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ACTION/IDNs-WG by Tuesday, 18 Jan: Confirm "No Statement" for Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names
by Evin Erdogdu Jan. 14, 2022

Jan. 14, 2022

Hello At-Large IDNs-WG members, During the 12 January CPWG meeting, it was determined there was not a need to issue an ALAC statement on the ICANN Public Comment proceeding, Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names. Please confirm by next Tuesday, 18 January 23:59 UTC whether you wish to develop an ALAC statement on the topic. At-Large workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/o9EGCw Please note this Public Comment closes on 15 February 2022. Thank you, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu Policy Analyst Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Meeting invitation: APRALO Webinar on IDNs on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 at 08:00 UTC
by Justine Chew July 21, 2021

July 21, 2021

All, While I realize some of you are experts in IDNs, you may nevertheless still be interested in attending this *APRALO Webinar on IDNs on 27 Jul at 08:00 UTC for 90 mins*, to get some background for the upcoming GNSO EPDP on IDNs. If you are, please note that pre-registration is required. Details are set out below. Kind regards, Justine ------------------- *INVITATION TO ATTEND* *ZOOM REGISTRATION required REGISTER: * https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc-CgqzsrHNCd0DvDPRb2FBLgLQ0GVVDP Dear all, On behalf Satish Babu and Justine Chew, the Co-Chairs of the APRALO Policy Forum, we would like to invite you to join the *APRALO** Webinar on "Internationalized Domain Names: Advancing the IDN Agenda for a More Inclusive Internet"* scheduled for *Tuesday 27 July 2021 at 08:00 UTC for 90 mins*. The GNSO Council had in June 2021 initiated the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP on IDNs) to provide it with policy recommendations on the definition of all generic top-level domains (gTLDs); management of variant labels; and how the IDN Implementation Guidelines should be updated in the future. Given the particular importance of IDNs for the Asia-Pacific region given its linguistic and cultural diversity, the APRALO Policy Forum has, in association with the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group (CBWG), organized this introductory Webinar on IDNs to assist in building the capacity of our RALO members and other interested At-Large members to engage meaningfully in the work of the EPDP on IDNs. The webinar will provide attendees with an introductory understanding of IDNs from an end-user perspective, and will cover topics such as the basic concepts; the work done on IDNs since its launch in 2011; the process of delegation of IDNs into the Root Zone; IDN Variants and their management; IDN-based aspects of Subsequent Procedures; and the context of the EPDP on IDNs. The 3 speakers joining webinar moderator, *Satish Babu*, are: *1. Emily Taylor, CEO, Oxford Information Labs 2. Sarmad Hussain, Sr Director, ICANN UA & IDN Programs 3. Justine Chew, ALAC Member & At-Large liaison for Subsequent Procedures* *Agenda & Speaker Profiles*: https://community.icann.org/x/x4n8CQ *Languages*: English, Chinese *ZOOM REGISTRATION required **REGISTER: * https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc-CgqzsrHNCd0DvDPRb2FBLgLQ0GVVDP Please join us and share this invitation widely. All welcome! Thank you. Kind regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> atlarge [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>

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ACTION/IDN WG by 16 March - Please Review Proposal for Korean Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules - Second Public Comment
by Evin Erdogdu March 16, 2021

March 16, 2021

Hello IDN WG members, As noted during the CPWG meeting today, please review the ICANN Public Comment on Proposal for Korean Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules - Second Public Comment<https://community.icann.org/x/6oKBCQ> and confirm whether you would like to draft an ALAC statement on the topic by Tuesday, 16 March at 23:59 UTC. Thank you, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu Policy Analyst Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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ACTION/IDN WG by 9 February - ICANN Public Comment on Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
by Evin Erdogdu Feb. 10, 2021

Feb. 10, 2021

Hello At-Large IDN WG members, During today's CPWG meeting, it was requested by the Co-Chairs to circulate the ICANN Public Comment on Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level<https://community.icann.org/x/aoFeCQ> on the IDN WG mailing list. Please review the Public Comment and confirm whether you wish to help draft an ALAC statement on the topic by Tuesday, 9 February at 23:59 UTC. Thank you, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu Policy Analyst Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Public Comment Call on Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
by Justine Chew Jan. 29, 2021

Jan. 29, 2021

Might this be something that the IDN Working Group and/or the ALAC would want to or should comment on? https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-additional-reference-2021-01-28-en <https://newsalerts.icann.org/z0282dP0000RNls2Cgd0E00> Thanks, Justine Chew ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 at 04:06 Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level [image: ICANN Announcement Alerts] *Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level <https://newsalerts.icann.org/z0282dP0000RNis2Cga0E00>* 29 January 2021 *Open Date:* 28 January 2021 *Close Date:* 11 March 2021 *Originating Organization:* Global Domains and Strategy (GDS) *Categories/Tags:* Second-Level Domains *Brief Overview:* To improve the transparency and consistency of the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) table review process and facilitate the registry operations of new gTLDs, ICANN has developed four additional reference IDN tables in machine-readable format, called reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the second level. Arabic, Hebrew, and Sinhala script-based LGRs, and the Hebrew language-based LGR, are included in this release. The reference IDN tables are based on the Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) <https://newsalerts.icann.org/Y0d0s0bNg0028002PRC0jE2>, which were finalized after community review <https://newsalerts.icann.org/dd0Pg2kNs20E800R0c020C0>. These will be used in reviewing IDN tables submitted by gTLD registries, e.g., through the Registry Service Evaluation Policy (RSEP) process. *Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-additional-reference-2021-01-28-en <https://newsalerts.icann.org/z0282dP0000RNls2Cgd0E00> *About ICANN* ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. [image: shadow] *[image: Twitter] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/P000N0dCPR0gm00s08eE222>* [image: Facebook] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/r00n0E2s0RfP8NC2g0020d0> [image: Instagram] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/I020oC80P0ggNd220s0RE00> [image: Linkedin] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/dd0Pg2pNs20E800R0h020C0> [image: YouTube] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/uqN0008R0P0d0i02sg2CE20> [image: shadow1] Unsubscribe <https://newsalerts.icann.org/As0j00CR20Nd2g200P0r08E> | https://www.icann.org <https://newsalerts.icann.org/b0000dRPsCs0Eg2k020280N> <https://newsalerts.icann.org/NR00tC2d0002gsE0lN0082P> _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Call for public comments to the Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
by Justine Chew Aug. 31, 2020

Aug. 31, 2020

Folks, Does anyone have anything to raise for or contribute to the call for public comments? https://www.icann.org/public-comments/reference-lgrs-second-level-2020-08-2… Thanks, *Justine Chew* Member, At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) 2019-2021 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) https://atlarge.icann.org/ ------

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ICANN Public Comment: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4)
by Evin Erdogdu July 8, 2020

July 8, 2020

Dear At-Large IDN Policy WG Members, This is to let you know the ICANN Public Comment on Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) opened on 29 June. Please visit the At-Large workspace for the Public Comment here: https://community.icann.org/x/aQNcC If you are interested in volunteering for the drafting team of an ALAC statement for this Public Comment, please reply to staff by Tuesday, 14 July at 23:59 UTC. Thank you, Evin

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Re: [IDN-WG] Request for comments to IDN and UA preliminary scorecards in context to Subsequent Procedures
by Bill Jouris June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020

I have been working on one of the IDN project groups (the Latin Generation Panel). As a result, I have seen some disconnects between what we are doing there and what is discussed in the presentation. Allow me to note a couple of issues I see: First, there are references (for example Slides 7 and 8) to "variants". At the Generation Panel, we are making decisions about what constitutes a variant. There is strong push from above to make the criteria as strict/narrow as possible, so as to keep the number of variants low. To the point of requests to remove some variant pairs which are truly indistinguishable, simple because the variant set is "too large". Most of the cases of characters (letters plus diacritics in our particular script, although there are also cross-script variants to consider) which are readily mistaken for each other are being relegated to "confusables". That is, characters with differences that a few sharp-eyed users will notice, even though the vast majority of users will not. For TLDs, there are apparently plans to have cases involving the latter manually evaluated. But whether they should be considered "variants" as the WG uses the term, or how else to identify them, is not obvious. Second, most of the discussion here involves TLDs. But there would seem to be an even larger potential for problems with SLDs. At the moment, decisions about what registrations of SLDs to allow and what to block are left entirely to the discretion of the individual registries. ICANN makes no requirement, either in the registry contracts or otherwise, restricting the use of variants (under whatever definition). There was discussion at Montreal of a recent problem involving someone registering a domain name which was identical to the name used by EasyJet, except that the J was replaced by an I. (The problem was eventually resolved by revoking the second registration.) Even though users are typically very familiar with both letters, there were a number of users who were successfully scammed by the second registration. How much easier would it be to sow confusion if the registration involved characters that most users are NOT familiar with? For example, a Small Letter I with Ogonek ( į ) occurs only in Lithuanian. Like a Small Letter J, it continues below the line -- making it substantially harder to spot as a substitution. easyįet.com is even easier to mistake for easyjet.com than easyiet.com was. For TLD registrations, attempted registration with only this difference would be blocked. But for SLDs, it would be available. And this is just one of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of opportunities for user confusion. Note also that ICANN will be publishing tables of variants (and confusables) whose use in TLDs is restricted. Those tables then become a resource for any bad actor looking for ways to create an SLD which will confuse users. My thought is that the registry contracts should be modified to require that SLDs which differ only by variants (and confusables) be blocked. Otherwise, we are looking at significant increases in the number of cases which, like with the EasyJet case, are only addressed after the damage has been done. Prevention seems like a far better way to go. Bill Jouris From: Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 14:26 Subject: Request for comments to IDN and UA preliminary scorecards in context to Subsequent Procedures To: IDN-WG <idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear IDN-WG colleagues, Some of you will know that the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) is in the process of reviewing the anticipated recommendations (also affirmations and implementation guidance where available) of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG ahead of the release of its draft final report later this year. The process adopted by CPWG is to review a series of At-Large preliminary scorecards on various topics of high and medium priority from the end-users' perspective. It was agreed that assistance be sought from members of the IDN-WG on the preliminary scorecards for Universal Acceptance and Internationalized Domain Names, as both areas are considered key foci for the IDN-WG, given the expertise and interest of its membership. Thus, please find for comments the following: - Universal Acceptance draft preliminary scorecard as at 16 Feb 2020 (contains draft SubPro WG affirmations, recommendations & implementation guidelines) - Internationalized Domain Names draft preliminary scorecard as at 16 Feb 2020 Please bear in mind that while we welcome comments in general, the CPWG Small Team working to finalize and consolidate the scorecards in due course will attempt to do so by considering feedback which ought to be taken up (or re-taken up, as the case may be) versus which might be omitted. The format of the preliminary scorecards provide an idea on the Small Team's approach. We also suggest that you peruse the presentation setting out the status of SubPro WG deliberations against the ALAC's last public comment input as at 26 August 2019. Perhaps some consideration for these preliminary scorecards can factored into any planned face-to-face meeting at ICANN67. Many thanks in advance, Justine ------------------------------------------------------------ Justine Chew CPWG SubPro Small Team Lead At-Large liaison for Subsequent Procedures ------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [UA-discuss] ICANN new preview website and a chance to inquire about IDN use
by Roberto Gaetano May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020

Hi all. Please see the message from Mark Datysgeld below. I believe that we should support this initiative and get ALAC involved in demanding UA for the benefit of Internet users. Cheers, Roberto Begin forwarded message: From: Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano(a)hotmail.com<mailto:roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] ICANN new preview website and a chance to inquire about IDN use Date: 20. May 2020 at 10:38:38 CEST To: Mark Datysgeld <mark(a)governanceprimer.com<mailto:mark@governanceprimer.com>> Cc: Universal Acceptance <ua-discuss(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org>>, ua-tech <ua-tech(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-tech@icann.org>>, Dušan Stojičević <dusan(a)dukes.in.rs<mailto:dusan@dukes.in.rs>>, Mark Svancarek <marksv(a)microsoft.com<mailto:marksv@microsoft.com>> Good point Mark I agree. We should also get support from ALAC IDN-WG to this idea. Cheers, Roberto On 20.05.2020, at 09:36, Mark Datysgeld <mark(a)governanceprimer.com<mailto:mark@governanceprimer.com>> wrote: Hello everyone, ICANN has put up a preview of its new website, which among other things seeks to be compliant with accessibility guidelines and other must-haves in this day and age. You can find it here: https://preview.icann.org/ This brought back to my mind a point made by Dusan, that ICANN should drink its own beverage, and start using IDNs and nGTLDs. While I am not hopeful they would make that their main domain (out of fear of lack of UA), they could sure use them for regional outreach campaigns and such. The current goal on the Feedback portal is to exactly inquire about the website refresh: https://feedback.icann.org/ I would like to ask the group about its interest in giving them collective feedback, maybe as a letter, requesting something along these lines: please use the entire range of domains you enable, to show that UA is really a priority. Best regards, -- Mark W. Datysgeld from Governance Primer [www.markwd.website<http://www.markwd.website>] In partnership with AR-TARC and the Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES) _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Workshop at the Global IGF 2020
by Roberto Gaetano April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

Hi all. Please find attached an extract from the submission for a workshop at the Global IGF in Katowice, that I believe could be interesting for the members of this group. Cheers, Roberto

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