Multilingual Internet Names Consortium -Secretariat Report- Ranie Lee MINC Secretariat

2 Brief History Root Idea from iDNS project: APNG,1998 preMINC meetings in APRICOT 2000 Launch in Seoul: 2000, Jun. Inaugural Board: 2000, Sep May : MINC Inc.

3 MINC People Over 300 free individual members 18 paid organisational members –four associate members –fourteen small/ medium/ large members MINC Board members The Secretariat

4 Mission Facilitating Multilingualisation of Internet Names Internationalisation of Internet Names Standards and Protocols Realization of Real World Wide Web

5 Implementation Awareness Raising Activities Encouraging Discussion and Research on Multilingual Internet Names Providing Cross-Country/Culture Communication and Cooperation Watchdogging the Standardisation Process of Internet Domain Names

6 Major Focus of MINC Activities Promotional Workshops/ Meetings Coordination and Liaison with Other Bodies Interoperability Testing WG Activities Keyword WG Activities Supporting Each Language Group Activities

7 Recent Workshops/Meetings 2001.March:Melbourne Workshop 2001.June :ISOC-MINC Joint Workshop –Stockholm, Sweden 2001.August: London Meeting –Informal Keyword WG meeting –Coordination Meeting with Other Groups

8 Cooperation with Other Group Presentation in China Internet Conference –July 11 Beijing, China Urdu Internet Names System –July 28 Islamabad, Pakistan Cairo AINC Meeting(invited) –September 17-18

9 Coordination with Other Group MINC-IETF –Mutual coordination for the MINC meetings during IETF meetings MINC-ISOC –two days’ Joint Workshop MINC-ITU –Geneva, Dec. 6, 7 –Country Visit

/2001 MINC Board Peter BatchelorShigeki Goto David Conrad YJ Park Tom Newell Richard Lindsay S H Kyong : Chair Kenny Huang Douglas Hawkins

/2002 Board Members Nii Quaynor Tinwee Tan Tom Newell Charles Shaban Nicolas Popp Shigeki Goto Douglas Hawkins David Conrad Dongman Lee Richard Lindsay CEO

12 Revenue Report Membership Fee Revenue –First Round FY : USD 169,000 4 Associate 1 Large, 5 Medium, 8 Small –Second Round FY(July 2001 – Present) : USD 31,000 from Membership Renewal 1 Associate, 1 Medium, 3 Small

13 Revenue Report New Members Committed to Join –NEW.NET as a Small Member –RIIS as a Small Member

14 MINC Monthly Newsletter Inaugural Issue : August 15 Communication Channel Between MINC and Members

15 Website Redesign By the Beginning of September: 70% complete By the End of September: Complete For two months afterward: Refining

16 Events Scheduled Inauguration of Newly elected MINC Board Members –Montevideo, September [TBD] LA meeting (Board Meeting & Workshop) –November 16-17, ISOC-MINC Joint Workshop Salt Lake WG Meeting during 52th IETF Meeting in December 2001

17 Secretariat Update Incorporation in May 2001 Seoul Office Open : June 26 th 2001 New Staff in Secretariat: –Ranie Lee, From July 1 st 2001

18 Issues and Proposals Long Distance Communication –Time Difference – Delay –Miscommunication Unestablished Organisational Procedure

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