<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Councillors, FYI.<div><br></div><div>As a reminder, please also note that the ccNSO is still considering its own course of action with regards to the JIG letter that we approved be forwarded to the Board during our Dec 15 meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>This from ccNSO Chair Lesley Cowley's email sent on Dec 20 to me as GNSO Chair:</div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0049ff">The ccNSO Council discussed the draft letter to the ICANN Board at length on our call earlier today. </font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0049ff"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0049ff">Whilst the Council remains keen to support single character IDN TLDs, we did not fully support the way forward contained in the letter and therefore resolved to draft a separate ccNSO letter to the Board on this matter. We hope to do so fairly swiftly and I will let you have a copy of the letter as soon as possible.</font></div></div><div><br></div><div>The letter is referenced in ALAC's statement to the Board.</div><div> </div><div><div>
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<div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>De : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Statement of the ALAC on the Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">31 décembre 2011 17:28:00 HNEC<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>À : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Steve Crocker <<a href="mailto:steve@shinkuro.com">steve@shinkuro.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Lesley Cowley <<a href="mailto:lesley@nominet.org.uk">lesley@nominet.org.uk</a>>, Stéphane Van Gelder <<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:secretary@icann.org">secretary@icann.org</a>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>>, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>>, 'Bart Boswinkel' <<a href="mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org">bart.boswinkel@icann.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:ron@vitechnicalservices.com">ron@vitechnicalservices.com</a>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:gnso-secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso-secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><br></span></div><br><div>Dear Steve,<br><br>I have the honor of transmitting to you, on behalf of the At-Large<br>Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Statement of the ALAC on the Joint ccNSO<br>and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs.<br><br>Please be so kind to find this Statement attached. In line with prior<br>ALAC advice extrinsecus the usual Public Comment process, my colleagues<br>and I should appreciate a response from the Board when the matter has<br>been discussed and a decision has been made apropos our invite.<br><br>Best wishes for 2012,<br><br>Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond<br>ALAC Chair<br><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>