Dear Councilors, Here is the link to the announcement of the opening of the Public Comment Forum on the Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact information: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-08jan13-en.htm. As noted below, the comment period opened today, 08 January 2013 for 30 day until 08 February 2013, follow by a reply period. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Direcotr From: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org<mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org>> Date: Monday, January 7, 2013 5:17 PM To: "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Dear Councilors, For your information, please find attached the Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information that will be published for public comment tomorrow. Comments can be submitted until 08 February 2013, followed by a reply period. With best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director