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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Gurpreet,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Great to hear your interest for the Neo-Brahmi GP. We will process the request to move forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<br>Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sarmad Hussain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>IDN Program Sr. Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone: +92 300 8414909<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Skype: sarmad.hussain.icann<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Dr. G. S. Lehal (</span><span lang=PA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Raavi","sans-serif"'>ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਹਿਲ) [</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mailto:gslehal@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 20, 2014 10:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Neha Gupta; idnvarianttlds@icann.org; NeobrahmiGP@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Regarding participation in ICANN Root LGR process - Neo Brahmi Panel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your invitation to participate in<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> "<b>Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels</b>".</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I would like to participate for Gurmukhi script. Please find attached my expression of interest and brief profile.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Neha Gupta <<a href="mailto:nehag@cdac.in" target="_blank">nehag@cdac.in</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p><span lang=EN-IN>Dear Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>I am writing this mail to you in my personal capacity in view of your deep involvement in Indian languages and the passion you have shown for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>As you are aware, ".bharat" in Indian Languages is now a reality and you will soon be able to have your ccTLD(.IN) in Punjabi(Panjabi) Language. Under the aegis of DeitY, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, C-DAC along with NIXI has been playing a pioneering role in the process. Earlier you could have your URL only in the Latin Script, but the authority for Internationalized Domain Names: ICANN has opened up URL's in 6 writing systems of which Languages using Brahmi Scripts constitute an element.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>ICANN has also opened up the process of allotting top level domains <a href="http://e.g.com" target="_blank">e.g.com</a>, .net in different languages/scripts. This process has gone through serious deliberation and one of the major resolutions has been to identify a set of rules and permissible set of code points for various scripts/language families of the world through related experts in the area of Language, Culture, Community expertise, Unicode and DNS in relation to each script/Language.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>To identify such resource persons who would assist ICANN in a purely voluntary capacity, ICANN has issued a call for participating in the "<b>Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels</b>"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-IN>Link</span></b><span lang=EN-IN>: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-IN>Link to the details of the procedure</span></b><span lang=EN-IN>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>The Root zone is the nodal point of the whole internet infrastructure and the policies & procedures thus formed for the root zone eventually percolate to various lower levels. Since this procedure is being undertaken at the "root zone" it is essential that we ensure that the Indian languages are well-represented and taken into account, by way of participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Under this procedure, panels will be constituted for various scripts/ language families. These panels, called as Generation panels have the following role:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>- to establish the repertoire of a permissible set of code points for the root zone for the given script/language family<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>- to prepare a set of rules, if any, which are applicable for the formation of the labels using that set of code points<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>- In short provide expertise for a given language/script. Insofar, as per the applications received by ICANN in the "New gTLD" programme, the following Indian scripts have been identified to be taken up on priority at present:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Gurmukhi, Gujarati and Bengali, ICANN requires expertise in the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> 1. Community Representative: Articulates a set of community requirements/expectations for the LGR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> 2. Linguistic Experts: Ensures that an optimum yet conservative code-point repertoire is built. All the linguistic aspects are taken into account.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> 3. Registry/Registrar Operations Experts: Ensures that Registry/Registrar perspectives are taken into account<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> 4. Policy Experts: Addresses the policy issues pertaining to the delegation of IDN Variant TLDs as well as ICANN Policy Development Process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Along with the above set of members, each generation panel requires a chair, who will co-ordinate the whole activity. The chair will be duly appointed after the constitution of the panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-IN>While the participation is purely voluntary, I need not add that besides ensuring that your language/script gets adequate representation, being on an ICANN Panel is highly prestigious.</span></b><span lang=EN-IN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>In case you are interested, you would have to send to ICANN the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>A covering letter along with the following, as attachments, 1. Expression of Interest. 2. Short Profile pertinent to IDN/ICANN/Linguistics. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>The mail addresses are: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-IN>1.</span><span lang=EN-IN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-IN><a href="mailto:idnvarianttlds@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>idnvarianttlds@icann.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-IN>2.</span><span lang=EN-IN style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-IN><a href="mailto:NeobrahmiGP@icann.org" target="_blank">NeobrahmiGP@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>A template of the attachments and the covering letter are provided in the attached document:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Hoping to read you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Thanking you in anticipation and looking forward to your participation in this important venture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>With kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Many Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>Neha Gupta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN>C-DAC GIST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-IN> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IN><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>[ C-DAC is on Social-Media too. 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