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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please find below an ICANN announcement for a call for volunteers to define requirements for internationalized registration data and corresponding data model for gTLD registries.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="www.bizconst.org"><span lang=EN-US>www.bizconst.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08jul13-en.htm"><span class=Heading1Char><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08jul13-en.htm</span></span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Expert Volunteers Needed to Define Requirements for Internationalized Registration Data and Corresponding Data Model for gTLD Registries</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8 July 2013</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As part of the process to implement WHOIS review team recommendations related to Internationalized Domain Name registration data requirements, ICANN seeks volunteers who are community representatives with expertise in linguistics, IDNA, policy and registry/registrar operations to participate in a working group to determine appropriate Internationalized Domain Name registration data requirements and data model for Registration Data Directory Services (aka WHOIS services).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interested experts are invited to submit their résumé and an expression of interest statement demonstrating how they meet the qualifications for one or more of the expertise areas specified. The </span><span lang=FR-BE style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/call-for-experts-ird-08jul13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>call for volunteers document</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 143 KB] that describes the type of expertise needed, as well as the process for selecting members.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Applications should be sent to </span><span lang=FR-BE style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:whois-rt-12@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>whois-rt-12@icann.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> no later than 16 August 2013.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The working group is expected to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Determine the requirements for internationalized registration data</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Produce a data model for the IRD that matches the requirement</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In doing so the working group is expected to build on previous community efforts related to this issue, most notably:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>SSAC-GNSO Final Report on Internationalized Registration Data</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 641 KB] </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-054-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>SAC 054: SSAC Report on Domain Name Registration Data Model</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 575 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The result of the WG product will go through a public comment process to ensure broad input is received. It will form the basis for further policy development and/or contractual framework for generic Top-level domains, as well as ideally becoming a best practice for country code top-level domains.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Successful completion of the project depends on having team members with the right skills. Therefore ICANN, through its Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, and through its contacts with the international Internet community, is soliciting the participation of community volunteers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The formation of the working group is part of the process to implement the internationalized registration data recommendations of the </span><span lang=FR-BE style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 1.44 MB] as </span><span lang=FR-BE style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>adopted</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by the ICANN Board</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>