[npoc-voice] Fwd: [liaison6c] Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear NPOC Colleagues,

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From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 3:56 AM
Subject: [liaison6c] Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant:
Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs
To: liaison6c <liaison6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User
Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs
1 February 2013****

*Date*: 13 February 2013
*Time*: 13:00 – 14:30 UTC (5:00am – 6:30am PST)
*Adobe Connect*: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/idnvarianttld/
*Dial In*: 1-800-550-6865 or 1-213-233-3193
International numbers available here <http://adigo.com/icann/>
*Meeting ID*: 46389****

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) serve as powerful tools for
broadening the Internet's capacity and accessibility; however, they also
raise novel issues. One important issue concerns "variants" which occur
when a single character can be identified with two or more different
Unicode Code Points with graphic representations that may or may not be
visually similar. IDN variants contain one or more such characters and
therefore, if not handled correctly, might result in user confusion or a
poor user experience.****

In an effort to develop potential solutions for the delegation of IDN
variant Top-Level Domains (TLDs), IDN Variant Project Teams, consisting of
volunteers, subject matter expert consultants and ICANN staff, have
conducted case studies in six scripts, produced an integrated report, and
are currently underway to completing three projects investigating potential
solutions for IDN Variant TLDs delegation.****

One of these projects is called the Examining the User Experience
Implications of Active Variant TLDs Project (P6). The purpose of the
project is to gain an understanding of issues that could arise from
activating IDN Variant TLDs and offer recommendations to users to avoid
such issues. Examples of user roles that have been identified include
registrants, registrars, registry operators, system administrators, network
operators, application developers, and end users.****

Project team has published for public comment the Draft Final Report for
Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant
TLDs<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/variant-ux-18jan13-en.htm>and
is seeking to establish a dialog with the community to refine proposed
principles, impacts and recommendations of the study.****

This webinar is offered to complement that process both by presenting the
key concepts and gathering user input.****

The IDN Variant TLDs Program team is looking forward to your participation.*
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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
Skype: alain.berranger


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