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Fwd: [ALAC-ExCom] SAC060: SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (23 July 2013)
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 25, 2013

July 25, 2013

Dear IDN WG members, Patrik Fältström has kindly shared some of his findings in Durban on last Friday morning. Please be so kind to find the report as published now. I hope that the findings of this report will help with a satisfactory outcome to the discussions we have started in Durban with all those involved. Kindest regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ALAC-ExCom] SAC060: SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (23 July 2013) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:17:45 +1000 From: Julie Hammer <julie.hammer(a)bigpond.com> To: ALAC ExCom <alac-excom(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear All, SAC060 has been published at the following link: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-060-en.pdf. Cheers, Julie _______________________________________________ ALAC-ExCom mailing list ALAC-ExCom(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-excom

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Durban Meeting
by Edmon July 17, 2013

July 17, 2013

Attached please find a set of slides for our meeting today. Apologies for including lots of text, but they are mainly the texts we could refer to and links to the documents we will be talking about. Edmon

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Jul 12, 2013 5:19 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules To: "ALAC Announce" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN News Alert <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jul13-en.htm Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules 11 July 2013 Today, ICANN takes the next step in the implementation of the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules Procedure by publishing the Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/call-for-panels-lgr-11ju l13-en.pdf> [PDF, 150 KB]. The IDN Root Zone LGR project will undertake work to develop the rules that identify the valid repertoire of code points for IDN TLDs, as well as the rules for identifying and possibly delegating any IDN variant TLDs. The work is carried out as specified in the Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20ma r13-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.39 MB] and involves an Integration Panel, (to be staffed by paid experts), a set of Advisors to all Panels (formed of paid consultants, ICANN staff, or volunteers), and a set of Generation Panels (consisting of volunteers). This call concerns the latter. Successful development of the IDN Root Zone LGR depends on having Generation Panels for each script represented in the Root Zone. Generation Panels are expected to represent their communities and to have members with the appropriate skills to perform the substantive work of creating the LGR for the script used by their community. Each Generation Panel will be comprised of a chair and a number of community representatives, as well as members with technical expertise in the following areas: DNS, IDNA, Unicode, and linguistics of the relevant script. The Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/call-for-panels-lgr-11ju l13-en.pdf> [PDF, 150 KB] describes the details of expertise needed, as well as the details of the selection process. Interested volunteers are invited to submit their CV and an expression of interest statement demonstrating how they meet the qualifications to serve as members or chairs. Communities that already have a working group dealing with IDN and Variant issues are solicited to contact ICANN if interested in forming a Generation Panel, partially or entirely based on such an existing working group. Initially, Generation Panel formation is expected to cover the following scripts, already represented in existing applications from both New gTLD and IDN ccTLD Programs: Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Thai and Georgian. However, the call will remain open for those interested in serving on Generation Panels for other scripts. Expressions of interest can be sent to idnvarianttlds(a)icann.org. _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Fwd: Response to the ALAC Statement on TMCH and IDN Variants
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013

Dear IDN WG members, please be so kind to find the Board New gTLD Program Committee's reply regarding the ALAC Statement on the Trademark Clearinghouse and IDN Variants which we submitted at the end of May. I note that the response suggests that a small group meets with select Board members. I have suggested that those Board members come to the A-Large IDN WG meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Failing that, I have asked that Gisella & her counterpart on Board Support would look for a suitable slot for a meeting. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Response to the ALAC Statement on TMCH and IDN Variants Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:01:08 -0700 From: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby(a)icann.org> To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Dear Olivier, On behalf of the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC), I thank you for providing the ALAC Statement on the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) and IDN Variants, dated 30 May 2013. The NGPC appreciates the attention the ALAC has given to this topic and has reviewed the statement carefully. Variants are a complex topic, and the current approach with variants in TMCH is to leave variants out of TMCH itself, and rely on registries to handle variant issues. There are good reasons for taking such an approach and the NGPC believes that the current direction is appropriate. Registries have their own policies for variants (whether to reserve, allocate, etc.). If, however, there are any specific gaps in behavior with respect to trademarks, variants, and TMCH, it would be helpful to identify them and raise them in the appropriate venues . We encourage ALAC to identify any such issues. To encourage discussion and explore specific potential gaps in more detail, it may be helpful to have a small group of interested parties (from ALAC, staff, and selected board members) meet in Durban. The goal of such a meeting would be to identify specific gaps in the area of trademarks and IDN variant names where additional work might be appropriate. Please find attached the full response of the NGPC to the ALAC Statement. All the best, Cherine

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Fwd: ALAC Statement on the Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 6, 2013

July 6, 2013

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALAC Statement on the Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:01:39 +0200 From: Cherine Chalaby <cherine(a)*.co.uk> To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)*.com> CC: Steve Crocker <steve(a)*.com> Dear Olivier, Thank you for the ALAC Statement on the implementation of the IDN Variant Top Level Domains. Steve and I have agreed that this issues will be handled by the full ICANN Board and not just the New gTLDn Program Committee. Best regards, Cherine

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At-Large Community Views Requested on Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim July 2, 2013

July 2, 2013

Dear Members of the At-Large Community and IDN Working Group, Your views are kindly requested on the JIG Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs. Specifically, 1. Should the general recommendations of the report be supported? 2. Are there specific issues of concern within the report that should be raised? If you have views, please share them via the At-Large Policy Development workspace by 7 July 2013. At-Large Policy Development workspace link: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Draft+Final+Repo… * Informational Resurces* Full Report Link: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/idn-tld-acceptance-final-25jun13-en.pd…, 135 KB] [Extract on General Recommendations] 1. IDN TLD operators (including IDN ccTLD, IDN gTLD and IDN gTLDAccredited Registrars) are recommended to support Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs in their own systems. Part of this recommendation is that ICANN's IDN Guidelines be updated to include provisions for IDN TLD registries and registrars to support the Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs within their own systems (i.e. for registration systems and services to accept name server records, child hosts, contact information with IDN TLDs) 2. ICANN should allocate specific resources for the advocacy of Universal Acceptance beyond the development of informational materials and toolkits. 3. ICANN should develop of informative reference materials for new IDN TLDs (including gTLD and ccTLD) to handle issues of Universal Acceptance 4. ICANN initiates efforts, lead by staff, with participation from the community, for further studies to investigate the scope of the issue and what other services or actions could be taken by ICANN to support the Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs beyond outreach and awareness campaigns Best regards, Rinalia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:32 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25jun13-en.htm ________________________________ Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs 25 June 2013 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 25 June 2013 Categories/Tags: * Top-Level Domains * Policy Processes * Transparency/Accountability Purpose (Brief): The joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN working Group (JIG) seeks input from the community on its draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs. The draft includes recommendations to the ccNSO and GNSO Councils for further action to resolve policy and other relating to the universal acceptance of IDN TLDs The Working expects to finalize and publish its Final Report, and submit their report, after taking into account the comments received. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-tld-acceptance-final-25jun1… This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto: matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] < http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription < http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91… > _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Fwd: ALAC Statement on the Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 1, 2013

July 1, 2013

FYI. Thanks ever so much to Rinalia and Edmon for their very hard work in holding the pen on this. Thanks to all who provided input to refine this Statement. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALAC Statement on the Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 02:45:29 +0200 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Steve Crocker <Steve(a)*.com>, Cherine Chalaby <cherine(a)*.co.uk> CC: Secretary <secretary(a)*.org>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.*.org>, Naela Sarras <naela.sarras(a)*.org>, cyrus.namazi(a)*.org, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>, Francisco Arias <francisco.arias(a)*.org> Dear Steve, Dear Cherine, please be so kind to find attached, the "ALAC Statement on the Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains" in response to Board Resolution 2013.04.11.14 asking for input and guidance to be provided to Staff for implementation of the Recommendations from the "Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs". This Statement was ratified by the ALAC with 11 votes in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions. I trust that this Advice will be forwarded to the relevant Staff members in charge of implementation. Best regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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