Dear all, The following ICANN news alert went out recently announcing the posting of IDN Guidelines for the second public comment. Here are the relevant links for your record. - Announcement: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-19-en - Public Comment: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-10-19-en - Draft IDN Guidelines: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-final-idn-guidelines-18oct... Please help circulate to the relevant individuals and community lists. I will also forward to the individuals who have provided the feedback in the first round. Thank you all for your continued contribution to this effort. Regards, Sarmad News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-19-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D10-2D19-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&m=86nrC_wQKgQ3zmreWRM-po_YTX4KnyUzBWsIdO4WA3I&s=ogMhm25JDBKyhAtAuNUycppJvqR7vMWmIsjdoD60LSU&e=> ________________________________ Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines – Second Public Comment 19 October 2017 Open Date: 19 October 2017 Close Date: 10 December 2017 Originating Organization: Global Domains Division Categories/Tags: Second-Level Domains Brief Overview: The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines relate to the IDN registration policies and practices, designed to minimize the risk of cybersquatting and consumer confusion, to cater to the interests of communities using local languages and scripts. Following the Call for Community Experts[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_anno...>, a Working Group (WG) was formed in October 2015 to review the current version (3.0[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>) of the IDN Implementation Guidelines[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>, last updated in 2011. The WG updated the Guidelines and conducted the first public comment[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...> on them in March 2017. Based on the feedback received from the community, the WG has further updated the draft guidelines. The WG is releasing the latest draft version of the IDN Implementation Guidelines 4.0[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system...> [PDF, 316 KB] to get general feedback as well as response to some specific queries highlighted in this draft. Based on responses, the WG will finalize the Guidelines. Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-10-19-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments_idn-2Dguidelines-2D2017-2D10-2D19-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&m=86nrC_wQKgQ3zmreWRM-po_YTX4KnyUzBWsIdO4WA3I&s=a42MYZPnJdsWIPVmEPx3ZfoaW-4oUuoKCXIdDUSMaF8&e=>