IDN-WG
- 2 meetings held, one scheduled Mon March 12, one ad hoc on Thu March 15
- March 12 meeting mainly a dialogue with the IDN VIP team
- March 15 meeting discussed the approach and direction of ALAC response to the IDN VIP Project Plan
- ALAC webminar to be conducted between now and extended end of public comments
IDN Variant TLD (VIP)
- Wed March 14
- IDN VIP team expressed their willingness to listen to community input and make appropriate changes
- Main discussion surrounded
Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
- Wed March 14
- panel discussed the issues facing new gTLDs and new IDN ccTLDs as they enter the root
- identified acceptance issues from many different aspects, from search engines to hard coded lists in software systems, etc.
- no clear conclusion or direction on next steps (except for anticipated next phase of JIG work)
IDN ccPDP
- Thu March 15
- discussions continued on clarification on string similarity review and confusingly similarity issue