[governance] on IDNs at the root

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Procedures for IDN TLD Evaluation Deployment in the Root Zone6 August 2007      ICANN has finalized the procedures describing how IANA will manage the  insertion, administration and removal of internationalized top- level  domains in the root zone for the upcoming evaluation. The procedures  were posted previously for public comments. That comment, as well as  advice from the technical community (including RSSAC), was taken into  consideration in editing the final versions.
    The two procedures guiding this effort are:
    1. IANA Root Zone Procedures for Test IDN Deployment
    The final procedure was approved by the ICANN Board on 29 June 2007 (see http://icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm) after some clarifications were provided in response to public comment (see http://forum.icann.org/lists/iana-idn-process/). These procedures are being implemented by IANA in preparation for the insertion of IDN evaluation TLDs. 
    2. Root Server Operator Procedures for Emergency Revocation of Evaluation-purpose IDN TLDs
    The  purpose of this procedure is to provide a method of quickly removing  IDN TLDs from the root zone in the very unlikely event that insertion  of these evaluation strings negatively impact DNS or root server  operations. After consultation with the RSSAC, the procedure has been  modified to focus on a communication protocol that root server  operators will employ in the identification and mitigation of any  problems that might arise for root server operations as a consequence  of the proposed testing of IDN strings . Root server operators will  monitor and identify deteriorated service potentially caused by IDNs in  the root. If such a result is detected, ICANN will be notified and in  turn activate the procedure. 
    IDN Program -- looking  forward: The next milestones in the IDN Program Plan requires obtaining  necessary approvals to insert the eleven suggested evaluation top-level  domains (the term <.test> translated into eleven languages). (See  the IDN .test Evaluation Plan at http:// icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-19jun07.htm).  An additional announcement will be made once the approvals have been  received. It is anticipated that these evaluation TLDs will be launched  in late September 2007.
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           Updated IDN .test Evaluation Plan
    ICANN  updates the IDN .test Evaluation Plan based on comment to the  previously posted version of the plan for the insertion of evaluation  IDN TLDs in the root zone
    19 July 2007 Update 
    
      ICANN  has amended the draft plan for insertion of evaluation IDN TDs into the  root zone based on comments received on the public forum established  for that purpose (see, http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tld-test/).    Specifically, an amended version of    the proposed label for the Persian TLD, has been posted    (see, http://www.icann.org/topics/idn/idn-evaluation-plan-v2.9.1.pdf  [PDF, 241K]). The changes that have been made: (i) replaces the  previously suggested Persian .test TLD with an alternate TLD label that  more clearly reveals the Persian YEH, and (ii) changes of the reference  to the name of the language from Farsi to Persian. 
   Comments on this or other aspects of the evaluation plan can be made to idn-tld-test at icann.org and    viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tld-test/. 
  For more details please see: http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tld-test/msg00002.html and http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tld-test/msg00003.html.
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  ICANN Releases Draft IDN Evaluation Plans
  19 June 2007
  As  announced previously in the IDN program status report, in the draft  IANA Root Zone Procedures for Test IDN Deployment, and the draft IDN  TLD Root Server Performance / Tolerance, ICANN has developed a plan for  insertion of IDN TLDs in the root zone for evaluation. The .test plan  contains two separate evaluation facilities where the feasibility and  usability of fully localized domain names can be evaluated and tested  in a live environment. Implementation of this plan is one of the core  elements in ICANN¢s IDN Program.
  The draft .test plan is posted here  for public    comment.  The draft contains a preliminary list of scripts for the example.test  evaluation strings. Recommendations for changes or additions to this  list of strings will be reviewed carefully to ensure broad public  participation in the evaluations.
  During the public comment  period, the plan will be discussed during several sessions of the ICANN  meeting in San Juan (June 2007) and at the RSSAC / IETF meeting in  Chicago (July 2007). Subject to these and other consultations, a final  version of the plan will be provided for ICANN Board consideration at  its 14 August 2007 meeting. ICANN Board approval will be sought for the  plan, including approval of the insertion of the suggested evaluations  strings (<.test> translated into a number of different  languages), in the root zone. According to the plan the evaluation  facilities will be launched in late September 2007.
  Comments to the draft .test plan can be submitted idn-tld-test at icann.org  and    viewed here http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tld-test/.  For other questions or inquiries regarding ICANN¢s IDN Program please  contact Tina Dam, ICANN¢s Director for the IDN Program, at tina.dam at icann.org.
  Translation  of the .test plan into Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese is  currently underway and will be released shortly.
  





       
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