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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>FYI: ArabicGP is meeting in Singapore and intends to finalize its proposal for Root Zone LGR. Kindly note that you are welcome to come and observe. There is also an open house on Sunday, in case you want to interact with Arabic GP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> ICANN News Alert [mailto:communications@icann.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sarmad Hussain<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- Third Face-to-Face Meeting for the Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN) to Convene in Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt'><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:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-30-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-30-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Third Face-to-Face Meeting for the Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN) to Convene in Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>30 January 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> February 6-8, 2015<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Where:</span></strong> Raffles City Convention Center, Singapore (Room "Fullerton")<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/tf-aidn-468x268-22mar14-en.jpg"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/tf-aidn-468x268-22mar14-en.jpg" alt="Group photo of the Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs group"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Members of the TF-AIDN at the First F2F Meeting in Singapore during March 20-22, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Since the second Face-to-Face meeting of the TF-AIDN in Istanbul, Turkey last June, the group has been working on several fronts related to Arabic Script IDNs including scrutinizing the code point repertoire and defining variant code points for the proposal for Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) and the Universal Acceptance of Arabic script IDNs. The third face-to-face meeting in Singapore will conclude the work covering topics such as the Arabic Script Code Point Repertoire, Code Point Variants, Variant Disposition, Whole Label Evaluation Rules and the XML Representation of the Data, all in the context of finalizing the proposal for the Arabic script for the Root Zone LGR. The group will also discuss the next steps to be taken like addressing the Universal Acceptance of Arabic script IDNs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Though the meeting is closed, observers are welcome to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ten members of the group will be in Singapore, and in addition to the meeting, they are expected to interact at various IDN related sessions with the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></h3><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Friday February 6 (Day I)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8.45 – 9.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Opening Remarks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>9.00 – 10.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Review of Current Status<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10.30 – 11.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11.00 – 12.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Code Point Repertoire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Review of Write-up for Code Point Repertoire<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12.30 – 13.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lunch Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13.30 – 15.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Variant Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Review of Write-up on Variant Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.00 – 15.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.30 – 17.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Variant Disposition (Allocatable vs. Blocked)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Saturday February 7 (Day II)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>9.00 – 10.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Variant Disposition – cont.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Review of Write-up on Variant Disposition<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10.30 – 11.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11.00 – 12.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Whole Label Evaluation Rules<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12.30 – 13.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lunch Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13.30 – 15.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Whole Label Evaluation Rules<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>XML Document<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.00 – 15.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.30 – 17.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>XML Document<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sunday February 8 (Day III)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>9.00 – 10.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Review the Complete Document for Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10.30 – 11.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11.00 – 12.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Preparation of Presentations for Singapore Community Interaction<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12.30 – 13.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lunch Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13.30 – 15.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Open House<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.00 – 15.30<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>15.30 – 17.00<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Next Steps (Universal Acceptance; Second Level LGRs, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>About the Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG) is an ad-hoc group of Internet experts from the region the strategy covers; i.e. the 22 Arab States, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (collectively defined as "The Region"). The working group consists of 20 experts from 11 countries of the region. ICANN has coordinated the formation of the working group, and provides all the necessary support to drive its mandate forward. ICANN's strategic goals for its engagement in the region are to:<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'>Foster two-way engagement between ICANN and the broader Internet community in the region;<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'>Build strong and competitive domain name industry in the region; and<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'>Promote multi-stakeholder Internet governance mechanisms in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>These goals are divided into three strategic focus areas, namely: DNS Security and Stability, Domain Name Industry, and Internet Governance Ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More on the MESWG can be found online at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Middle+East+Working+Group">https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Middle+East+Working+Group</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>About the Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>TF-AIDN is an initiative of MESWG which focuses on technical issues and solutions to promote Arabic Script IDNs; this includes their definition, secure deployment, and ease of use for the community. The current technical matters include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arabic Script Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) for the Root Zone;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Second level LGRs for the Arabic script;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arabic script Internationalized Registration Data Protocol and Practice;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Universal acceptability of Arabic script IDNs and variants;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Technical challenges around registration of Arabic IDNs and variants;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Operational software for Arabic script IDN registry and registrar operations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>DNS security matters specifically related to Arabic IDNs and variants; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Technical training material around Arabic script IDNs<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Membership to join the TF-AIDN is always open. Those interested to join the task force on voluntary basis should email their CV and Statement of Interest (SOI) to <a href="mailto:tf-aidnadmin@meswg.org">tf-aidnadmin@meswg.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More on the TF-AIDN can be found online at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/MES/TF-AIDN+Work+Space">https://community.icann.org/display/MES/TF-AIDN+Work+Space</a>.<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></div></body></html>