IRG Meeting #68 will be conducted as a virtual meeting that will use Webex as the meeting software. Be sure to update to the latest version of the Webex app prior to the meeting by checking the app for updates or by clicking here.
All dates and times shown are China Standard Time (UTC/GMT+08:00).
Schedule
Monday, March 15, 2027:
| 1. Opening Speech by Convenor | 08:30 |
| 2. Administrative Topics | 08:45 |
| 3. Member Body Activity Reports | 09:00 |
| 4. Review of Recommendations and Action Items from IRG Meeting #67 | 10:00 |
| Break | 10:45 |
| 6. Urgently Needed Ideograph Proposals | none |
| 7. Disunification Proposals & Documents | none |
| 8. Horizontal Extension Proposals & Documents | 11:00 |
| 9. Other Documents | 11:30 |
Tuesday, March 16, 2027:
| 5. IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0 | 08:30 |
| Break | 10:15 |
| 5. IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0 (cont’d) | 10:30 |
Wednesday, March 17, 2027:
| 5. IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0 (cont’d) | 08:30 |
| Break | 09:30 |
| 9. Other Documents (cont’d) | 09:45 |
Thursday, March 18, 2027:
| 10. Final Document Preparation | 08:30 |
| Break | 11:15 |
| 11. Approval of Meeting Recommendations and Action Items | 11:30 |
| 12. Meeting Adjournment | 12:45 |
Friday, March 19, 2027:
No Meeting
Agenda
Agenda Legend
| Document number | Documents that have not yet been posted to the IRG document register; also used for tentative meeting dates |
| Document title | With the exception of member body activity reports, documents that were submitted after the submission deadline |
| ✅ | Agenda items that have be completed |
| 🟡 | Agenda items that need to be revisited, either during this meeting or at the next one |
| 🔴 | Agenda items that were not discussed |
1. Opening Speech by Convenor
2. Administrative Topics
Schedule: Monday
Topics:
2.1 Roll call
2.2 Approval of agenda items
2.3 Review of work planning and future meeting schedule
- Recommendation IRG M67.01: Future Meeting Schedule (IRG N2946)
- IRG Meeting #69: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hybrid), 2027-10-11/15 — confirmed by WG 2
- IRG Meeting #70: Virtual (Webex), 2028-03-13/17 — confirmed by WG 2
- IRG Meeting #71: Fall 2028 — seeking host
2.4 Address Book Revision (IRG N3005 & IRG N3006)
2.5 IWDS Updates
3. Member Body Activity Reports
Schedule: Monday
4. Review of Recommendations and Action Items from IRG Meeting #67 (IRG N2946)
Schedule: Monday
Note from WG 2 Convenor: Unicode Version 19.0 is to be synchronized with Amendment 1 of ISO/IEC 10646 7th Edition, meaning that anything that is reflected in Unicode Version 19.0 (2027) will be incorporated into the next progression of Amendment 1 of ISO/IEC 10646 7th Edition.
Topics:
4.1 M67.03: Updated UCV and NUCV Lists (IRG N2978)
Current Status: IRG experts should be reviewing document IRG N2978 with comments due by 2027-01-01.
4.2 M67.07: One Urgently Needed Ideograph—China (IRG N2969R)
Current Status: This urgently needed ideograph with a recommended code point U+2B81F at the end of the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension D block is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.3 M67.08: China Horizontal Extension (IRG N2929R2)
Current Status: This 9,178-ideograph China horizontal extension is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.4 M67.09: TCA Horizontal Extension (IRG N2972R)
Current Status: This 700-ideograph TCA horizontal extension is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.5 M67.10: UK Horizontal Extension (IRG N2960)
Current Status: This two-ideograph UK horizontal extension is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.6 M67.11: UTC Horizontal Extension (IRG N2961R3)
Current Status: This 74-ideograph UTC horizontal extension is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.7 M67.12: Vietnam Horizontal Extension (IRG N2970)
Current Status: IRG experts provide to Vietnam feedback on document IRG N2970, or its future instantiation in the ORT, by 2027-01-15. See Section 8.1.
4.8 M67.13: Revised G-Source References (IRG N2919R, IRG N2923R & IRG N2986)
Current Status: The three kIRG_GSource property values changes, along with the kRSUnicode and kTotalStrokes property value changes for U+2AE99, are expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23). Also see Section 9.1.
4.9 M67.14: Revised G-Source Representative Glyphs (IRG N2919R, IRG N2958, IRG N2962R2, IRG N2963R3, IRG N2976, IRG N2977, IRG N2985, IRG N2986 & IRG N2988)
Current Status: The three G-source representative glyph changes, along wih the kRSUnicode and kTotalStrokes property value changes for U+2CCA3, are expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23). Also see Section 9.1.
4.10 M67.15: Revised S-Source Representative Glyphs (IRG N2959)
Current Status: See Section 9.1.
4.11 M67.16: Revised T-Source Representative Glyphs (IRG N2975)
Current Status: This T-source representative glyph change for U+3097C is expected to be reflected in the Unicode Version 19.0 Alpha Review (2027-02-09 through 2027-03-23).
4.12 M67.17: Revised V-Source References (IRG N2977)
Current Status: See Section 9.1.
5. IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0
Schedule: Tuesday & Wednesday
Topics:
5.1 IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0 (IRG N2979)
5.2 IRG Working Set 2024 Version 6.0 Consolidated Comments (IRG N2980)
5.3 Specific issues that require attention:
- The representative glyph for the following six G-source ideographs are expected to be updated in Version 6.0 per their discussion records in the ORT:
- GZA-431701 (01031)
- GZ-0722101 (01159)
- GZ-0311401 (01633)
- GZHSJ-0039 (02149)
- GZHSJ-0083 (04155)
- GZ-0721302 (04193)
- The representative glyphs for the following six K-source ideographs are expected to be updated in Version 6.0 per their discussion records in the ORT:
- The representative glyphs for the following three S-source ideographs are expected to be updated in Version 6.0 per their discussion records in the ORT:
- The representative glyphs for the following T-source ideograph is expected to be updated in Version 6.0 per its discussion record in the ORT — font submitted on 2026-10-28:
- T13-3D75 (00790)
- The representative glyph for the following five UK-source ideographs are expected to be updated in Version 6.0 per their discussion records in the ORT:
- The representative glyphs for the following 10 V-source ideographs are to be updated in Version 6.0 per their discussion records in the ORT — font submitted on 2026-10-15:
5.4 Editorial Report (IRG N3003)
6. Urgently Needed Ideograph Proposals
Schedule: Monday
Topics:
NONE
7. Disunification Proposals & Documents
Schedule: Monday
Topics:
NONE
8. Horizontal Extension Proposals & Documents
Schedule: Monday
9. Other Documents
Schedule: Monday & Wednesday
Topics:
9.1 Representative Glyph & Source Reference Issues
- Redux: Proposal on modifying 3 G-source representative glyphs and changing 10 G-source references (IRG N2919R)
- Redux: Proposal for updating G-source references for 329 characters and G-source horizontal extensions for 9 characters (IRG N2923R)
- Redux: Request to revise some G-source glyphs (IRG N2958)
- Redux: Request to revise some G-source glyphs (IRG N2962R2)
- Note from Convenor: U+2B8BF 𫢿, U+2B8EE 𫣮, and U+2BA44 𫩄 are mentioned in this document and in document IRG N2963R3 below with conflicting viewpoints that need to be considered.
- Redux: Proposal to revise some GZJW-Source Glyphs (IRG N2963R3)
- Note from Convenor: U+2B8BF 𫢿, U+2B8EE 𫣮, and U+2BA44 𫩄 are mentioned in this document and in document IRG N2962R2 above with conflicting viewpoints that need to be considered.
- Redux: Proposal on the glyph issue of U+21D0A and U+20553 (IRG N2976)
- Redux: Proposal for handling the issues of U+26842 and U+26866 (IRG N2977)
- Redux: Request to revise some G-source glyphs (IRG N2988)
- Redux: Issue on SAT-source glyphs (IRG N2959)
- Request to revise the glyph for T-source ideographs (IRG N3009)
9.2 IRG P&P Documents
- NONE
9.3 Miscellaneous Documents
- NONE
9.4 Editorial Report on Miscellaneous Issues (IRG N3004)
10. Final Document Preparation
Schedule: Thursday
11. Approval of Meeting Recommendations and Action Items
Schedule: Thursday
Topics:
11.1 IRG Meeting #68 Recommendations and Action Items (IRG N3002)