[ssac-gnso-irdwg] ACTIONS/DISCUSSION POINTS: Meeting 04 January 2010

[Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear IRD-WG members,

Below are the action items and main discussion points from the 04 January 2010 
meeting of the IRD-WG.  These also are on the wiki at: 
https://st.icann.org/int-reg-data-wg/index.cgi?internationalized_registration_data_working_group.
   Please let me know if you have any changes or questions.  Our next meeting 
is scheduled for Monday, 18 January at 1900 UTC, 11:00 PST, 14:00 EST, 19:00 
London, 20:00 CET; 19 January: 03:00 Beijing, 04:00 Japan, 08:00 New Zealand. 
(Note the new meeting time - meetings will alternate between 1900 and 1400 UTC 
to accommodate various time zones.)

Best regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund, Director, SSAC Support

1. Action Items: Dave Piscitello will provide a draft of a questions related to 
topic #1 -- "What do we require from internationalized registration data?" for 
the Working Group to consider.  Jeremy Hitchcock agreed to provide some 
additional points (See 
http://forum.icann.org/lists/ssac-gnso-irdwg/msg00031.html) and Steve Metalitz 
also may provide some thoughts on the list.

2. Main Discussion Points: Dave Piscitello reviewed the draft 3 topic areas: 
(see also http://forum.icann.org/lists/ssac-gnso-irdwg/msg00021.html) 1) What 
do we require from internationalized registration data? 2) What should the 
registration data look like? 3) What methods of delivery (protocol) are needed 
to support IRD?  How does internationalizing registration data effect existing 
protocols?  Edmon noted that topic areas 2 and 3 were related and could 
possibly be considered together.  He also asked what is in the scope of the WG 
with respect to suggesting protocols and how should the group approach these 
topics.  Jeremy noted that there currently is no expectation in WHOIS for 
character sets to be identified and that the WG should consider the 
responsibility for application design and registrar requirements for making the 
WHOIS work correctly.  Avri noted that while all three topic areas are related 
how you express the data needs to be explored separately.  Edmon suggested 
rephrasing topic three, and others agreed, as "What is needed from the 
protocols to support IRD?"  Jeremy suggested that the WG should focus on what 
we would require rather than the protocols or transport functions, although he 
assumed the WG would agree with the assumption that WHOIS/Port 43 has to 
function and be backwards compatible.  Dave suggested that the WG/ICANN would 
not be developing protocols but identifying a data schema that could be 
presented to the IETF for discussion, perhaps via SSAC members who are active 
in the IETF.  Avri asked whether the WG/ICANN should go far as to suggest 
schemas and Dave responded that the WG suggest a straw man schema for 
consideration.  Edmon agreed that the WG is not suggesting a standard but is 
laying out specifications and requirements to provide a straw man.  Dave agreed 
to take topic area #1 and set it out as a set of questions and possible answers 
for the WG to consider on the list and for discussion at the next meeting.  
Jeremy agreed to provide some additional points on the applications (human and 
machine) that are touching registration data.  Dave asked Steve Metalitz 
whether he had some additional thoughts to provide to the list.  The WG also 
agreed to rotate meeting times to accommodate various time zones.  Accordingly, 
the meetings will continue to be held bi-weekly but alternate between 19:00 UTC 
and 14:00 UTC with the next meeting taking place on 18/19 January at 19:00 UTC.