[vip] Public comment Open for User Experience Implication of Active Variant TLDs

[Dennis Chang]

Dear Colleagues of the IDN Variant Program,

The IDN Variant P6 team opened  a public comment period for the final draft 
report "Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs".
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/variant-ux-18jan13-en.htm

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you all for your support of the IDN Variant Program,

Dennis Chang
Executive Program Management Consultant
dennis.chang at icann.org
213-293-7889
Skype: dennisschang


-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Davenport via RT [mailto:web-admin at icann.org]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 17:21
To: Dennis Chang
Subject: [iticket #64719] [COMPLETED] Public comment open request

Hi Dennis,

The Public Comment materials have been published:

http://www.icann.org/
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18jan13-en.htm

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/variant-ux-18jan13-en.htm

http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-active-ux-18jan13-en.pdf

Best,
Nicole


On Fri Jan 18 15:26:53 2013, dennis.chang wrote:
> Please post today
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> Kind Regards,
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> Dennis Chang
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> Executive Program Management Consultant
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> dennis.chang at icann.org
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> 213-293-7889
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> Skype: dennisschang
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> From: Steve Sheng
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 2:56 PM
> To: Francisco Arias; Dennis Chang
> Subject: Re: FOR PUBLICATION APPROVAL: Draft final report examining
> user experience implications for IDN Variant TLDs
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> Please use this version.
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> Kind regards,
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> Steve
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> From: Francisco Arias <francisco.arias at icann.org>
> Date: Friday, January 18, 2013 2:51 PM
> To: Dennis Chang <dennis.chang at icann.org>
> Cc: Steve Sheng <steve.sheng at icann.org>
> Subject: Re: FOR PUBLICATION APPROVAL: Draft final report examining
> user experience implications for IDN Variant TLDs
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> Dennis,
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> Please go ahead and publish the report for public comment.
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> Francisco.
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> On 1/18/13 2:06 PM, "Dennis Chang" <dennis.chang at icann.org> wrote:
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> OK to post or wait?
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> Kind Regards,
>
> Dennis Chang
>
> Executive Program Management Consultant
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> dennis.chang at icann.org
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> 213-293-7889
>
> Skype: dennisschang
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>
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> From: Francisco Arias
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 12:46 PM
> To: Dennis Chang
> Cc: Steve Sheng
> Subject: Re: FOR PUBLICATION APPROVAL: Draft final report examining
> user experience implications for IDN Variant TLDs
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> Hi Dennis,
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> Steve, Karen and I are talking about a potential issue. Please wait
> until
> 14:00 when we finish a meeting to confirm we are ready for
> publication. I think we will, but just to be sure.
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> Francisco.
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> On 1/18/13 12:19 PM, "Dennis Chang" <dennis.chang at icann.org> wrote:
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> Thanks
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> I'll get it posted today.
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> Dennis
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> On Jan 18, 2013, at 11:32 AM, "Denise Michel"
> <denise.michel at icann.org>
> wrote:
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> This looks good and is approved for posting.
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> Thanks
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> Denise Michel
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> VP Strategic Initiatives
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> & Advisor to the President
> ICANN
> denise.michel at icann.org
> +1.408.429.3072 mobile
> +1.310.578.8632 direct
> denisemichelicann skype
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> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Steve Sheng <steve.sheng at icann.org> wrote:
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> Dear Denise,
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>    Attached for your approval, please find the 18 January report
> examining the user experience implications for variant TLDs. We are
> planning to  open a 21-day public comment on this report, followed by a 21 
> day reply period.
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>    To better understand and address challenges surrounding the
> potential delegation of IDN variant TLDs. This report:
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>     1) summarizes and compares, from a user experience and registry
> management perspective, variant practices in several ccTLD registries;
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>     2) proposes a set of guiding principles to define an acceptable
> user experience;
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>     3) identifies how various users communities (e.g., end users,
> system/network administrators, application developers, registrants,
> registrars and registries) will be impacted by active variant
> top-level domains, and
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>     4) based on 1, 2, and 3, proposes a set of recommendations to
> ensure the security, stability and acceptable user experience for
> active variant top-level internationalized domains.
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> The latest draft report improves the following way from the interim report:
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> *	Incorporated community feedback (through public comment), technical
> expert feedback, and additional input provided by Arabic registries,
> Devanagari registries, and Chinese registries.
> *	Included a recommendation section that proposes a set of
> recommendations and guidelines for the introduction of IDN variant
> TLDs
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>    I have already given the BV-WG a one week notice (ending today). So
> with both your approval, and BV-WG feedback, this report is ready for 
> public.
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> Kind regards,
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> Steve
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