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[council] Selection of Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
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- Subject: [council] Selection of Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 03:52:26 -0700
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- Thread-topic: Selection of Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-06sep13-en.htm
Selection of Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules
(LGR)
6 September 2013
ICANN is pleased to announce that the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
Variant Top Level Domain (TLD) Program has completed the selection of the
Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR). We
received many applications from well-qualified individuals and we thank all the
applicants for their interest in the IDN Variant TLD Program. The Integration
Panel is a vital component in the implementation of the Procedure to Develop
and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA
Labels<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf>
[PDF, 1.39 MB] (the Procedure), and its success depends on having Integration
Panel members with the right skills to perform the substantive work.
The Procedure defines a two-pass process for the creation of IDN label
generation rules (LGR) for the root zone. These rules are used to determine
sets of potential "variants" of a given label that may be afforded specific
treatment in the various root zone processes.
ICANN published the Call for Subject Matter Experts for IDN Root Zone LGR
Integration Panel and Advisors to All
Panels<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-06jun13-en.htm>
on 6 June 2013. In response, ICANN received 22 eligible submissions and
utilized the following selection process:
1. ICANN reviewed the candidates' submissions against the predefined
criteria. The selection criteria were shared with the candidates and candidates
were given the opportunity to provide any additional information in support of
their candidature:
* The selection criteria for members of the Integration Panel included at
least one area of primary expertise in Unicode, Linguistics and Writing
Systems, Domain Name System (DNS) and IDNA.
* The selection process also took into account secondary experience the
candidates had in those same areas of expertise.
* In addition, the selection criteria required demonstrable ability and
experience to perform systematic and detailed analysis of large data sets and
to produce accurate and comprehensive results, have prior work experience, and
demonstrated ability to advocate positions and build group consensus.
2. Each selection criterion was assigned a score. The evaluation team ranked
each candidate's submission in relation to the selection criteria. The process
allowed the evaluation team to identify the candidates who best satisfied the
selection criteria.
3. Based on the scores for each of the candidates, the evaluation team
arrived at a list of the most suitable candidates. For each area of expertise,
the evaluation team reviewed the top candidates and made the final selection
based on the aggregate expertise of the panel to ensure that all areas had
appropriate representation.
Selected panel members are listed below:
* Marc Blanchet
* Asmus Freytag
* Michel Suignard
* Nicholas Ostler
* Wil Tan
Integration Panel members are expected to serve an initial term through June
2014. Responsibilities of the Integration Panel members are stated in the
Procedure and the call for subject matter
experts<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-06jun13-en.htm>.
The decisions by the integration Panel are required to be unanimous.
Expert advisors are available to the Integration Panel to aid its
deliberations. These advisors aid the Integration Panel by lending their
subject matter expertise, based on specific requests from the Panel. Using the
same selection criteria as used for Panel members, the following advisor has
been selected:
* Michael Everson
The selected Advisor will serve an initial term through June 2014. Additional
advisors may be added at a later time as requested by the Panel and as
specified in the Procedure.
The Integration Panel will undertake the work through periodic conference calls
and face-to-face meetings. The first face-to-face meeting is planned for early
October 2013. Initial work includes preparing the maximal set of code points
and default whole label variant evaluation rules for the root zone. This will
serve as a starting point for the community Generation Panels, the second part
in the two-pass process.
For more information on the IDN Variant TLD Program, please visit
http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds.
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>
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