IDN Committee

The Internationalized Domain Name Committee (IDN Committee) was established by resolution 01.94, as presented on the Regular Meeting of the Board Minutes dated September 10, 2001, to serve as a general coordination body for the work on policy issues related to IDNs.

Background

In March 2001, the ICANN Board created an Internal Working Group to investigate facts and identify issues that may arise concerning IDNs, which issued its final report on August 28, 2001. Based on that report the ICANN Board created the IDN Committee, in order to "focus on the three policy areas identified by the GAC in its Melbourne Communiqué: promoting interoperability; preventing cybersquatting; and applying competition, market access, and consumer protection principles".

Scope

The IDN Committee was responsible for promoting the coordination of the work of the ICANN supporting organizations, committees, and other groups on the policy issues arising from IDNs and to promote timely development of policy recommendations on those issues for consideration by the community and the ICANN Board.

Members

The members if the IDN Committee were:

• Masanobu Katoh (Committee Chair and ICANN Director)
• Mouhamet Diop (ICANN Address Council)
• Patrik Fältström (IETF/IESG)
• Qiheng Hu (Internet Society of China)
• John Klensin (IAB Chair)
• Sang-Hyon Kyong (ICANN Director)
• Stuart Lynn (ICANN President)
• Elisabeth Porteneuve (ICANN Names Council)
• Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi (GAC Vice Chair)
• Vincent Wen-Sung Chen (TWNIC)

Internationalized Domain Name

Internationalized Domain Name

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).