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ICANN85 GNSO Sessions - How to Get Organized / Remote Participation Details
by Julie Bisland Feb. 10, 2026

Feb. 10, 2026

Dear Councilors, With ICANN85<https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/> just around the corner, please take a moment to read the information below for a seamless and successful meeting. ICANN85 key dates: * Prep Week will take place virtually 23 - 25 February 2026. * Deadline for IN-PERSON registration is 06 March 2026. * ICANN85 will take place in Mumbai 07 - 12 March 2026. On-site registration will not be available. Registration for ICANN85 does not automatically create a user account on sched.com. Instructions and guides to register as well as personalize your schedule can be found on these pages: * Visit this page to REGISTER: https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/ * General information about Mumbai, hotels, transportation and rates, and links to food options can also be found here * The ICANN85 Schedule: https://icann85.sched.com/ * Instructions for personalizing your schedule can also be found here There will be no calendar invitations sent, as the meeting schedule allows you to download all sessions of interest to your individual calendars A reminder to review the Participation Tools page and update Zoom * All sessions that use Zoom rooms, access details will be available 24hrs prior. * Visit the Participation Tools page<https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation> for links to download the latest version of Zoom for access to the ICANN Meeting sessions. * Please see the ICANN Meeting VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION GUIDES in the blue box on the right side of the Participation Tools page for more information on how to get the most out of the virtual meeting tools. * If participating on-site, please read the Frequently Asked Questions here<https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/#faq>. Links to Bookmark ICANN85 Meeting Schedule<https://icann85.sched.com/> ICANN85 GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYBBJ> GNSO Session agendas<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/cYAzJ> For all GNSO meeting-related queries, please email us at: gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> and we will be more than happy to assist! Kind regards, GNSO SO/AC Support team -- Julie Bisland Policy Operations Analyst (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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FINAL REMINDER! LD PDP Working Group Self-Assessment: Please Complete Before 2 February
by John Emery Jan. 29, 2026

Jan. 29, 2026

Hello LD PDP WG Members, As a FINAL reminder, there is an important ask of the WG during the Public Comment Period to complete a Working Group Self-Assessment. The details are below, but please use this form: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8to complete the survey by 2 February 2026. Please do not share this link outside of the WG! Currently, there are only 5 WG members that have completed the survey. Thank you to those of you who have participated, we encourage full participation by the WG for improvements going forward Thank you for your participation in this brief survey. All the best, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: John Emery <john.emery(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 13:03 To: "gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org" <gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: LD PDP Working Group Self-Assessment: Please Complete Before 2 February Hello LD PDP WG Members, As a reminder, there is an important ask of the WG during the Public Comment Period to complete a Working Group Self-Assessment. The details are below, but please use this form: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8 to complete the survey by 2 February 2026. Please do not share this link outside of the WG! We encourage you all to participate and will send out periodic reminders until we have full participation. Thank you for your participation in this brief survey. All the best, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: John Emery <john.emery(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 07:43 To: "gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org" <gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org> Subject: LD PDP Working Group Self-Assessment: Please Complete Before 2 February Dear LD PDP WG Members, Congratulations on the Initial Report going out for Public Comment! (Available here: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/latin-script-diacritics-…) There is an important ask of the WG during the Public Comment Period to complete a Working Group Self-Assessment. The details are below, but please use this form: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8 to complete the survey by 2 February 2026. Please do not share this link outside of the WG! We encourage you all to participate and will send out periodic reminders until we have full participation. On 15 March 2023, the GNSO Council approved<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202303> a process and questionnaire for Working Groups to conduct periodic Self-Assessments during their lifecycle. These periodic surveys are intended to supplement Self- Assessments that already occur when a Working Group closes. The goal is to provide the GNSO Council with important information about how its Working Groups are functioning and whether there are any issues that may need to be addressed as the Working Group proceeds. The LD PDP WG has recently delivered its Initial Report for Public Comment, a key milestone in the WG’s work. This is an opportune moment for the WG to reflect on how the group is functioning and whether there are areas that may benefit from improvement. Please read the following instructions carefully: * The survey tool is provided in Google Forms and is available at this link: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8 The survey is only being shared with the WG Members. Please do not share this link with others. * Background information and instructions are contained within the survey. There is no login requirement, so you will not need user credentials. * This questionnaire is organized into 21 questions divided into five short sections. Simply answer the questions on each page and, when you reach the end, click “Submit.” If you receive a response that “Your response has been recorded,” your feedback was successfully populated. * There is no option to save and continue later. If you would like to browse the questions in advance, they are published here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsoworkgroupres/Working+Group+Self-Ass… * The survey should take approximately 15 minutes depending upon the number of comments you choose to provide. * The survey will be open for three weeks and will close on Monday, 2 February 2026 at 23:59 UTC. A member of the GNSO policy support staff will monitor the completion process and be available to provide technical assistance if needed. If you are having difficulty with the survey and need assistance, you can email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Additional information about how your input will be used: You may remain anonymous when responding to this survey, meaning that you do not need to provide your name. If you choose to provide your name and/or email address, this will only be seen by staff administering this survey. Staff will only use this information to get in touch with you if there are any follow-up questions after the survey has been administered. After this survey is closed, a report will be produced summarizing the results. The report will include: * Aggregated responses to all questions in which respondents select from a menu of choices or from a numerical scale. * Full text of any narrative responses, such as comments or explanations of their numerical scores. The report will be publicly available: * It will be sent to Council leadership, the PDP leadership team, and the Council liaison to the PDP and will be shared with the full Council, upon request. * It will be sent to the publicly archived Working Group mailing list and posted on the Working Group’s public wiki. Based on the survey results, Council leadership, Council, and/or the PDP leadership team will consider whether there are any changes that should be considered to enhance the team’s operation. Thanks for your willingness to provide feedback about the PDP Team and your participation in it. Kind regards, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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LD PDP Working Group Self-Assessment: Please Complete Before 2 February
by John Emery Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21, 2026

Dear LD PDP WG Members, Congratulations on the Initial Report going out for Public Comment! (Available here: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/latin-script-diacritics-…) There is an important ask of the WG during the Public Comment Period to complete a Working Group Self-Assessment. The details are below, but please use this form: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8 to complete the survey by 2 February 2026. Please do not share this link outside of the WG! We encourage you all to participate and will send out periodic reminders until we have full participation. On 15 March 2023, the GNSO Council approved<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202303> a process and questionnaire for Working Groups to conduct periodic Self-Assessments during their lifecycle. These periodic surveys are intended to supplement Self- Assessments that already occur when a Working Group closes. The goal is to provide the GNSO Council with important information about how its Working Groups are functioning and whether there are any issues that may need to be addressed as the Working Group proceeds. The LD PDP WG has recently delivered its Initial Report for Public Comment, a key milestone in the WG’s work. This is an opportune moment for the WG to reflect on how the group is functioning and whether there are areas that may benefit from improvement. Please read the following instructions carefully: * The survey tool is provided in Google Forms and is available at this link: https://forms.gle/Hj9SYD6vL1TZi1Js8 The survey is only being shared with the WG Members. Please do not share this link with others. * Background information and instructions are contained within the survey. There is no login requirement, so you will not need user credentials. * This questionnaire is organized into 21 questions divided into five short sections. Simply answer the questions on each page and, when you reach the end, click “Submit.” If you receive a response that “Your response has been recorded,” your feedback was successfully populated. * There is no option to save and continue later. If you would like to browse the questions in advance, they are published here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsoworkgroupres/Working+Group+Self-Ass… * The survey should take approximately 15 minutes depending upon the number of comments you choose to provide. * The survey will be open for three weeks and will close on Monday, 2 February 2026 at 23:59 UTC. A member of the GNSO policy support staff will monitor the completion process and be available to provide technical assistance if needed. If you are having difficulty with the survey and need assistance, you can email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Additional information about how your input will be used: You may remain anonymous when responding to this survey, meaning that you do not need to provide your name. If you choose to provide your name and/or email address, this will only be seen by staff administering this survey. Staff will only use this information to get in touch with you if there are any follow-up questions after the survey has been administered. After this survey is closed, a report will be produced summarizing the results. The report will include: * Aggregated responses to all questions in which respondents select from a menu of choices or from a numerical scale. * Full text of any narrative responses, such as comments or explanations of their numerical scores. The report will be publicly available: * It will be sent to Council leadership, the EPDP leadership team, and the Council liaison to the EPDP and will be shared with the full Council, upon request. * It will be sent to the publicly archived Working Group mailing list and posted on the Working Group’s public wiki. Based on the survey results, Council leadership, Council, and/or the PDP leadership team will consider whether there are any changes that should be considered to enhance the team’s operation. Thanks for your willingness to provide feedback about the PDP Team and your participation in it. Kind regards, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Publication of Initial Report
by Saewon Lee Jan. 12, 2026

Jan. 12, 2026

Dear LD PDP WG, We are very pleased to share that the LD PDP Initial Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/initial-report…> has been published for Public Comment as of this morning (Monday, 12 January 2026). You can also access the report and the Public Comment submissions page through this link: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/latin-script-diacritics-… Great job LD PDP WG and our sincere appreciation to the LD PDP Leadership Team! Best, Your GNSO Support Staff: Saewon, John, and Steve

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Review CLOSED: Draft Initial Report
by Saewon Lee Jan. 9, 2026

Jan. 9, 2026

Dear LD PDP WG, First, a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! The review period for the Draft Initial Report has now concluded. Thank you to all those members who took the time to review the document and provide feedback. Your thoughtful and valuable comments will be carefully considered and incorporated into the report, as appropriate. The updated report is expected to be ready for Public Comment by next Monday. Once it is published, we will be sure to share the announcement with you and provide guidance on accessing the Open Proceedings page. Thank you again for your continued engagement and contributions. Much appreciated, Saewon Saewon Lee Policy Development Support Manager for GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (310) 463-5541 Email: saewon.lee(a)icann.org<mailto:saewon.lee@icann.org> Skype: saewon.lee.icann Website: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: Saewon Lee via Gnso-latin-diacritics <gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Saewon Lee <saewon.lee(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM To: "gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org" <gnso-latin-diacritics(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-latin-diacritics] Request for Review: Draft Initial Report Dear LD PDP WG, I am pleased to share with you a “small” package for your enjoyment over the Christmas holidays. The Draft Initial Report has completed its initial Leadership review and is now ready for your eagle-eyed review. Please find below the materials and instructions for the review process: 1. Draft Initial Report in google doc. version (viewer mode only): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMY_VAu8MFqVuV4rg1U8dgEv_nMyBfAcF9c2fwe… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1XMY_VAu8MFqV…> 2. Guided Review Form – Please read the instructions carefully and provide your input directly in the form, using “suggestion” mode only if you have any feedback on the Draft Initial Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13AIJzWHczsJsz683zHAk6GL3uS6Gy_p7vtwC39W… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/13AIJzWHczsJs…> Please note that, contrary to the Work Plan, we kindly request that your review and input be provided by Wednesday, 7 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC, which is one day earlier than previously announced. This will allow Staff sufficient time to consolidate feedback, incorporate revisions as necessary, and prepare for the next steps – Open Proceeding for Public Comment – by Monday, 12 January 2026. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Until then, happy reading and happy holidays! Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year, Saewon Saewon Lee Policy Development Support Manager for GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (310) 463-5541 Email: saewon.lee(a)icann.org<mailto:saewon.lee@icann.org> Skype: saewon.lee.icann Website: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Request for Review: Draft Initial Report
by Saewon Lee Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

Dear LD PDP WG, I am pleased to share with you a “small” package for your enjoyment over the Christmas holidays. The Draft Initial Report has completed its initial Leadership review and is now ready for your eagle-eyed review. Please find below the materials and instructions for the review process: 1. Draft Initial Report in google doc. version (viewer mode only): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMY_VAu8MFqVuV4rg1U8dgEv_nMyBfAcF9c2fwe… 2. Guided Review Form – Please read the instructions carefully and provide your input directly in the form, using “suggestion” mode only if you have any feedback on the Draft Initial Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13AIJzWHczsJsz683zHAk6GL3uS6Gy_p7vtwC39W… Please note that, contrary to the Work Plan, we kindly request that your review and input be provided by Wednesday, 7 January 2026, at 23:59 UTC, which is one day earlier than previously announced. This will allow Staff sufficient time to consolidate feedback, incorporate revisions as necessary, and prepare for the next steps – Open Proceeding for Public Comment – by Monday, 12 January 2026. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Until then, happy reading and happy holidays! Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year, Saewon Saewon Lee Policy Development Support Manager for GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (310) 463-5541 Email: saewon.lee(a)icann.org<mailto:saewon.lee@icann.org> Skype: saewon.lee.icann Website: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Delay: Draft Initial Report
by Saewon Lee Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

Dear LD PDP WG, Our apologies to those who have been anxiously waiting. There has been a slight delay in circulating the draft Initial Report, which was originally planned for Tuesday, 16 December, as the Leadership Team is currently finalizing its review ahead of the WG. This differs from what was outlined in the Work Plan, where the review was intended to run in parallel. Once the Leadership Team’s review is complete, the draft report is expected to be shared by tomorrow (Thursday, 18 December). Thank you for your patience. Kind regards, Saewon Saewon Lee Policy Development Support Manager for GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (310) 463-5541 Email: saewon.lee(a)icann.org<mailto:saewon.lee@icann.org> Skype: saewon.lee.icann Website: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Post Call | Latin Script Diacritics PDP | Wednesday, 03 December 2025
by Devan Reed Dec. 3, 2025

Dec. 3, 2025

Dear all, All recordings for the Latin Script Diacritics PDP call held on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 14:15 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDhJQ> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master calendar<https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar/2025>. These include: * Attendance * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, and chat.) * Transcript * Agenda and Notes/Action Items For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/gnso-latin-diacritics@icann.org/> and the main wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EwDVBg?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMWI2M…>. Thank you. With kind regards, Devan

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Outcomes, Action Items, and Notes Meeting #27
by John Emery Dec. 3, 2025

Dec. 3, 2025

Dear LD PDP WG, Congratulations on completing the GPI and HRIA today! This is our last meeting likely until ICANN85, but the work is not done. Please review everything below and flag anything of concern in the analyses on list for staff to integrate into the drafting of the Initial Report. [OUTCOMES] * Completed HRIA and GPI Checklists [ACTION ITEMS] * Staff to review GPI framework rationale to ensure that all topics are covered to be consistent and set a positive precedent for future PDPs * Staff to attempt to integrate HRIA of sjö, .sjø and .sjo hypothetical into the “participation” and “accountability” issue areas where appropriate. * All WG members to review the Initial Report when staff has drafted it by 15 December * All WG members to complete the Interim WG Self-Assessment during the Public Comment period [NOTES] 1. Welcome and SOIs 2. Recap of Meeting #25 a. Key Outcomes and Action Items * The WG went through the slides<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDhJQ> and reiterated the WG majority support for Option 1 from case studies 5 & 6. * Discussed PR 1 and the addition of 1.5 that no variants can be activated for the ASCII/Latin script and no LDs can be added to a variant set. Agreement from WG on addition 3. Continue with Charter Topic Deliberations a. GPI and HR Impact Assessment * Saewon gave an overview of the GPI and HR as then went through the GPI <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PuDn5pA8hhWfidafE4NYpkm6LszxXrDO/ed…> checklist and explained the rationale for the analysis. The LD PDP is the first to integrate this into its charter. There were no checks made under negative impacts. * This tool focuses on relevant topics to the PDP. We were not focusing on the structural processes of GNSO which were not applicable to our PDP * Potentially positive only impacts and no negative impacts. There are none that fall short of the total. Our recommendations tend to have positive impact on the public interest that allows for SSR and a diverse/multi-lingual Internet * Discussed that this set the future precedent for other PDPs, not all the descriptions cover all the topics, maybe cover it or make it consistent so column M is aligned with column N and match each other. * Issue raised for a potential negative impact for the possible linguistic discrimination based on the exclusion of the Ø as it may have a Swedish and Norwegian impact even if it may be very low * Discussion, still some people will be left out. We cannot fix something that comes from Unicode and LGR WG, we are noting that some symbols will be left out. Should note that ASCII and LD being forced to pay for multiple TLDs. There is a potential negative discrimination for LD sets * The only reason we're discriminating against ø & c is because nobody thought of them at the time this PDP charter was written. And it can theoretically create a new negative impact for such languages. * Not intentionally only trying to get positive or negative as a conclusion. Are our recommendations creating any negative impact. Thinking about the limited scope, we were saving a lot of topics for future work. It did not strike us as a negative impact from our work, that is for the future work to deal with then. * Discussed HRIA<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LkcqfulRQiNEM4tjFzCeiISbU1p5x5UuE_H…> checklist. ICANN bylaws included a commitment to human rights, and this sample template was shared with us. Staff modified this template to better suit our PDP. The 3rd tab was a sample, 2nd was a guidance, and 1st was how it was adapted for the LD PDP. * As a general note, all landed on low to no negative impact, all the results were positive on human rights. When going through this checklist, experts advised for a more balanced assessment it is best to note some minor potential negative impacts even if they are minor. Attempted to squeeze out even the most unlikely outcome. Raised overall challenges in the negative scenario column. Emphasized that LT and Staff believe that these recommendations covered these concerns. * Input and feedback was in agreement with HRIA. * Discussion sjö, .sjø and .sjo in chat with edge cases for possible disadvantages similar to diacritics but are not diacritics. In case they have a business model to only go live with both TLDs and not just one. Unlikely two parties have a business model where both TLDs would have to be in the root zone. * More important is the symbolic significance of the perception of discriminating against certain languages since we excluded anything outside of Unicode. This is not the result of our policies, our work should not be extended to address this, but there are cases that are not diacritics and are out of scope. We should raise awareness for use cases out of scope that should be considered in a follow-up PDP. * Next Steps for work plan overview given in the slides<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDhJQ> for the next few months. WG will resume at ICANN85 for review of Public Comments. All the best, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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ISO 15919
by harsha wijayawardhana Dec. 3, 2025

Dec. 3, 2025

Dear Dr. Sarmad and Sathis, Do we know if any Registries have issued IDNs based on ISO 15919 in the South Asian region, as transliterated Indic Domain Names? Have you considered this in your deliberations at the LD Working Group before I joined the group? If there were any deliberations, please point to any minutes or write-ups. There will be a request for IDNs for transliterated Labels in the future, and how do registries handle if IDNs have already been issued in local scripts? Have any registries done a policy? Thank you, and best regards. Harsha

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