Dear All, The ICANN Communications Department is pleased to announce that the "Beginner's Guide to IP Addresses", the second in a series of Beginner's Guides prepared at the request of the ALAC, has now been posted to ICANN's website. Although it is currently only in English, the French and Spanish versions will be available shortly. In addition, the first Beginner's Guide entitled "Beginner's Guide to Domain Names" is newly available in French and Spanish. The Beginner's Guides are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/learning/. The summary of the "Beginner's Guide to IP Addresses" is: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are the unique identifying numbers that all computers and devices connected to the Internet depend on to communicate with each other. When the pool of available unallocated addresses for IPv4, the original IP addressing system, completely depleted this year, the Internet began a transition to IPv6, a newer Internet Protocol system. This highly readable guide, created in cooperation with ICANN's At-Large community, helps the individual user understand IP addresses and the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. The summary of the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names is: A domain name can become where other people find you on line, and adds to your online identity. Although domain names are a big part of the Internet, understanding how these names work (and the ins and outs of obtaining them) can be mystifying at first. This highly readable guide, created in cooperation with ICANN's At-Large community, helps the individual user understand and use domain names. The Communications Department seeks the At-Large community's feedback on the quality of the French and Spanish translations of the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names. Please send your concrete suggestions to Scott Pinzon, Director, Marketing & Outreach at: scott.pinzon@icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff