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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jul11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jul11-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td colspan=5 style='background:#003366;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:white'>Proposed IDN Guidelines Revision<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 rowspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Comment Period Deadlines </span></b><b><sup><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>(*)</span></sup></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#CC0000'>Important Information Links<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/idn-guidelines-revision-27jul11-en.htm">Public Comment Box</a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Open Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>27 July 2011<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="mailto:idn-guidelines-v3-revision@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Close Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="14%" style='width:14.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>26 August 2011<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="12%" style='width:12.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Time (UTC):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="8%" style='width:8.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>23:59<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="40%" style='width:40.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-guidelines-v3-revision/">View Comments Submitted</a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><span lang=EN-US>ICANN is today publishing a proposed version </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-guidelines-discussion-draft-clean-25jul11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>3.0 of the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines</span></a><span lang=EN-US> [PDF, 196 KB] for public comment. The IDN Guidelines are a list of general standards that all top-level domain registries deploying IDNs are required to follow based on the Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA) protocol standard from the IETF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This draft was developed by the IDN Guidelines Revision Working Group (comprised of ccTLD and gTLD registry representatives with IDN experience supported by ICANN staff). The new draft modifies the current Version 2.2 to reflect the IDNABIS revision ("IDNA2008 protocol") of the initial IDNA protocol ("IDNA2003"). ICANN previously published a discussion draft prior to the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia in November 2010 (see<br></span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-15nov10-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-15nov10-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US>).</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Section II: Background</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><span lang=EN-US>The current version of the IDN Guidelines is available at<br></span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/implementation-guidelines.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/implementation-guidelines.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US> (version 2.2 published 26 April 2007). A redline of changes in version 3.0 against the version published November 2010 is also available at </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-guidelines-discussion-draft-redline-25jul11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-guidelines-discussion-draft-redline-25jul11-en.pdf</span></a><span lang=EN-US> [PDF, 348 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Section III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><span lang=EN-US>Comments are welcomed from the community on version 3.0 and may be submitted to at </span><a href="mailto:idn-guidelines-v3-revision@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>idn-guidelines-v3-revision@icann.org</span></a><span lang=EN-US> by 26 August 2011 23:59 UTC. Comments may be viewed at </span><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-guidelines-v3-revision/"><span lang=EN-US>http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-guidelines-v3-revision/</span></a><span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Section IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA) protocol is the technical standard for the implementation of IDNs for TLD registries, registrars and software developers that make IDNs available for their customers. The IDNA protocol references and further detail about the 2008 revision can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/rfcs.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/rfcs.htm.</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="15%" valign=top style='width:15.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Staff Contact:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="45%" colspan=2 valign=top style='width:45.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Naela Sarras<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="5%" valign=top style='width:5.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Email:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="35%" valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:naela.sarras@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%20IDN%20Guidelines%20Revision%20public%20comment%20period">naela.sarras@icann.org</a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>