<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dear </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stéphane and all</span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'd like to propose the following motion on <u>JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs</u>. This community working group is co-chaired by Edmon Chung (GNSO) and Jian Zhang (ccNSO). The final report is attached in this email (URL will be posted shortly).</span></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I would also like to invite Edmon to join the upcoming Council call. </span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you very much.</span></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ching</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) was created by mutual charters of the ccNSO (</span></font><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg-charter.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg-charter.pdf</span></font></span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) and the GNSO (</span></font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200907"><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200907</span></font></span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">);</span></font></p>

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The JIG identified 3 issues of common interest: 1. Single Character IDN TLDs; 2. IDN Variant TLDs; and, 3. Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs;</span></font></p>

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial; color: #114170"><span style="color: #000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The JIG has issued an Initial Report (</span></font><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-initial-report-26jul10-en.pdf"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-initial-report-26jul10-en.pdf</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) for public comments (</span></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27jul10-en.htm"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27jul10-en.htm</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), and thereupon a Draft Final Report (</span></font><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-04dec10-en.pdf"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-04dec10-en.pdf</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) for public comments (</span></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04dec10-en.htm"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04dec10-en.htm</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), and have incorporated the comments into, and has reached consensus on the Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs;</span></font></span></p>

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The JIG recommendations are consistent with the GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of New Top-Level Domains (</span></font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm"><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm</span></font></span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), including the GNSO IDN WG Final Outcomes Report (</span></font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/idn-wg-fr-22mar07.htm"><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/idn-wg-fr-22mar07.htm</span></font></span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) and the GNSO Reserved Names WG (</span></font><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm"><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm</span></font></span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) on the issue of Single Character IDN gTLDs; and,</span></font></p>

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The JIG recommendations suggested implementable measures for the acceptance of Single Character IDN gTLDs.</span></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED, </span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">The GNSO council approves the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs, and forwards the report to the ICANN board and staff for its implementation into the next version of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook.</span></p>

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