[I18nrp] charter -01

[Peter Saint-Andre <[e-mail]>]

The proposed charter I sent on August 9 could be considered version -00.
Here is -01 based on feedback received so far...

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Internationalization Directorate (i18ndir) Charter

The Internationalization Directorate is a specialized advisory group
that assists the Area Directors of the Applications and Real-Time Area
with regard to internationalization, in accordance with RFC 2418.

In support of a global Internet, the IETF has long worked on
internationalization of the Internet through technologies such as text
encodings (RFC 20, RFC 3629, RFC 5198), character sets (RFC 2277),
language tags (RFC 5646), URIs (RFC 3986), domain names (RFC 5890),
email addresses (RFC 6530) and headers (RFC 6532), HTTP headers (RFC
7231, RFC 8187), and usernames and passwords (RFC 8265). Because the
appropriate use of these technologies in any particular Internet
protocol is not always clear-cut, specifications developed within the
IETF often need to be reviewed by individuals with competence in
internationalization. Another sort of review is required for adjustments
to the underlying technologies themselves, for instance handling issues
with internationalized domain names that arise because of updates to the
Unicode standard.

The directorate consists of experienced members of the IETF and the
broader technical and language communities who have competence in
internationalization. The directorate has the following responsibilities:

* Reviews Internet-Drafts and provides guidance to specification authors
and working groups that re-use or ought to re-use IETF
internationalization technologies or that otherwise touch on
internationalization issues.

* Works together on solutions to narrowly scoped problems that arise
with IETF internationalization technologies (while deferring larger
initiatives to separate working groups, if needed).

* Advises Area Directors and other IETF stakeholders (including other
directorates and review teams, such as the Security Directorate and ART
Area Review Team) with regard to internationalization.

* Maintains an effective team by organizing its work processes,
documenting recommended solutions to common internationalization issues,
recruiting new team members, and training team members and IETF
participants.

However, liaison activities with other standards development
organizations (such as the Unicode Consortium) are not directly in scope
for the directorate. In short, the internationalization directorate acts
as a consultative group of experts offering expertise and guidelines
with respect to internationalization within the IETF.

The directorate can be contacted by sending e-mail to [e-mail].
The list archives are available at
https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/i18ndir/secdir/current/maillist.html.

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