At-Large Internet Users Workshop -Internationalized Domain Names - What every Internet user needs to know
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 10:30 - 12:30
Wellington Convention Centre
Wellington, New Zealand
Sponsored by ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee
The ALAC has organized this workshop to help educate and inform Internet users about Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and encourage more end-user involvement in IDN activities. Brief presentations will be provided for the following topics, followed by discussions and questions and answers.
User IDN Experiences and Issues
Cary Karp, President & CEO, MUSEUM Domain Management Association (MuseDOMA) — Useful things to know before registering an IDN Presentation (PDF)
GuangHao Li, International Cooperation Specialist, CNNIC — CNNIC's IDN Activities Presentation (PDF)
Ram Mohan, Vice President, Business Operations, Afilias Limited — Needs and requirements for multi-lingual shared-script countries Presentation (PDF)
Moderator, Hong Xue
ICANN IDN Activities
Hong Xue, Member, At-Large Advisory Committee, and Member, President's Advisory Committee for IDNs, and Tina Dam, ICANN Chief Registry Liaison — Overview of the President's IDN Committee and IDN activities Presentation (PDF)
At-Large Community Efforts on IDNs
Vittorio Bertola, Member, At-Large Advisory Committee — ALAC efforts on IDNs
Junzuo Yang, Member of the Board, At-large@China — End-users efforts on IDNs in China
Moderator, Siavash Shahshahani, Member, At-Large Advisory Committee