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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg" alt=ICANN></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15nov10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15nov10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Background/Explanation:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On 26 June 2009 the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporate for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a resolution (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6">2009.06.26.18</a>) requesting that the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), in consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of registration data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Board further directed the IRD-WG to solicit input from interested constituencies including country code top level domain (ccTLD) operators and the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) during its discussions to ensure broad community input. Subsequently, the SSAC and the GNSO formed the IRD-WG. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This Interim Report of the IRD-WG summarizes the discussions of the IRD-WG to date, provides preliminary recommendations, and seeks input from the community on the following questions relating to internationalized registration data:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Which of the four models described in Section 4 for internationalizing registration contact data is most appropriate, if any? Are there other models the IRD-WG should consider?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Which of the preliminary recommendations in Section 5, if any, are feasible? Are there related recommendations the IRD-WG should consider?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Interim Report provides the community with an opportunity to understand ongoing discussions relating to the internationalization of registration data and to provide valuable input to these discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the direction of the IRD-WG, staff will post this Interim Report for public comment for a period of no less than 60 days. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Document Links:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interim Report of the ICANN Internationalized Registration Data Working Group: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-wg-final-report-15nov10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-wg-final-report-15nov10-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 688 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Process From Here:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions for the IRD-WG to review and consider. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deadline and How to Submit Comments:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the direction of the IRD-WG, staff will post this Interim Report for public comment for a period of no less than 60 days beginning 15 November 2010 and ending 13 January 2011. Translations into the six United Nations languages will be posted as soon as they are available. The IRD-WG invites community comments on this document and, in particular, the questions provided above. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201101-en.htm#ird">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201101-en.htm#ird</a><br>To submit comments: <a href="mailto:ird-wg-report@icann.org">ird-wg-report@icann.org</a><br>To view comments: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/ird-wg-report/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/ird-wg-report/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Responsible: Julie Hedlund<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#333333;padding:.6pt .6pt .6pt .6pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This message was sent from ICANN News Alert to inne@icann.org. 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