Dear all, Six countries/territories have now had their Fast Track String Evaluation plan completed, two are pending as they must also go through a synchronised IDN ccTLD Evaluation process (this is for IDN ccTLDs requests in more than one official language or script in a country/territory, or where the request could cause a problem for internet users) - these countries are China, Hong-Kong, Quatar, Palestinian Territory, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Sri Lanka. This means the String Delegation Process (through IANA) can now be initiated - see http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/announcements-en.htm for more information. An implementation plan for synchronised IDNs has also been published for public comments: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22mar10-en.htm The comment period closes on the 13th April. Kind regards, Gabi