[registrars] Representative for the Presidents Advisory Committee for IDN

[James M Woods]

Sounds good Bhavin. I look forward to updating and garnering feedback  
from the RC regarding IDN's.

Thanks,

James


On 3-Oct-05, at 11:38 AM, Bhavin Turakhia wrote:

> Hi james,
>
> Thanks for volunteering. I will initiate the process by intimating  
> Paul
>
> I don't want to make you sound like a mole but keep reporting back  
> to the
> constituency with any information of importance :)
>
> - Bhavin
>
>
>> -----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 11:00 PM
>> To: Bhavin Turakhia
>> Cc: 'Registrars Constituency'
>> Subject: Re: [registrars] Representative for the Presidents
>> Advisory Committee for IDN
>>
>> Hi Bhavin,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> James
>>
>> James M Woods
>> Product Manager - Domains
>> Tucows Inc.
>> www.tucows.com
>> 416.538.5453
>>
>>
>> On 28-Sep-05, at 12:35 PM, Bhavin Turakhia wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

James M Woods
Product Manager - Domains
Tucows Inc.
www.tucows.com
416.538.5453
My Blog: www.warpjam.com