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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=FR 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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US 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 style='margin-top:12.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div><h2 style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US 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:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Background/Explanation:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US 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 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Document Links:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Process From Here:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deadline and How to Submit Comments:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Responsible: Julie Hedlund<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>