[council] Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration Panel and Advisors to All Panels

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-06jun13-en.htm
Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration Panel and 
Advisors to All Panels
6 June 2013

Today, ICANN's IDN Variant TLD 
Program<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds> moves forward with 
initiating the implementation of the IDN Root Zone LGR Procedure by publishing 
the Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration 
Panel<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/experts-lgr-integration-panel-06jun13-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 168 KB] and Call for Advisors to the IDN Root Zone LGR 
Panels<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/advisors-lgr-panels-06jun13-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 164 KB].

The IDN Root Zone LGR implementation project will undertake work to develop the 
rules that identify the valid repertoire of code points for IDN TLDs, as well 
as the rules for identifying and possibly delegating any IDN variant TLDs. The 
work is carried out as specified in the "Procedure to Develop and Maintain the 
Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA 
Labels<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf>"
 [PDF, 1.39 MB] (Procedure) and involves an Integration Panel, (to be staffed 
by paid experts), a set of Advisors to all Panels (formed of paid consultants, 
volunteers, or ICANN staff), and a set of Generation Panels (consisting of 
volunteers). The latter are subject to a separate call.

Successful development of the IDN Root Zone LGR depends on having Integration 
Panel members with the right skills to perform the substantive work. Therefore 
ICANN is soliciting the participation of subject matter experts to serve on the 
Integration Panel and advisors to the Integration and Generation Panels.

The Integration Panel will be comprised of a small number of technical experts 
in the following areas: DNS, IDNA, Unicode, and linguistics. The Call for 
Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration 
Panel<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/experts-lgr-integration-panel-06jun13-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 168 KB] describes the details of expertise needed, as well as the expert 
selection process. The Call for Advisors to the IDN Root Zone LGR 
Panels<https://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/advisors-lgr-panels-06jun13-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 164 KB] describes the desired expertise for advisors and their selection 
process. Interested experts are invited to submit their CV and an expression of 
interest statement demonstrating how they meet the qualifications for one or 
other of the subject matter or advisor expertise areas. Expressions of interest 
should be sent to idnvarianttlds@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:idnvarianttlds@xxxxxxxxx> no 
later than 27 June 2013.

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org