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Re: [IDN-WG] ALAC is expected to select 1 representative - IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group
by Ariel Liang July 14, 2015

July 14, 2015

*To Clarify: The official Call for Community Experts announcement will go public on Thursday 16 July 2015 and the ALAC needs to endorse its representative no later than 31 July 2015. From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 4:43 PM To: "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: ALAC is expected to selected 1 representative - IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group Dear All, Based on feedback from the GNSO and direction from the Board Variant Working Group, ICANN is formulating a seven-member working group to review and update the IDN Implementation Guidelines <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25- en> . Historically, this has been done by GNSO and ccNSO community members. This time, 1 ALAC representative and 1 SSAC representative will be added to the working group, to have additional focus on usability issues and Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) respectively. The official call for community experts announcement will go public on Thursday. The ALAC is expected to select and endorse one representative for this Working Group. This is a heads-up and we will forward the announcement to At-Large mailing lists as soon as it is public. Best Regards, Ariel Xinyue (Ariel) Liang | Washington DC At-Large Policy Coordinator Direct +1 (202) 249-7552 Mobile +1 (310) 804-2761 Email ariel.liang(a)icann.org Facebook www.facebook.com/icannatlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter @ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> *To Clarify: The official Call for Community Experts announcement will go public on Thursday 16 July 2015 and the ALAC needs to endorse its representative no later than 31 July 2015. From: Ariel Liang <[1]ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 4:43 PM To: "[2]alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <[3]alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "[4]idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <[5]idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <[6]staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: ALAC is expected to selected 1 representative - IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group Dear All, Based on feedback from the GNSO and direction from the Board Variant Working Group, ICANN is formulating a seven-member working group to review and update the [7]IDN Implementation Guidelines. Historically, this has been done by GNSO and ccNSO community members. This time, 1 ALAC representative and 1 SSAC representative will be added to the working group, to have additional focus on usability issues and Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) respectively. The official call for community experts announcement will go public on Thursday. The ALAC is expected to select and endorse one representative for this Working Group. This is a heads-up and we will forward the announcement to At-Large mailing lists as soon as it is public. Best Regards, Ariel Xinyue (Ariel) Liang | Washington DC At-Large Policy Coordinator Direct +1 (202) 249-7552 Mobile +1 (310) 804-2761 Email [8]ariel.liang(a)icann.org Facebook [9]www.facebook.com/icannatlarge Twitter [10]@ICANNAtLarge unknown.png References 1. mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org 2. mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org 3. mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org 4. mailto:idn-wg@atlarge-lists.icann.org 5. mailto:idn-wg@atlarge-lists.icann.org 6. mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org 7. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-… 8. mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org 9. https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge 10. https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge

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Fwd: [Arabic-GP] [lgr] IDN TLD Program - Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) - LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Dec. 5, 2014

Dec. 5, 2014

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Sarmad Hussain" <sarmad.hussain(a)icann.org> Date: Dec 5, 2014 3:57 PM Subject: [Arabic-GP] [lgr] IDN TLD Program - Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) - LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment To: "LGR(a)icann.org" <LGR(a)icann.org>, "vip(a)icann.org" <vip(a)icann.org> Cc: Dear All, (Sorry for any duplication due to cross-posting) Please find below the announcement requesting feedback from the community on the specifications for a tool to create, use and manage an LGR in the machine-readable XML format, which is the format for the submission of LGR proposals by the Generation Panels working on various scripts and writing systems. Before ICANN undertakes the development of the tool, we want to get feedback from the community on whether these requirements and their prioritization meet the needs of the community. Kindly do let us know your feedback. We will finalize the requirements of the LGR Tool based on the feedback received from the community, before we proceed towards its development. Regards, Sarmad *From:* ICANN News Alert [mailto:communications@icann.org] *Sent:* Thursday, December 04, 2014 10:53 PM *To:* Sarmad Hussain *Subject:* ICANN News Alert -- IDN TLD Program - Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) - LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment [image: Image removed by sender. ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-03-en ------------------------------ IDN TLD Program – Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) – LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment 3 December 2014 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 3 December 2014 *Categories/Tags:* Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), IDN Variant TLD, new gTLD, Label Generation Ruleset (LGR), Generation Panels, IDN ccTLD, Language Tables *Purpose (Brief):* ICANN intends to develop a tool to allow the Generation Panels and the community to develop and use Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) in the new machine-readable XML-based format. ICANN is releasing the set of requirements for the development of this LGR tool for public comment, specifically to get feedback on (i) the completeness of current requirements, (ii) the prioritization done in the different phases for development of the tool, and (iii) any other aspects associated with the LGR tool requirements. *Public Comment Box Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-lgr-2014-12-03-en This message was sent to sarmad.hussain(a)icann.org from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: Image removed by sender. iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> *Manage Your Subscription * <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=27296433&l=6333&s=95OV&m=95…>[image: Image removed by sender.] _______________________________________________ lgr mailing list lgr(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lgr _______________________________________________ ArabicGP mailing list ArabicGP(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/arabicgp

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Call For Volunteers: Join A Generation Panel, Speak Up for Your Language
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

Dear All, Satish Babu, Co-Chair of the At-Large Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Policy Working Group, in collaboration with Sarmad Hussain, Senior Manager of the ICANN IDN Program, has requested a call for volunteers in the Generation Panel. Kindly see the details below. ** Speak up for your Language! Join a Panel Today In the past, labels in the Internet’s Root Zone could only contain ASCII characters. The rules for creating new top-level domain labels were simple: labels must (i) only be composed of letters in the English alphabet, and (ii) consist of two to 63 characters. All of that is changing now. The future holds a multilingual Internet, where a user from anywhere across the world can navigate entirely in his or her native language. Be a part of this historic change! ICANN is calling for volunteers to serve on one of several panels that will define the rules for generating new top-level domain labels for the script or writing systems for their community. Join a Generation Panel today by emailing idntlds(a)icann.org<mailto:idntlds@icann.org>. Make sure to tell us the language you speak and the script or writing system you want to get involved with. Please help inform and motivate others to join as well. The goal of these panels is to support the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) by determining what is a valid top-level domain label in each script or writing system. This involves answering three questions: (i) which subset of characters from the various scripts can be used to form a label*, (ii) which of these characters (if any) may be considered confusable or variants by end users, and (iii) what are additional constraints** on these labels? As there is a single Root Zone, all such label generation rules for all the scripts must be merged into a single reference, which is called the Label Generation Rule-set (LGR). The ICANN community has established a procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> to develop the LGR for the Root Zone. This procedure is divided into three steps: 1. The basis is a subset of Unicode code points which may be appropriate for the Root Zone and called the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR). 2. Communities representing various scripts (e.g., Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Chinese, Latin, Thai, etc.) are invited to organize into Generation Panels to start from the MSR and propose the label generation rules (which contains the three types of rules defined above) for their respective scripts. 3. The script-based proposals developed by the communities are reviewed by a panel of experts called the Integration Panel. Proposals that meet the criteria in the procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> are integrated into the LGR by the Integration Panel. The LGR is incrementally built upon until it contains all the necessary scripts. For Step 1, ICANN recently released the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-20-en>, covering 22 scripts (Arabic, Bengali, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Han, Hangul, Hebrew, Hiragana, Kannada, Katakana, Lao, Latin, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu and Thai) and containing 32,790 code points short-listed from 97,973 allowable code points from Unicode version 6.3. Work on additional scripts will be completed soon. Step 2 is now underway; ICANN needs your help in developing proposals to extend the Root Zone LGR to cover each of these scripts. There is a role for everyone: general script community representation as well as volunteers with knowledge of scripts, linguistics, Unicode, IDNA/DNS or policy. Volunteering is easy; just send an email to idntlds(a)icann.org<mailto:idntlds@icann.org>. Join a Generation Panel today. Help ICANN support top-level domain names in your language! Note: *Code points appropriate for labels must be letters and should be in widespread modern use. **For example, a label cannot be formed entirely by combining marks and must contain at least two letters Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Report from an APEC Workshop For The Deployment Of Multi-Language Email Address Technology
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Nov. 4, 2014

Nov. 4, 2014

Update on Internationalized email. Best regards, Rinalia

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Update on status of IDNs
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Nov. 2, 2014

Nov. 2, 2014

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/making-progress-on-internationalized-domain… Best regards, Rinalia

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Los Angeles Meeting Invitation / At-Large IDN Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 15, 2014

Oct. 15, 2014

Dear All, The At-Large IDN Working Group F2F meeting is scheduled on Wednesday 15 October 2014 at 11h30 local time in Olympic room. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/plk32ns Remote Participation: http://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-atlarge-idn Adobe Connect:https://icann.adobeconnect.com/lax51-olympic/ Moderators: Edmon Chung<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Edmon+Chung+SOI>, Rinalia Abdul Rahim<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Rinalia+Abdul+Rahim+SOI> 1. Introduction 2. Discussion * Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs * Root Zone Label Generation Rules Project Update * Emerging Issues * Selection of Working Group Co-Chair 3. Next Steps Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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ICANN 51 LA Meeting Matters for IDN WG
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Sept. 27, 2014

Sept. 27, 2014

Dear At-Large IDN Working Group, As we get closer to the LA meeting, there are a few things that require some attention. 1. IDN WG meeting in LA - Is there a particular topic that you would like discussed? If yes, please propose on this list. - Would you like to receive an update from ICANN staff on the status of Universal Acceptance as well as Root Zone Label Generation Rules projects during the At-Large IDN WG meeting? 2. New Co-Chair - As I am about to begin my official term on the ICANN board, it is appropriate that I step down as Co-Chair of the At-Large IDN WG. I shall continue my focus on IDN matters within the work of the board. - Please nominate suitable candidates who are interested and ready to serve as co-chair of the IDN WG to work together with Edmon Chung in moving the At-Large IDN agenda forward. Thank you. Best regards, Rinalia

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Chinese Community Forms Generation Panel for Root Zone Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Project
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-24-en . Best regards, Rinalia

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Fwd: [TF-AIDN] IDN World Report 2014
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Sept. 5, 2014

Sept. 5, 2014

FYI EURid’s IDN World Report 2014 ( http://www.eurid.eu/files/publ/IDNWorldReport2014_Interactive.pdf ) Relevant Global IGF session in Istanbul “Languages on the Move: Deploying Multilingualism in the Net <http://2014.intgovforum.org/event/fb98891a7f0bec7b29a01ae024d8860b#.VAgtGmN…> ”. Best regards, Rinalia

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 9, 2014

July 9, 2014

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap<https://community.icann.org/x/FrDhAg> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current drafts, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/FrDhAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 16 July 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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