[registrars] Representative for the Presidents Advisory Committee for IDN

[Bruce Tonkin]

Fine by me too.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M Woods
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:30 PM
> To: Bhavin Turakhia
> Cc: 'Registrars Constituency'
> Subject: Re: [registrars] Representative for the Presidents 
> Advisory Committee for IDN
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> Hi Bhavin,
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> I would love to volunteer for this spot. I've been involved 
> with IDN's from both a technical  & policy standpoint since 
> the initial testbed in 2000.
> Since that time I have watched the space move forward at a 
> steady pace with much interest. I am myself multilingual  and 
> feel that I would represent the RC well on this committee 
> given my technical, policy and social understanding of the 
> IDN namespace.
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> Cheers,
> 
> James
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> James M Woods
> Product Manager - Domains
> Tucows Inc.
> www.tucows.com
> 416.538.5453
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> On 28-Sep-05, at 12:35 PM, Bhavin Turakhia wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > We need someone to volunteer for the Presidents Advisory 
> Committee on 
> > IDN.
> > This is a committee being formed pursuant to an ICANN Board 
> > Resolution.
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> > The scope and responsibility of the Committee is to provide 
> the Board 
> > and ICANN community with advice on issues that relate to 
> IDN policies, 
> > in particular issues that impact the implementation of IDN 
> especially 
> > at the top level.
> >
> > More specifically the committee will -
> >
> > * Ensure discussions on IDN within ICANN contributes to the 
> > development of the name space.
> >
> > * Ensure discussions promote the use of languages on the 
> Internet in a 
> > manner that ensures the Internet's continued stability and 
> > interoperability.
> >
> > * Strengthen inclusion, coordination and collaboration of all 
> > organizations involved in IDN discussions and the developing 
> > implementation of multilingual domain name solutions.
> >
> > * Ensure discussions between the different organizations and 
> > stakeholders (technical, political, government, private sector) on 
> > challenges in the successful implementation of IDNs in 
> ICANN's area of 
> > responsibility, including the DNS.
> >
> > * Contribute towards the ongoing discussions, and identification of 
> > challenges, in the successful implementation of IDNs.
> >
> > Paul Twomey has specifically asked for someone from the 
> Registrars to 
> > take part in this committee. The representative will not be 
> a formal 
> > representative from the Registrars constituency, but would 
> essentially 
> > bring in the view points of Registrars to the group.
> >
> > I would like to have someone who is well aware of IDN 
> related issues 
> > and aspects volunteer for this.
> >
> > If any of you wish to volunteer or know of someone we 
> should nominate 
> > for this please mail me
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bhavin
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