[APAC-Discuss] IGF 2013 APRALO-ICANN Workshop on Next in IDNs

Rinalia Abdul Rahim rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com
Wed Oct 23 02:48:07 UTC 2013


Apologies for cross-posting.  Remote participation information for the
APRALO-ICANN workshop on "Next in IDNs" at the IGF 2013, which will happen
today (Wednesday) 23 October at 0630 UTC follows:

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Meeting information
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Topic: WS 32 Next in IDNs: Linguistic Diversity in the Internet Root
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Time: 2:30 pm, Malaysia Time (Kuala Lumpur, GMT+08:00)
Meeting Number:  951 614 299
Meeting Password: IGF2013

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On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <
rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
>
> Please join us for the ICANN-APRALO workhop at the Internet Governance
> Forum (IGF) on 23 October 2013.
>
>
> *IGF Workshop #32 - **Next in IDNs: Linguistic Diversity in the Internet
> Root*
>
>
>
> Date: 23 October 2013 (Wednesday)
>
> Time: 14:30 - 16:00 local time (UTC 0630 - 0800)
>
> Room: Room #1, Nusa Dua Hall 2, Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC)
>
>
>
> *Workshop Title*
>
> Next in IDNs: Linguistic Diversity in the Internet Root
>
>
>
> *Workshop Theme*
>
> The Internet as Engine of Growth and Development
>
>
>
> *Workshop Organizers*
>
> APRALO – Asia Pacific Australasia Regional At-Large Organization
>
> ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
>
>
>
> *Workshop Description*
>
> The introduction of IDN variants in the root zone serves to enhance the
> Internet’s multilingualism and cultural diversity at the level of Top Level
> Domains (TLDs). The ICANN community has studied the viability of this
> introduction and has developed a process that will make it a reality.  This
> process has implications for language communities.  Language communities
> that share a script (e.g., Chinese, Japanese and Korean, which share the
> Han script) must agree on rules related to variant script characters in
> order to proceed.  Furthermore, while allowing language communities to
> self-mobilize and proceed at their own pace, there are advantages to being
> an early participant or first mover.  This process of allocating Variant
> TLDs in the Internet root* *requires language communities to collaborate
> and will require effective facilitation.  This joint APRALO-ICANN
> workshop will provide an overview of the ICANN process, discuss the
> issues implicating language communities and outline the way forward.
>
>
>
> *Key Discussion Questions*
>
> *Process* – What is the process and what are the structural constraints
> of the process? How was the multistakeholder model deployed in the
> development of the process and how will it evolve in moving forward?  How
> will language and technical communities be engaged?
>
>
>
> *Variants *– What are the key variant issues for scripts such as Arabic,
> Han, Indic, Latin and Cyrillic that have a large community of users
> worldwide and whose script is shared across different language communities
> and across national borders?  What variant issues can realistically be
> addressed within the structural constraints of the process?
>
>
>
> *Community* - How can the readiness of language communities for IDN
> Variant TLDs be supported? How can the disadvantage to late entrants be
> minimized?  What models of engagement can be used to support the
> collaboration of language communities that transcend national borders?  What
> best practice models of dispute resolution can be deployed to address
> disputes among language communities that span the globe?
>
>
>
> *
> *
>
> *Workshop Role-Players*
>
>
>
> *A. Moderators*
>
> ·       On-Site Moderator – *Rinalia Abdul Rahim* (Executive Committee
> Member, ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee; APRALO Representative &
> Executive Council Member, ISOC Malaysia Chapter)
>
> ·       Remote Moderator – *Maureen Hilyard* (APRALO Representative, Cook
> Islands & Board Chair, Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society)
>
> *
> *
>
> *B. Panel of Technical Experts*
>
> ·       *Ram Mohan* (Chair, ICANN Board IDN Variants Working Group & Executive
> Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Afilias Limited)
>
> ·       *Andrew Sullivan *(Principal Architect, Dyn, USA)
>
> ·       *Sarmad Hussain* (Professor of Computer Science and Head of the
> Center of Language Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology,
> Pakistan)
>
> ·       *Akshat Joshi* (Project Engineer, GIST Group, Center for
> Development of Advanced Computing, India)
>
> ·       *Edmon Chung* (CEO, dotAsia & Vice-Chair, Internet Society Hong
> Kong)
>
> *
> *
>
>  C. *Panel of Internet End User Representatives *
>
> ·       *Mohamed El Bashir* (Manager, Technical Affairs Department, ictQATAR,
> Qatar)
>
> ·       *Hong Xue* (Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for
> Internet Policy & Law, Beijing Normal University, China)
>
> ·       *Satish Babu* (Director of the International Centre for Free and
> Open Source Software, India)
>
> *
> *
>
> *Workshop Agenda*
>
> 1. Moderator’s welcome and introduction (5 min)
>
> 2. Overview of the ICANN Process for Developing Label Generation Rules for
> the Root Zone by Ram Mohan and Andrew Sullivan (15 min)
>
> 3. Responses from Panel of Internet End User Representatives
>
> - Mohamed El Bashir (4 min)
>
> - Hong Xue (4 min)
>
> - Satish Babu (4 min)
>
> 4. Responses and Views from Panel of Technical Experts
>
> - Sarmad Hussain - Arabic Script (8 min)
>
> - Akshat Joshi - Indic Script/Devanagari (8 min)
>
> - Edmon Chung - Han Script (8 min)
>
> 5. Discussion involving panelists and participants (30 min)
>
> 6. Wrap up
>
>
>
> *Workshop Organizers
> *
>
> *Rinalia Abdul Rahim*, Managing Director, Compass Rose Sdn Bhd (
> rinalia at compassrose.my)
>
> * *
>
> *Baher Esmat*, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement – Middle East,
> ICANN (baher.esmat at icann.org)
>
>
>



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