This charter is a snapshot of that in effect at the time of the 38th IETF Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.
URNs are persistent identifiers for information resources.
The output of this Working Group will comply with RFC 1737, which defines URNs and gives requirements for them. This WG will define the framework for URNs, at least one resolution registry system, and at least one namespace. Oct 96 Submit revision of URN Framework document as Internet-Draft. Oct 96 Submit Syntax document as an Internet-Draft. Dec 96 Submit paper outlining grandfathering one namespace into the framework as an Internet-Draft.