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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.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/historical-resolution-tracking-feature/2002-12-15-idn-committee.html ICANN: IDN Committee]</ref>

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.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/historical-resolution-tracking-feature/2002-12-15-idn-committee.html ICANN Archive: IDN Committee] Retrived September 2, 2025</ref>

== Background ==

In March 2001, the ICANN Board created an [[IDN Internal Working Group|Internal Working Group]] to investigate facts and identify issues that may arise concerning IDNs, which issued its final report on August 28, 2001.<ref name="idn">[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/idn/ ICANN Archives: Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Committee] Retrived September 3, 2025</ref> 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".<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/idn/final-report-28aug01.htm#ExecutiveSummary ICANN Archive: Report of the Internationalized Domain Names Internal Working Group of the ICANN Board of Directors Executive Summary] Retrived September 3, 2025</ref>

== 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.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/minutes-regular-meeting-of-the-board-montevideo-10-09-2001-en#01.94 ICANN: Regular Meeting of the Board Minutes 10 September 2001]</ref>

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.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/minutes-regular-meeting-of-the-board-montevideo-10-09-2001-en#01.94 ICANN: Regular Meeting of the Board Minutes 10 September 2001] Retrived September 2, 2025</ref>

== Members ==

The members if the IDN Committee were:

* [[Masanobu Katoh]] (Committee Chair and ICANN Director)

* [[Mouhamet Diop]] (ICANN Address Council)

* [[Patrik Fältström]] ([[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]/[[Internet Engineering Steering Group|IESG]])

* [[Qiheng Hu]] ([[Internet Society of China]])

* [[John Klensin]] ([[Internet Architecture Board|IAB]] Chair)

* [[Sang-Hyon Kyong]] (ICANN Director)

* [[Stuart Lynn]] (ICANN President)

* [[Elisabeth Porteneuve]] (ICANN Names Council)

* [[Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi]] (GAC Vice Chair)

* [[Vincent Chen|Vincent Wen-Sung Chen]] ([[TWNIC]])<ref name="idn"></ref>

== References ==

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-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.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/historical-resolution-tracking-feature/2002-12-15-idn-committee.html ICANN: IDN Committee]</ref>
+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.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/historical-resolution-tracking-feature/2002-12-15-idn-committee.html ICANN Archive: IDN Committee] Retrived September 2, 2025</ref>
+== Background ==
+In March 2001, the ICANN Board created an [[IDN Internal Working Group|Internal Working Group]] to investigate facts and identify issues that may arise concerning IDNs, which issued its final report on August 28, 2001.<ref name="idn">[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/idn/ ICANN Archives: Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Committee] Retrived September 3, 2025</ref> 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".<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/idn/final-report-28aug01.htm#ExecutiveSummary ICANN Archive: Report of the Internationalized Domain Names Internal Working Group of the ICANN Board of Directors Executive Summary] Retrived September 3, 2025</ref>
 == 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.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/minutes-regular-meeting-of-the-board-montevideo-10-09-2001-en#01.94 ICANN: Regular Meeting of the Board Minutes 10 September 2001]</ref>
+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.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/minutes-regular-meeting-of-the-board-montevideo-10-09-2001-en#01.94 ICANN: Regular Meeting of the Board Minutes 10 September 2001] Retrived September 2, 2025</ref>
+== Members ==
+The members if the IDN Committee were:
+* [[Masanobu Katoh]] (Committee Chair and ICANN Director)
+* [[Mouhamet Diop]] (ICANN Address Council)
+* [[Patrik Fältström]] ([[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]/[[Internet Engineering Steering Group|IESG]])
+* [[Qiheng Hu]] ([[Internet Society of China]])
+* [[John Klensin]] ([[Internet Architecture Board|IAB]] Chair)
+* [[Sang-Hyon Kyong]] (ICANN Director)
+* [[Stuart Lynn]] (ICANN President)
+* [[Elisabeth Porteneuve]] (ICANN Names Council)
+* [[Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi]] (GAC Vice Chair)
+* [[Vincent Chen|Vincent Wen-Sung Chen]] ([[TWNIC]])<ref name="idn"></ref>
 == References ==