Dear AFRALO Members, During this week's AFRALO's teleconference, it was agreed that we would send you information on the deadlines for public comments for the following issues: 1. Improving Institutional Confidence Process - Closed with no extension possible (responsible: Hawa) 2. External Review of the ALAC - 12 December 2008 (responsible: Fatimata) 3. New Generic Name Top Level Domains - 7 January 2009 (on French version) (responsible: Didier) 4. Role of Internet Users in the GNSO - Closed with no extension possible (responsible: Khaled) 5. Draft Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLDs - 9 January 2008 (responsible: Mohammed) Information on public comments is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/ To find information on whether documentation exists in French or other languages for particular issues, please click on the link for that issue and then click on "announcement" in the bottom-left corner of the consultation. This will take you to the English announcement; if there is a non-English version it will be available from the language bar at the top of the announcement page. Kind regards, Heidi