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/jp-bAQ>ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170446/Draft+ALAC+Respons...>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/jp-bAQ>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 18-Apr-2012, 23:59 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>