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@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@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.ht... ____________________________________ This message was sent to rinalia.abdulrahim@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=896...