[ga] Internationalized Data Registration Webinar - 16 September at 15:00UTC

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

Please note that on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 at 15:00 UTC you are invited 
to join a
SSAC Webinar briefing on SAC 037, Display and usage of Internationalized 
Registration Data: Support for characters from local languages or scripts.
 http://gnso.icann.org/announcement/announcement-09sep09-en.htm
Dave Piscitello, ICANN Senior Security Technologist, discusses the issues 
surrounding internationalized registration data in an upcoming webinar.

Please RSVP 
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> NLT 
Tuesday 15 September 2009 if you would like to join so that there will be 
enough lines available.

Call details will follow.

SSAC Briefing: Display and Usage of Internationalized Registration Data
Webinar provides essential background for understanding global Whois issues

Many Internet applications today support characters from local languages, 
alphabets or scripts. This type of "internationalization" affects how 
information displays to Internet users, and how users submit information to 
applications.

A recently published report on internationalized registration data (SAC037 
<http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/ssac-documents.htm> ) by the 
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) explains that standard formats 
are defined for internationalized domain names (IDNs), but no standards exist 
for how contact information and other registration data can be submitted and 
displayed using character sets other than ASCII. Can Internet users continue to 
use Whois services effectively if data such as contact information, host names, 
sponsoring registrar and domain name status are submitted and displayed only in 
local languages, or in a random mix of languages ?

Dave Piscitello, ICANN Senior Security Technologist, discusses the issues 
surrounding internationalized registration data in an upcoming webinar. In this 
session, Dave will brief you on:

·     How the use of characters from local scripts affects the Internet user 
experience with respect to domain name registration data submission, usage, and 
display.

·     Examples of what users may encounter today when accessing registration 
data via Whois or via the web

·     Issues related to supporting characters from local scripts in 
applications that registrars, registries, and other parties provide for the 
submission and display of domain names and registration data

·     How some ccTLDs collect and display internationalized registration data 
today

·     Standards that postal services use, so that they can deliver mail between 
countries when languages and scripts vary from sender to recipient


Join us for this essential background information, to be delivered via Adobe 
Connect on Wednesday, 16 September, 15:00 UTC (local time conversion chart 
<http://101science.com/UTCzulu.html> ). Mark your calendar now, then on 16 
September, simply participate as our guest by pointing your browser to 
http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/ssacwebinar/ .
You'll come away with knowledge that enables you to make more informed 
decisions about international registration data and Whois. We hope you'll join 
us!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Kind regards,

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