FYI: BOF on Internationalized Email Addresses (IEA)

[Patrik Fältström <paf@xxxxxxxxx>]

At the IETF in Minneapolis, there will be a BOF on Internationalized 
Email Addresses (IEA).

It is *preliminary* on the agenda on Monday, November 10, 2003 at 
1530-1730.

Chairs:  Pete Resnick, Patrik Fältström
Mailing list:imaa@xxxxxxx (other salient lists include uri@xxxxxx)
Agenda:

Agenda Bashing (Chairs)                5 min.
Topic Introduction (Chairs)           10 min.
Proposals
  IDNA-Based (Paul Hoffman)           15 min.
  Infrastructure-Based (John Klensin) 15 min.
  IRI-Based (Michel Suignard)         15 min.

Discussion                            60 min.

Topics for discussion:

  Are there other solutions which have been specified?

  The solutions present the problem at different scopes;

     Where should the IETF tackle it?

     Are some short-term, and other long-term?

     Can the solutions be staged or co-exist?

     If staged, how to migrate from one to another?

  What are the next steps for the IETF?


NB:  This BoF is exploratory in nature, and it is not intended that the 
IETF will finalize a decision in this venue.  It was proposed to foster 
a community discussion, not charter a working group or pick a winner. 
If further work is required, step one would be identifying individuals 
willing to carry that work forward.

Reading material:
  draft-hoffman-imaa-03.txt
  draft-klensin-emailaddr-i18n-01.txt
  draft-duerst-iri-04.txt

Pete and myself hope people will come with a lot of constructive 
comments and ideas.

        Patrik, co-chair of the bof