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January 2014

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Feedback Requested on the Arabic Script Generation Panel Proposal for the Root Zone
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Jan. 23, 2014

Jan. 23, 2014

Dear Colleagues, The Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN) is requesting feedback on the Arabic Script Generation Panel Proposal for the Root Zone (Proposal for Generation Panel for Arabic Script Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/43976436/Arabic%20Script%2…>). Please send comments to ArabicGP(a)icann.org by 12 February 2014. The Task Force invites comments on the proposal and welcomes new members. Interested parties can apply to join the Task Force by emailing a CV and Statement of Interest to tf-aidn-admin(a)meswg.org. Heads-Up: The At-Large IDN Working Group Meeting in March 2014 (during ICANN's 49th Public Meeting in Singapore) will include an update and discussion with the Task Force (and possibly other Generation Panels) and will also touch on the topic of universal acceptance of IDNs. *Brief Background* The Arabic script is used for writing a diverse set of languages spoken across the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, West Asia and East Asia. The languages include Arabic, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi, Seraiki, Torwa and Urdu. The Task Force was established as a response to ICANN's call for interested language communities to form Generation Panels that work on developing proposals on Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone pertaining to specific scripts. The status of ICANN's Root Zone Label Generation Rules Project can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Project+Status+Upda…. Other language communities currently working on forming Generation Panels include the Han script community (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), Neo-Brahmi and Cyrillic. Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim Vice Chair, ICANN At-Large IDN Working Group Executive Council Member, ISOC Malaysia Chapter

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Fwd: Release of experimental version of Urdu Nastalique OCR at www.cle.org.pk
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Jan. 9, 2014

Jan. 9, 2014

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain(a)kics.edu.pk> Date: Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 1:01 AM Subject: Release of experimental version of Urdu Nastalique OCR at www.cle.org.pk To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain(a)kics.edu.pk> Dear All, Center for Language Engineering is pleased to release the experimental version of Urdu Nastalique OCR online at www.cle.org.pk. Please use the OCR and send comments to the undersigned. The work has been supported by ICTRDF, MoIT. Please forward the message to others relevant. Regards, ---- سرمد حسین Sarmad Hussain Professor and Head Center for Language Engineering (www.cle.org.pk) Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (www.kics.edu.pk) University of Engineering and Technology (www.uet.edu.pk) Lahore, PAKISTAN

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