Re: [registrars] Representative for the Presidents Advisory Committee for IDN

[James M Woods <jwoods@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 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