<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>Dear All, </div><div><br></div><div>Based on feedback from the GNSO and direction from the Board Variant Working Group, ICANN is formulating a seven-member working group to review and update the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-en">IDN Implementation Guidelines</a>. Historically, this has been done by GNSO and ccNSO community members. This time, 1 ALAC representative and 1 SSAC representative will be added to the working group, to have additional focus on usability issues and Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) respectively. </div><div><br></div><div>The official call for community experts announcement will go public on Thursday. The ALAC is expected to select and endorse one representative for this Working Group. This is a heads-up and we will forward the announcement to At-Large mailing lists as soon as it is public. </div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div>Ariel </div><div><br></div><div><div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Xinyue (Ariel) Liang | Washington DC</font></b></div><div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">At-Large Policy Coordinator </font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Direct<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>+1 (202) 249-7552</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Mobile<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>+1 (310) 804-2761</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Email<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org">ariel.liang@icann.org</a></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Facebook<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge">www.facebook.com/icannatlarge</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Twitter<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge">@ICANNAtLarge</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img src="cid:BB4AF91E-349E-4652-928C-BF28AF4670CC" alt="unknown.png" type="image/png"></font></p></div></div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div style="font-size: 14px;"></div></div></div></div></body></html>