[ALAC-Announce] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs

[ICANN At-Large Staff]

Dear All,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "<https://community.icann.org/x/Oo3bAQ>ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31165754/ALAC+STATEMENT+ON+JIG+REPORT+ON+UNIVERSAL+ACCEPTANCE+OF+IDNs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1327452549289>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process.

The draft ALAC statement can be downloaded here<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31165754/ALAC+STATEMENT+ON+JIG+REPORT+ON+UNIVERSAL+ACCEPTANCE+OF+IDNs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1327452549289>.

The document can also be found on the At-Large Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/Oo3bAQ>.

Information on the public comment announcement is available on the ICANN Public Comments page<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06jan12-en.htm>.

Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Monday, 30 January 2012, 20:00 UTC.  A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected.

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine
ICANN At-Large Staff
E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>