This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement in response to the Public Comment on the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. Once ratified, the Statement will be submitted to the ICANN Public Comment as a formal ALAC Advice. 

To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/1IJCAw. 

Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 01 September 2015 12:59 UTC and end on 05 September 2015 23:59 UTC.