Dear All, Please find an ICANN Announcement regarding the IDN Variant TLD Program - Revised Program Plan below. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> From: ICANN News Alert <communications@icann.org<mailto:communications@icann.org>> To: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani@icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- IDN Variant TLD Program - Revised Program Plan [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04may12-en.htm ________________________________ IDN Variant TLD Program - Revised Program Plan 4 May 2012 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 4 May 2012 Categories/Tags: Top-Level Domains Purpose (Brief): The purpose of this project is to resolve many of the issues necessary to delegate variant TLDs. The first IDN Variant Issues Project explored the issues associated with the potential inclusion of IDN variant TLDs in the DNS root zone, at the request of the ICANN Board and the community. The first two phases of the project have been completed with the publication of the final Integrated Issues Report on 20 February 2012 and the project is now entering its next phase. ICANN created a program plan for next steps, posted it for public comment, and presented it in a session at the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica in March 2012. Based on the comments received to date, the project plan has been updated, and the team is seeking input on the revised plan during this public comment period. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-variant-tld-revised-program-... This message was sent to matt.ashtiani@icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=881...>