ICANN taps new French Board Member

[bwhhisc]

He sees efforts to internationalize the internet as most the important issue at ICANN.

And about IDNs adds "Should ICANN's translation costs be added to the price of a domain name for example?" hmmmmm

http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/1...ard-member.php

Q: What are the issues that you consider to be the most important for ICANN?

A: It's still a little early to say: I won't officially take my place on the board until this Friday… But the first thing to really strike me is ICANN's effort towards internationalization. Users can feel it through the work being done on IDNs for example. But even within ICANN people are showing a strong desire to be able to speak and use their own language, to see documents being translated… But ICANN isn't the UN. It just doesn't have the same budget to commit to translation. So how do you meet those sorts of expectations from the community? Should ICANN's translation costs be added to the price of a domain name for example?
These are fundamental questions which need to be addressed. There are obvious technical aspects to deal with, but there are also less tangible things like the representation of different languages or nationalities. In the end, ICANN faces the same problems that the whole world has to deal with. And if we're able to find and apply the right solutions within ICANN, then those solutions might also work for more general issues such as better management of our energy or drinking water sources. Humanity faces all sorts of challenges and problems for which the right solutions haven't yet been found and which could benefit from new approaches.

[Drewbert]

ICANN entire effing budget COMES FROM an add-on to domain names.

Sheesh.

[touchring]

What kind of translator are they going to use?

Employ 10 full-time translators at $500k a year? Just to translate .idn?

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by touchring

What kind of translator are they going to use?

Employ 10 full-time translators at $500k a year? Just to translate .idn?

I don't think it is domains we are talking about here. It is the endless bloody meetings they are going to be translating.

What you forget is now that IDN is the rason d'etre, this will take forever!

[markits]

I wish an IDNFer could join ICANN as a board member.

[bwhhisc]

Originally Posted by markits

I wish an IDNFer could join ICANN as a board member.

They would probably be assigned to their very own committee... of one

[jacksonm]

Originally Posted by bwhhisc

They would probably be assigned to their very own committee... of one

And kept in a room in the basement.

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[Steve Clarke]

On the Isle of Pätmøs.

Oops...borrowed that last word from the upcoming Geo auction.

Edit: ( I stand corrected...looks like there are going to be some nice IDNS available after all.)