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On 16 Dec 2014, at 08:48, Fahd Batayneh &lt;<a href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@icann.org">fahd.batayneh@icann.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">For those interested in the work of Translation and Transliteration of domain names Contact Information; AKA WhoIS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:17 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- Public Comment Open on Initial Report from the GNSO's PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-16-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-16-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Public Comment Open on Initial Report from the GNSO's PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">16 December 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The Working Group has published its
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-initial-15dec14-en.pdf">
Initial Report</a> [PDF, 743 KB] that contains its discussion and put the arguments it has gathered to the community. The report provides both detailed arguments in favor and opposing mandatory transformation and indicates that a majority of the Working Group
 currently recommends against mandatory transformation and/or transliteration of Contact Information. The Working Group hopes that community feedback will maximize its consensus level for the Final Report and, therefore, its members
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">strongly encourage the Community to provide additional arguments in favor/opposing mandatory transformation of contact information data</span></strong> further to facilitate the WG's consensus building
 process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Comment Period closes: 11 January 2015 23:59 UTC; Reply Period closes 1 February 2015 23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Public Comment Link:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-initial-2014-12-16-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-initial-2014-12-16-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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