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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Please note
that on <b>Wednesday,</b> <b>16 September 2009 at 15:00 UTC</b> you are invited
to join a <br>
SSAC Webinar briefing on SAC 037, Display and usage of Internationalized
Registration Data: Support for characters from local languages or scripts.<br>
</span><span lang=DE><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/announcement/announcement-09sep09-en.htm"><span
lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/announcement/announcement-09sep09-en.htm</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Dave Piscitello, ICANN Senior Security
Technologist</span></b><span lang=EN-US>, discusses the issues surrounding
internationalized registration data in an upcoming webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Please RSVP </span></b><b><span lang=DE><a
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></b><span
lang=DE> </span><span lang=EN-US>NLT Tuesday 15 September 2009 if you would like
to join so that there will be enough lines available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><br>
Call details will follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>SSAC
Briefing: Display and Usage of Internationalized Registration Data<br>
Webinar provides essential background for understanding global Whois issues<br>
<br>
</span></b><span lang=EN-US>Many Internet applications today support characters
from local languages, alphabets or scripts. </span><span lang=DE>This type of
“internationalization” affects how information displays to Internet users, and
how users submit information to applications.<br>
<br>
A recently published report on internationalized registration data (SAC037 <<a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/ssac-documents.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/ssac-documents.htm</a>>
) by the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) explains that standard
formats are defined for internationalized domain names (IDNs), but no standards
exist for how contact information and other registration data can be submitted
and displayed using character sets other than ASCII. Can Internet users
continue to use Whois services effectively if data such as contact information,
host names, sponsoring registrar and domain name status are submitted and
displayed only in local languages, or in a random mix of languages ? <br>
<br>
Dave Piscitello, ICANN Senior Security Technologist, discusses the issues
surrounding internationalized registration data in an upcoming webinar. In this
session, Dave will brief you on:<br>
<br>
ˇ How the use of characters from local scripts affects
the Internet user experience with respect to domain name registration data
submission, usage, and display. <br>
<br>
ˇ Examples of what users may encounter today when
accessing registration data via Whois or via the web<br>
<br>
ˇ Issues related to supporting characters from local
scripts in applications that registrars, registries, and other parties provide
for the submission and display of domain names and registration data<br>
<br>
ˇ How some ccTLDs collect and display internationalized
registration data today<br>
<br>
ˇ Standards that postal services use, so that they can
deliver mail between countries when languages and scripts vary from sender to
recipient<br>
<br>
<br>
Join us for this essential background information, to be delivered via Adobe
Connect on Wednesday, 16 September, 15:00 UTC (local time conversion chart <<a
href="http://101science.com/UTCzulu.html">http://101science.com/UTCzulu.html</a>>
). Mark your calendar now, then on 16 September, simply participate as our
guest by pointing your browser to <a
href="http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/ssacwebinar/">http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/ssacwebinar/</a>
. <br>
You’ll come away with knowledge that enables you to make more informed
decisions about international registration data and Whois. </span><span
lang=EN-US>We hope you’ll join us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you have any
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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