<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); font-weight: 500 !important;">Webinar: Interactive Presentation of the Initial Report of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information <abbr title="Policy Development Process" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">PDP</abbr> Working Group</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style u-text-xxxl" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.62rem; 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The Group has published its Initial Report recommending not to make translation/transliteration of contact information mandatory but to allow for it on a voluntary basis.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-initial-2014-12-16-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none;">public comment</a> period on this Report is open until 1 February 2015. To help the Community understand the Working Group's reasoning and to facilitate the submission of public comments, the Working Group co-Chairs will hold a 30-min webinar on Friday 16 January at 14:00 UTC. The aim is to present the preliminary recommendations and allow for an extended question and answer session, providing an opportunity for an interactive exchange between the Community and members of this <abbr title="Policy Development Process" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">PDP</abbr>Working Group.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">Webinar on 16 January 2015; 14.00-14.30 UTC</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">To take part please RSVP via <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none;">gnso-secs@icann.org</a></p></div></div></body></html>