ICANN Staff has released an Issues Report pertaining to dispute handling for IGO names and abbreviations --http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03586.html The ALAC has warranted that it would "submit a more detailed analysis of the recommendations if and when WIPO's recommendations are subject to policy-development processes" -- see http://www.icann.org/correspondence/bertola-to-touton-12may03.htm We are on the verge of PDP commencement (it requires only a majority vote in the GNSO Council of members present). As a great many North American commercial and non-commercial institutions may be implicated in the upcoming policy process (for example, the web address for FAO Schwarz, the 140-year old toy retailer -- fao.com -- may be found to be "confusing" to those looking for the Food and Agriculture Organization IGO), I would ask NARALO members to weigh in on the topic in a diligent manner to protect the North American interests that may be placed at risk. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather