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Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings PC
by Matt Ashtiani Oct. 31, 2012

Oct. 31, 2012

Dear Edmon, Please note that the Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings PC<https://community.icann.org/x/xYUoAg> is now open. Please advise if you think a Statement on this PC is necessary. Regards, Matt Ashtiani At-Large Coordination Officer ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Oct. 31, 2012

Oct. 31, 2012

Dear IDN WG, Please indicate if you think the ALAC should produce a statement in response to the contents of this interim report and, if so, do flag the particular issues that you wish to highlight. Best regards, Rinalia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:41 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs To: rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com ICANN News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23oct12-en.htm ____________________________________ IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs 23 October 2012 Comment Period Opens on 23 October 2012 Categories/Tags: Top-Level Domains, Internationalized Domain Names Purpose (Brief): To better understand and address the challenges surrounding the activation of variant internationalized top-level domains (IDNs), this interim report: 1) summarizes and compares, from a user experience and registry management perspective, variant practices in several ccTLD registries, 2) proposes a set of guiding principles to define an acceptable user experience, and 3) identifies how various user communities (e.g., end users, system/network administrators, application developers, registrants, registrars and registries) will be impacted by active variant top-level domains. The interim report is published for public comment thirty (30) days (plus 21-day reply period) and is to be followed by the final report, to be published with ninety (90) days after the closure of the public comment forum. The final report will incorporate the community input with proposed guidelines and recommendations for active variant TLDs. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/interim-variant-ux-23oct12-en.h… ____________________________________ This message was sent to rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Manage Your Subscription: http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=20657474&l=6333&s=R4TD&m=89…

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Long-term IDN Strategy for ICANN
by Edmon Chung Oct. 17, 2012

Oct. 17, 2012

Hi Everyone, In preparation of our meeting later today, there is an agenda item on: Long-term IDN Strategy for ICANN Here are some points I am putting up to get the discussion started: Internationalization as a key strategic directive - applaud ICANN - reiterate importance with some additional "research" - highlight the concern that adoption will require intervention beyond market forces Implications of IDN - Within direct community: - DNS & IDN Variants - WHOIS & Contact information - Registry-Registrar Systems - At-Large: User experience & Trust to DNS system - Demand from user vs. demand seen by registrars/registries - Supply market: technical requirements for IDN considered a cost center ICANN's Role / Potential Role - Policies: New gTLD Program / Budget /... - ICANN's own internationalization: establish itself as best practice (IANA WHOIS / usage of IDNs, etc.) - Setting agenda/principles within community - Reaching out and collaborating with other organizations The above is certainly not an exhaustive list but just to get the discussion started. Talk to all of you soon at our session: http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34329 Edmon

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Re: [IDN-WG] IDN Variant TLD Program Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels
by Edmon Chung Oct. 12, 2012

Oct. 12, 2012

In relation to the document, the Project 2.1 is meeting today and tomorrow: http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34115 http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34099 The working group itself is discussing some of the items in the current posted draft. The 2 sessions are not marked closed so, please feel free to join the adobe room or the meeting in person for those already in Toronto. Edmon From: Matt Ashtiani [mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org] Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 1:46 AM To: Edmon Chung; Rinalia Abdul Rahim Cc: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: IDN Variant TLD Program Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels Dear All, Can you please provide an update on the <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=36212771> IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels? Please note that the comment must be summated by 19-Oct-2012 23:59 UTC. Regards, Matt Ashtiani At-Large Coordination Officer ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA

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Re: [IDN-WG] Invitation to the IDN Variant Public Session in Toronto
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 3, 2012

Oct. 3, 2012

Dear Dennis, thank you for your kind message and for your invitation. I am CC'ing the A-Large IDN-WG list for their attendance at the session. Warmest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair On 03/10/2012 03:23, Dennis Chang wrote: > > Dear Olivier, > > > > IDN Variant TLD Team would like to invite you and ALAC members to > attend the IDN Variant TLD public session in Toronto. > > Along with the program status update, there will be presentation and > discussion on two of the projects: > > 1) Label Generation Process for the Root Zone > > 2) User Experience Implication of Active Variant TLDs. > > > > As community inputs are critical to the success of these projects, > your attendance and participation will be greatly appreciated. > > Please do forward this invitation to your constituency members and > other interested community members. > > > > Meeting Detail: > > *Date: * Thu, 18 October 2012 - 09:15 - 10:15 > > *Room: * Metro East > > *Session Leader:* Kurt Pritz <mailto:kurt.pritz@icann.org> | Chief of > Strategy > > Session detail and resources updated on : > http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34179 > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > Dennis Chang > > Executive Program Management Consultant > > dennis.chang(a)icann.org > > 213-293-7889 > > Skype: dennisschang > > > -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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Advocacy on IDN Prioritization in the new gTLD Program
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 30, 2012

Aug. 30, 2012

Dear IDN WG, *Updates* 1. Support for the ALAC Statement on IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program was expressed during ICANN's Community Input on new gTLD batching public comment period, which closed on 19 August 2012. Click here to see Community Input on gTLD Batching<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/newgtld-input/> or go to the threaded archives at http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/newgtld-input/2012/thread.html Relevant messages of support for the ALAC Statement range between the following in the threaded archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/newgtld-input/2012/000013.html http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/newgtld-input/2012/000031.html 2. CIRCLEID Blog on Strong Support for IDNs, GEOs and/or Communities to Go First<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120829_strong_support_for_idns_geos_and_or_…>( http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120829_strong_support_for_idns_geos_and_or_…) posted by Dirk Krischenowski on 29 August 2012. <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120829_strong_support_for_idns_geos_and_or_…> Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim* *

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IDN Variant TLD Program Update
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 24, 2012

Aug. 24, 2012

ICANN News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23aug12-en.htm ____________________________________ IDN Variant TLD Program Update 23 August 2012 The IDN Variant TLD Program has the following two updates: I. Volunteer Team formed to assist the development of the Label Generation Ruleset Process for the Domain Name System (DNS) Root Zone ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of a global volunteer team, comprised of community experts, who will work with ICANN on the project to define the Label Generation Ruleset Process for the DNS root zone. This project is part of the IDN Variant TLD Program (see below) that is intended to lead to the delegation of IDN Variant TLDs. Delegation of these types of IDN TLDs is expected to broaden global participation in the domain name system, but must be accomplished in a way that ensures good user experience. This particular project will develop the process to define allowed code points, corresponding exchangeable variant code points, and related allowed states for IDN Variant TLDs. The project requires significant technical expertise and the individual members of the volunteer team (listed below) possess capabilities in IDNA, Domain Name System, Linguistics, Unicode and Policy Development. The volunteer team will undertake the work through periodic teleconference calls and two face-to-face meetings. The first meeting will be on 29-30 August 2012 in Los Angeles, United States. The second two-day working session is planned during the ICANN meeting in Toronto, Canada. There will be an open public session in the Toronto meeting at which ICANN staff and volunteer team representatives will present an update on the progress and answer questions. The volunteer team is comprised of the following members from 18 countries and territories: Fahd A. Batayneh Chris Dillon Neha Gupta Sarmad Hussain Akshat Joshi Daniel Kalchev Yoav Keren Dmitry Kohmanyuk Mahesh Kulkarni Nadya Morozova Panagiotis Papaspiliopoulos Alireza Saleh Vaggelis Segredakis James Seng Vladimir Shadrunov Syed Iftikhar H. Shah Will Shorter Alexei Sozonov Mirjana Tasic Joseph Yee Yoshiro Yoneya Zhoucai (Joe) Zhang Linlin Zhou Team Observers: Rinalia Abdul Rahim Edmon Chung Raymond Doctor II. Updated IDN Variant TLD Program posted ICANN has updated the IDN Variant TLD Program Plan ( http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-variant-tld-updated-plan-23aug12-…) that describes the projects that are intended to lead to the delegation of IDN variant TLDs. The plan defines the processes that must be in place to enable the delegation and management of IDN Variant TLDs. Two previous versions of the plan have been posted for public comment ( http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-variant-tld-revised-program…) and discussed with the community during the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica in March 2012. This latest version reflects the latest public input. The Program follows on from the IDN Variant Issues Project that completed its work with the publication of the final Integrated Issues Report ( http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean…) on 20 February 2012. Interested members of the community can receive updates and participate in the discussion of the variant work by subscribing to the vip(a)icann.org mailing list (https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/vip) or by visiting the Community Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/VIP/ ____________________________________ This message was sent to rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Manage Your Subscription: http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=20657474&l=6333&s=R4TD&m=89…

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Fwd: [ccnso-idnpdpwg1] Draft Overall Policy Selection IDN ccTLD strings
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Aug. 7, 2012

Aug. 7, 2012

Still in draft form (as you can see) so NOT for wider distribution yet but I wanted to keep this ALAC IDN-Wg 'up to date on activities in the ccNSO IDN PDP wg that I have been actively serving on ... Happy to note / pass on any issues or matters you might have and of course answer any questions (that I can :-) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Bart Boswinkel" <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Aug 7, 2012 9:33 PM Subject: [ccnso-idnpdpwg1] Draft Overall Policy Selection IDN ccTLD strings To: "ccnso-idnpdpwg1(a)icann.org" <ccnso-idnpdpwg1(a)icann.org> Dear all, Included is the updated version of the draft overall policy recommendations for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings (. For those of you interested to track the changes also included is a redline comparison with the document presented at the Prague WG meeting (see also major changes). CcNSO letter on confusing similarity and GAC communiqué: In the context of the work on confusing similarity please note the letter from the ccNSO Council to Elise Gerich ( http://ccnso.icann.org/node/32317) and the GAC communiqué from the Prague meeting (Section IV GAC Advice to the Board): * https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/4817665/FINAL_GAC_Communique_… * Next steps: As we have addressed the major concerns, as discussed before and at the Prague meeting, we suggest we publish the included draft for Public comment ( starting end of August, to close at the end of the Toronto meeting). At the Toronto meeting the WG will finalise the recommendations, which will then be handed over the IDN ccPDP Issue manager to merge the recommendations of this WG with the recommendations on the inclusion of IDN ccTLD’s in the ccNSO. for inclusion in the ccNSO. Major changes: The notes and comments sections have been further reduced. Section 2 Overall Principles C, Preserve security, stability etc. 1. Inclusion of reference to IETF/IAB work in progress on the Principles for Unicode Code Point Inclusion in Labels in the DNS Root ( Reference: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sullivan-dns-zone-codepoint-pples-00) Section 3, Criteria for the selction of an IDN ccTLD string 1. Adjustment of section B, Eligibility 2. Adjustment of Section H, Technical Criteria. Only inclusion of high-level criteria. Details and method and criteria for review need to be included in Implementation Plan. Implementation Plan needs to be reviewed and adopted by the ccNSO , before Implemented. 3. Section I, Confusingly similarity. i, High level standard adjsuted to reflect concern raised by Vaggelis ii. Method and criteria for review to be furhter specified as part of implementation plan. Again need to be reveiwed and adopted by the ccNSO, before implementation. iii. Method and criteria need to take into account and be guided by Principles for inclusion of Unicode Code Point in Labels in the DNS Root. iv. Method and criteria need to take into account factors of technical, linguistic and visual perception Section 4, Processes and Documentation Documentation of required endorsement. Update of clarification of needed documentation and procedural requirements External Validation Process Option with two-stage confusing similarity review Included section explicit completion of IDN ccTLD Seelction Process. Section 5. Miscellaneous Applicability of ccNSO policies has been taken out. This is part of IDN ccPDP WG 2. Kind regards, Bart

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Fwd: Re: ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 5, 2012

Aug. 5, 2012

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 17:58:58 -0700 From: Diane Schroeder <diane.schroeder(a)icann.org> To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>, Steve Crocker <steve(a)shinkuro.com> CC: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org> Dear Olivier – thank you for sending the attached statement. This will be taken into account during the discussion on batching and will be forwarded to the community input on batching forum. Regards Diane Diane Schroeder Director of Board Support ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Main Phone - +1-310-301-5800 Direct – +1-310-301-5827 Fax - +1-310-823-8649 Mobile - +1-562-644-2524 Please note new address From: Olivier Crepin-LeBlond <ocl(a)gih.com <mailto:ocl@gih.com>> To: Steve Crocker <steve(a)shinkuro.com <mailto:steve@shinkuro.com>> Cc: Atlarge <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org <mailto:secretary@icann.org>>, Olivier Crepin-LeBlond <ocl(a)gih.com <mailto:ocl@gih.com>> Subject: ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program Dear Steve, please be so kind to find attached, the /ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program Targeted at the ICANN Board/. On 30 July 2012, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 1 abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2531CIXGA3KxY5DTwZiT26Ie In line with prior ALAC advice extrinsecus the usual Public Comment process, my colleagues and I would appreciate a response from the Board when the matter has been discussed and a response has been formulated regarding our comment. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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Fwd: ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012

FYI. With thanks to Rinalia for her hard work. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:28:55 +0200 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Steve Crocker <steve(a)shinkuro.com> CC: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, secretary(a)icann.org, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Dear Steve, please be so kind to find attached, the /ALAC Statement on the IDN Prioritization in the New gTLD Program Targeted at the ICANN Board/. On 30 July 2012, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 1 abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2531CIXGA3KxY5DTwZiT26Ie In line with prior ALAC advice extrinsecus the usual Public Comment process, my colleagues and I would appreciate a response from the Board when the matter has been discussed and a response has been formulated regarding our comment. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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