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Comment Open:	6 January 2012
Comment Close:	7 February 23 March 2012
Close Time (UTC):	23:59 UTC
Reply Open:	8 February 24 March 2012
Reply Close:	7 March 13 April 2012
Close Time (UTC):	23:59 UTC
Brief Overview
Originating Organization:	Joint ccNSO and GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG WG)
Categories/Tags:	Top-Level Domains Policy Processes
Purpose (Brief):	The Initial Report reflects the preliminary stocktaking by the WG members of policy and other considerations relating to the Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs.
Current Status:	Seeking public comment on its Initial Report is part of the process to report on identified issues to the respective Councils and propose a methodology to address the issues.
Next Steps:	The WG will closely review all submitted comments to revise and assess its preliminary stocktaking.
Staff Contact:	Bart Boswinkel
Email:	bart.boswinkel@icann.org

Vote Schedule: As the WHOIS-RT meeting on the Monday in CR might generate more comments, it would be worth delaying the vote and keeping the comment period open until after that meeting. The ALAC could then ratify the final statement during its wrap-up on Thursday 15th March, in time to file it then.

JIG Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs downloadable from here.

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