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On 26 March 2026, , the APRALO Policy Forum hosted ‘IDN Policies and Implementation‘, the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. The session tackled 4 topics: the history and background of IDN variant issues, the policy development work across GNSO and ccNSO, implementation of IDN policies in the 2026 new gTLD round, and upcoming policy work still in the pipeline.

PRESENTERS
Sarmad Hussain – Senior Director, IDN & UA Programs, ICANN
Pitinan Kooarmornpatana – IDN Programs Director, ICANN

HOST / MODERATOR
Satish Babu – ALAC Member, APRALO