Looks good. Thanks everyone for the effort through the process. Especially for Sarmad! Big round of virtual applause!**** :-) Edmon From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:57 AM To: Tan Tanaka, Dennis <dtantanaka@verisign.com>; idngwg@icann.org Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Thank you Dennis. Dear All, Here is the announcement and the final document to be published tomorrow. Regards, Sarmad From: Tan Tanaka, Dennis [mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:05 PM To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org <mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org> >; idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Looks good to me. Thank you, Dennis From: Idngwg <idngwg-bounces@icann.org <mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org> > on behalf of Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org <mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org> > Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 12:48 PM To: "idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> " <idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Dear all, Please find attached the redline version of the updated document. This includes the edits suggested by Edmon incorporated in the latest version of the document. It also specifies whether the variant refers to a code point or a label. We have referred to variant code point also as “variant rules”. I have tried to adjust that to refer consistently to variant code points – just to make sure these do not get confused with label evaluation rules. Please let us know if you have any further feedback. Again, we are aiming to publish this on 9 May (LA time). If you need more time to review, please let us know. Regards, Sarmad From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 8:40 AM To: Edmon <edmon@registry.asia <mailto:edmon@registry.asia> > Cc: idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Hi Edmon. Thank you for the feedback. I will incorporate these in the latest version and circulate it shortly. I will also try to add detail on whether the variants being referred to are code points or labels. Regards, Sarmad From: Edmon [mailto:edmon@registry.asia] Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 1:33 AM To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org <mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org> >; idnprogram@icann.org <mailto:idnprogram@icann.org> Cc: idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Sorry this came late. Made a number of suggested edits basically to follow our own glossary to use IDN variants where appropriate rather than just “varaints”. See if can update if not too late. Edmon From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 5:19 AM To: idnprogram@icann.org <mailto:idnprogram@icann.org> Cc: idngwg@icann.org <mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Dear IDN Program, Please find attached the cover note and the IDN Implementation Guidelines version 4.0, as updated by the IDN Guidelines WG. Kindly note additional implementation points noted in the cover note, as applicable to the IDN Guidelines. Regards, Sarmad (for IDN Guidelines WG)

Thank you all for the amazing multi-year effort and for putting together a comprehensive set of guidelines. This has now been published at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-05-10-en. As next step, these guidelines will be presented to the ICANN Board for approval. Regards, Sarmad From: Tan Tanaka, Dennis [mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 6:53 AM To: edmon@registry.asia; Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org>; idngwg@icann.org Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 I second that ☺ Thank you Sarmad, and you all Best, -Dennis From: Edmon Chung <edmon@registry.asia<mailto:edmon@registry.asia>> Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 7:31 AM To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>>, Dennis Tan Tanaka <dtantanaka@verisign.com<mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com>>, "idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org>" <idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Looks good. Thanks everyone for the effort through the process. Especially for Sarmad! Big round of virtual applause!**** :-) Edmon From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:57 AM To: Tan Tanaka, Dennis <dtantanaka@verisign.com<mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com>>; idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Thank you Dennis. Dear All, Here is the announcement and the final document to be published tomorrow. Regards, Sarmad From: Tan Tanaka, Dennis [mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:05 PM To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>>; idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Looks good to me. Thank you, Dennis From: Idngwg <idngwg-bounces@icann.org<mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org>> on behalf of Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 12:48 PM To: "idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org>" <idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Dear all, Please find attached the redline version of the updated document. This includes the edits suggested by Edmon incorporated in the latest version of the document. It also specifies whether the variant refers to a code point or a label. We have referred to variant code point also as “variant rules”. I have tried to adjust that to refer consistently to variant code points – just to make sure these do not get confused with label evaluation rules. Please let us know if you have any further feedback. Again, we are aiming to publish this on 9 May (LA time). If you need more time to review, please let us know. Regards, Sarmad From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 8:40 AM To: Edmon <edmon@registry.asia<mailto:edmon@registry.asia>> Cc: idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Hi Edmon. Thank you for the feedback. I will incorporate these in the latest version and circulate it shortly. I will also try to add detail on whether the variants being referred to are code points or labels. Regards, Sarmad From: Edmon [mailto:edmon@registry.asia] Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 1:33 AM To: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>>; idnprogram@icann.org<mailto:idnprogram@icann.org> Cc: idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Sorry this came late. Made a number of suggested edits basically to follow our own glossary to use IDN variants where appropriate rather than just “varaints”. See if can update if not too late. Edmon From: Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 5:19 AM To: idnprogram@icann.org<mailto:idnprogram@icann.org> Cc: idngwg@icann.org<mailto:idngwg@icann.org> Subject: [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0 Dear IDN Program, Please find attached the cover note and the IDN Implementation Guidelines version 4.0, as updated by the IDN Guidelines WG. Kindly note additional implementation points noted in the cover note, as applicable to the IDN Guidelines. Regards, Sarmad (for IDN Guidelines WG)

Thanks Sarmad and colleagues....it has been a long but fruitful journey... satish On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:07 AM, Kal <icann@feherfamily.org> wrote:

Thank you Sarmad and fellow WG colleagues!

Kal

On 11 May 2018, at 05:06, Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org> wrote:

Thank you all for the amazing multi-year effort and for putting together a comprehensive set of guidelines.

This has now been published at https://www.icann.org/news/ announcement-2018-05-10-en.

As next step, these guidelines will be presented to the ICANN Board for approval.

Regards,

Sarmad

*From:* Tan Tanaka, Dennis [mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com <dtantanaka@verisign.com>] *Sent:* Thursday, May 10, 2018 6:53 AM *To:* edmon@registry.asia; Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org>; idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

I second that ☺

Thank you Sarmad, and you all

Best,

-Dennis

*From: *Edmon Chung <edmon@registry.asia> *Date: *Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 7:31 AM *To: *Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org>, Dennis Tan Tanaka < dtantanaka@verisign.com>, "idngwg@icann.org" <idngwg@icann.org> *Subject: *[EXTERNAL] RE: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Looks good.

Thanks everyone for the effort through the process.

Especially for Sarmad! Big round of virtual applause!**** :-)

Edmon

*From:* Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org <idngwg-bounces@icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Sarmad Hussain *Sent:* Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:57 AM *To:* Tan Tanaka, Dennis <dtantanaka@verisign.com>; idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Thank you Dennis.

Dear All,

Here is the announcement and the final document to be published tomorrow.

Regards, Sarmad

*From:* Tan Tanaka, Dennis [mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com <dtantanaka@verisign.com>] *Sent:* Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:05 PM *To:* Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org>; idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Looks good to me.

Thank you,

Dennis

*From: *Idngwg <idngwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Sarmad Hussain < sarmad.hussain@icann.org> *Date: *Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 12:48 PM *To: *"idngwg@icann.org" <idngwg@icann.org> *Subject: *[EXTERNAL] Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Dear all,

Please find attached the redline version of the updated document. This includes the edits suggested by Edmon incorporated in the latest version of the document. It also specifies whether the variant refers to a code point or a label. We have referred to variant code point also as “variant rules”. I have tried to adjust that to refer consistently to variant code points – just to make sure these do not get confused with label evaluation rules.

Please let us know if you have any further feedback. Again, we are aiming to publish this on 9 May (LA time). If you need more time to review, please let us know.

Regards, Sarmad

*From:* Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org <idngwg-bounces@icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Sarmad Hussain *Sent:* Tuesday, May 8, 2018 8:40 AM *To:* Edmon <edmon@registry.asia> *Cc:* idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [Idngwg] [Ext] RE: Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Hi Edmon. Thank you for the feedback. I will incorporate these in the latest version and circulate it shortly. I will also try to add detail on whether the variants being referred to are code points or labels.

Regards, Sarmad

*From:* Edmon [mailto:edmon@registry.asia <edmon@registry.asia>] *Sent:* Tuesday, May 8, 2018 1:33 AM *To:* Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org>; idnprogram@icann.org *Cc:* idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* [Ext] RE: [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Sorry this came late. Made a number of suggested edits basically to follow our own glossary to use IDN variants where appropriate rather than just “varaints”. See if can update if not too late.

Edmon

*From:* Idngwg [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org <idngwg-bounces@icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Sarmad Hussain *Sent:* Tuesday, May 8, 2018 5:19 AM *To:* idnprogram@icann.org *Cc:* idngwg@icann.org *Subject:* [Idngwg] Final draft of updated IDN Guidelines version 4.0

Dear IDN Program,

Please find attached the cover note and the IDN Implementation Guidelines version 4.0, as updated by the IDN Guidelines WG.

Kindly note additional implementation points noted in the cover note, as applicable to the IDN Guidelines.

Regards,

Sarmad

(for IDN Guidelines WG)

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