[ssac-gnso-irdwg] Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) Kick-Off Meeting

[Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear members of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG),

Welcome to the IRD-WG.  You are on this list either because you volunteered to 
join the group or are interested in the topics being discussed.  If you do not 
wish to receive these emails, please let me know.

Our first order of business is to set up a time for our kick-off meeting.  
Since we have members from around the world, it will be a challenge to find a 
time that works best for everyone.   With that in mind we have created a Doodle 
poll with a set of times for several dates in the next two weeks.  You will 
note that we tried to find times that would meet the needs of most 
participants, but not all times will work for everyone.  At our first meeting 
we will discuss how we might schedule regular calls to accommodate everyone, 
but for the kick-off meeting we will need to find a compromise time that works 
best for most, if not all, participants.  Please use the following link and be 
sure to adjust the time zone to your local time:

http://www.doodle.com/ye5hmb3unf5brbv8

When we select a time and date for our first meeting, we will send out a 
suggested agenda.  In the meantime, please refer to the IRD-WG wiki workspace 
and, in particular, the link to the preliminary draft charter at: 
https://st.icann.org/int-reg-data-wg/index.cgi?internationalized_registration_data_working_group.

Also, as is standard with ICANN Working Groups, we ask each member to fill out 
the following Statement of Interest form.  Some of you may have already sent in 
this information, but if you have not please forward it to me at your earliest 
convenience so that I can post the information to the wiki workspace.

Thank you very much and I look forward to working with you.

Best regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund
Director, SSAC Support

Members of the IRD-WG shall provide the following information in their 
Statements of Interest (Please complete the following questions and return the 
response to Julie Hedlund at: julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx):

1.     Current vocation, employer and position
2.     Type of work performed in #1 above
3.     Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership 
interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties 
in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or 
other arrangement.
4.     Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO 
policy development processes and outcomes.  Are you representing other parties? 
Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, 
constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team 
member.
5.     Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in 
internationalized data registration or issues relating to the work of the 
IRD-WG.
6.      The Board requested that WG members have specific "knowledge, 
expertise, and experience in these areas".  Please identify any knowledge, 
expertise or experience you have that would be relevant to this work.
7.     Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from 
participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and 
use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part 
of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, 
or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in 
policy outcomes.