[arabic-vip] FW: Singapore

[Baher Esmat]

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From: "Dr. Sarmad Hussain" <sarmad at cantab.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:15:21 -0700
To: "arabic-vip at icann.org" <arabic-vip at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [arabic-vip] Singapore

Session 1
1.      Introductions of participating team members (10 minutes)

2.      Review Glossary and Questions (30 minutes)

-         Decide how to address the questions (not answer them during the session)

3.      Experiences of existing ccTLDs (20 mintues)

-         Variant related issues (requesting: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, others?)

4.      List known issues  (30 minutes)

o  Required combining marks – extra Unicode normalization

o  Optional combining marks -

o  Same shape in a particular position

o  Similar shape in a particular position

o  Digits

o  Joining characters – ZWNJ

o  Input method variation

o  Bidirectional rendering issues in applications

o  General rendering issues in applications – writing styles – Naskh vs. Nastalique, etc.

o  Specification of language table

o  Bundling, blocking, reserving

o  Others

Session 2

5.      Finalize the initial Issues list (30 minutes)

6.      Deliverables and Timelines (30 minutes)

-         Identify the list of things to do

-         Volunteers/sub-teams for various tasks identified

-         Develop timelines

7.      Schedule (30 minutes)

-         frequency and timings of conference calls

-         schedule of face to face meetings

o  September (or earlier)? Location?

o  October (Senegal) co-located with ICANN 42 (finalize date(s))

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