Councillors, FYI. As a reminder, please also note that the ccNSO is still considering its own course of action with regards to the JIG letter that we approved be forwarded to the Board during our Dec 15 meeting. This from ccNSO Chair Lesley Cowley's email sent on Dec 20 to me as GNSO Chair: The ccNSO Council discussed the draft letter to the ICANN Board at length on our call earlier today. Whilst the Council remains keen to support single character IDN TLDs, we did not fully support the way forward contained in the letter and therefore resolved to draft a separate ccNSO letter to the Board on this matter. We hope to do so fairly swiftly and I will let you have a copy of the letter as soon as possible. The letter is referenced in ALAC's statement to the Board. Stéphane Début du message réexpédié :

De : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com> Objet : Statement of the ALAC on the Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs Date : 31 décembre 2011 17:28:00 HNEC À : Steve Crocker <steve@shinkuro.com> Cc : Lesley Cowley <lesley@nominet.org.uk>, Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@indom.com>, secretary@icann.org, ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@gmail.com>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, 'Bart Boswinkel' <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>, ron@vitechnicalservices.com, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com>, gnso-secretariat@gnso.icann.org

Dear Steve,

I have the honor of transmitting to you, on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Statement of the ALAC on the Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs.

Please be so kind to find this Statement attached. In line with prior ALAC advice extrinsecus the usual Public Comment process, my colleagues and I should appreciate a response from the Board when the matter has been discussed and a decision has been made apropos our invite.

Best wishes for 2012,

Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair