ALAC advises ICANN to avoid further delays towards the implementation of IDN Variants

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The ALAC applauds the substantive work produced by the IDN VIP (Variant Issues Project) team in
producing the draft Integrated Issues Report and welcomes the publishing of the draft for public
comments.

The ALAC reiterates its continued recognition of the significance and importance of IDNs, including
IDN TLDs, for ICANN in enhancing diversity and embracing multilingualism on the Internet. More
importantly, the proper and prompt implementation of IDN, including IDN Variants, that respect the
cultural requirements and the long standing work from many of the IDN communities around the world.

In response specifically to the draft Integrated Issues Report:

1. The ALAC observes that much of the issues identified are issues that seem to have been
understood and previously brought up by the community already. In other words, “nothing
new” seems to have been uncovered. Given such discovery, the ALAC advises ICANN to avoid
further delays in moving forward towards the implementation of IDN Variants at the root;

https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31165244/ALAC-response-to-VIP-Integrated-Report.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1326387657767

At-Large IDN WG Teleconference 11-01-2012 Recording/Transcript: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+IDN+WG+Teleconference+11-01-2012

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the icann/cnnic/verisign poker hands will be on the table for all to view...
unfortunately....May is when all the applications are released to the public ...

either

A) verisign has dot com with a variant of gongsi' or a transliteration of the 'com' sound in chinese.

or

B) CNNIC or (party hack affiliated with CNNIC) applies for 'gongsi' straight out as a new IDN gtld for 'company' in Chinese with no english variant at all


Since Verisign needs to go the 10 to 20 language route with com/net/org , I think they put down their cards as AKQJ10 in suit in May.

and the moonies will rejoice.....huzzah....