Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "<https://community.icann.org/x/Oo3bAQ>ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31165754/ALAC+STATEMENT+ON+...>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The draft ALAC statement can be downloaded here<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31165754/ALAC+STATEMENT+ON+...>. The document can also be found on the At-Large Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/Oo3bAQ>. Information on the public comment announcement is available on the ICANN Public Comments page<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06jan12...>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Monday, 30 January 2012, 20:00 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>