Letter from Paul Twomey to Edward Viltz
21 October 2003
Los Angeles, 21 October 2003
Mr. Edward G. Viltz
President and CEO
Public Interest Registry
Dear Mr. Viltz,
On behalf of ICANN, I am honored to authorize Public Interest Registry to deploy Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) on the basis of its commitment to adhere to the "Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names, Version 1.0". In working so diligently to achieve consensus on these Guidelines with other key IDN registries, Public Interest Registry has demonstrated its leadership in helping to achieve practical solutions to the many technical and operational challenges that IDN deployment poses.
Public Interest Registry leadership is a model of promoting the coordination of the domain-name system in the public interest, which is a vital aspect of missions of both ICANN and Public Interest Registry
Accordingly, on behalf of ICANN and acting under ICANN Board resolution 03.48, Public Interest Registry is hereby granted written approval for the deployment of IDNs in compliance with the provisions of the "Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names, Version 1.0", including by using tagged domain names beginning with "xn--" as specified in Appendix K of the Registry Agreement between Public Interest Registry and ICANN.
ICANN looks forward to supporting the efforts of Public Interest Registry and others to promote the responsible deployment of IDNs based on the principles stated in the Guidelines.
Best regards,
Paul D. Twomey
President and CEO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers