<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear Councilors,</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the link to the announcement of the opening of the Public Comment Forum on the Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact information: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-08jan13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-08jan13-en.htm</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>As noted below, the comment period opened today, 08 January 2013 for 30 day until 08 February 2013, follow by a reply period.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Julie</div><div><br></div><div>Julie Hedlund, Policy Direcotr </div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, January 7, 2013 5:17 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> [council] Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear Councilors,</div><div><br></div><div><div>For your information, please find attached the Preliminary Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information that will be published for public comment tomorrow. Comments can be submitted until 08 February 2013, followed by a reply
period.</div><div><br></div><div>With best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Julie</div></div><div><br></div><div>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</div></div></div></span></body></html>