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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear NBGP members, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We’d like to inform you that the updated version of Malayalam LGR proposal has been published for the <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-proposal-malayalam-script-2020-05-07-en">public comment</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please see the following <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-05-07-en">announcement</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Pitinan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CFCFCF 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333'>Proposal for Malayalam Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules – Second Public Comment Proceeding<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=706 style='width:529.5pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);border-spacing: 0px;margin:1rem auto 15px;min-height: 0.01%'><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Open Date:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>7 May 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Close Date:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>17 June 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Originating Organization:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td colspan=3 valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Global Domains Division</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Categories/Tags:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td colspan=3 valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Top-Level Domains</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Brief Overview:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td colspan=3 valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem'><span style='color:black'>The Neo-Brahmi Generation Panel (NBGP) was formed by nine communities that use scripts derived from the Brahmi script. NBGP has developed Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lgr-proposals-2015-12-01-en"><span style='color:#0098D5'>proposals</span></a> for Bangla, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu scripts. The Malayalam LGR proposal (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposal-malayalam-lgr-07may20-en.xml"><span style='color:#0098D5'>LGR</span></a> and <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposal-malayalam-lgr-07may20-en.pdf"><span style='color:#0098D5'>supporting documentation</span></a>) is being updated to address an inconsistency involving the conjunct "<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>nta</span></em>" and adjust the cross-script variants with Myanmar and Georgian scripts. As per the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf"><span style='color:#0098D5'>LGR Procedure</span></a>, the updated proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the NBGP to make their views known. Based on feedback received, the NBGP will finalize the proposal for its evaluation and integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Link:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td colspan=3 valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-proposal-malayalam-script-2020-05-07-en"><span style='color:#0098D5'>https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-proposal-malayalam-script-2020-05-07-en</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>