, and the project team received community input on the LGR process
and the principles that support it during September and October 2012.****

The team continued the refinement of the procedure document, and after a
second two-day face-to-face session at the ICANN Toronto Meeting, two
additional teleconferences, and daily e-mail discussion with the global
team of volunteers, a new draft of the procedure document is now ready for
the second and final round of Public Comment.****

*Section II: Background*****

On 20 April 2011, ICANN announced the IDN Variant Issues Project to explore
the issues associated with the potential inclusion of IDN variant TLDs in
the DNS root zone. This project was initiated in response to a 2010 ICANN
Board of Directors
resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25sep10-en.htm#2.5>.
The project completed with the publication of the final Integrated Issues
Report on 17 February 2012.****

The IDN Variant TLD Program follows on from that work. The Program consists
of several projects, and continues as a multi-phase multi-year program. The
Program Plan was published – after substantial public input and comment -
on 23 August 2012.****

One of the first projects in the new program is to develop the Label
Generation Rules (LGR) Process for the DNS Root Zone. The approach taken
was to form a project team of expert consultants supported by a global
group of volunteers representing multiple scripts and languages. The
formation of the volunteer group was announced on 23 August 2012.****

The project team has had multiple discussions on-line and by telephone
conference, and held two two-day face-to-face sessions. The project team
has created a new draft document on the "Procedure to Develop and Maintain
the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels" for
Public Comment, and now seeks community input and comment.****

*Section III: Document and Resource Links*****

Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root
Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels – Second Public Comment
Draft<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/draft-lgr-procedure-07dec12-en.pdf>[PDF,
790 KB]
****

Integrated Issues
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean-20feb12-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.15 MB]
****

Program 
Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-variant-tld-updated-plan-23aug12-en.pdf>[PDF,
576 KB]
****

*Section IV: Additional Information*****

None****

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*(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed
to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or
decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.*****

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Glen de Saint Géry ****

GNSO Secretariat ****

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ****

http://gnso.icann.org****

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-- 
Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org
NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824
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