On 6/1/07, Siavash Shahshahani <shahshah@irnic.ir> wrote:

Many thanks, Hong. I should mention that ccNSO is planning to have a full
day on IDNs in San Juan (Tuesday, 26 June). I assume some ALAC members and
ALS participants may be interested in this.
Siavash

> IDN Liaison Report for the Conference Call on June 5
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> General Briefing:
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> 1) On May 2, 2007, ICANN published IDN Glossary, which is to ensure that
> discussions regarding IDNs take place in a consistent manner. The glossary
> terms can be used freely and is expected to be expanded over time.
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> 2) On 11 May 2007, ICANN published the Draft IDN Guidelines ( v.2.2) for
> Public Comments. This is the first version of the IDN Guidelines to make
> specific reference to IDN in top-level labels. It is anticipated to be
> amended and supplemented in subsequent drafts in preparation for the
> release
> of internationalized top-level labels in the production environment.
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> 3) The Draft IDN Guidelines (v.2.2) was published in six languages. The
> Liaison, in coordination with the CDNC, translated the draft into Chinese.
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> ALAC IDN Policy Consideration:
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> 4) Language communities' participation in the ICANN PDPs
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> 5) Selection of IDN strings in top-level labels
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> 6) Selection of IDN registries
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> ALAC IDN Policy Development Process:
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> 7) Formation of the working group
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> 8) Workshop on IDN policy in San Juan
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> 9) Policy briefing at RALO meetings in San Juan
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