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Fwd: [ALAC] Latin Diacritics: Where we are, how we got here and what's next
by Lance Hinds Nov. 4, 2025

Nov. 4, 2025

Good Morning Colleagues. Please see below the latest on the issue of Latin Script Diacritics in the 2026 Guidebook. For your information and guidance Lance ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jonathan Zuck via ALAC <alac(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 at 10:14 AM Subject: [ALAC] Latin Diacritics: Where we are, how we got here and what's next To: Satish Babu via ALAC <alac(a)icann.org> Dear ALAC colleagues, You will no doubt be aware of the disaffection expressed during ICANN84 regarding the lack of treatment for Latin script diacritics in the 2026 Applicant Guidebook (“the Issue”). Here are some background facts on the Issue and next steps proposed to be taken to address the Issue. *Background Facts* The GNSO EPDP on IDNs (Phase 1, which started in May 2023) was tasked with developing policy on the treatment of gTLD variants at the top level; where variants is simply defined as two or more labels being considered by script panels as the same (word) - the best example of this is the traditional version and simplified version of the same Chinese word. In the case of the Latin Script, the Latin Script Label Generation Panel (managed by ICANN org) determined that a Latin ASCII label (i.e. without diacritics, eg. Quebec) and a Diacritic version of that label (i.e. Québec) were NOT to be considered as variants of each other, based on an ‘analysis’ of the standard method of writing the languages of Western and Central Europe, most of sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, as well as many languages in other parts of the world. This meant that the matter of a Latin ASCII label and a Diacritic version of that label being considered as the same word was out of scope for the EPDP on IDNs (which only dealt with policy for variants). Knowing that this was the case, as ALAC Chair, I had, as far back as June 2023, written <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/zuck-…> to the then GNSO Chair, Sebastien Ducos, drawing attention to the issue and requesting for action to resolve the issue. This was on the counsel of Justine Chew, who was then the Vice-Chair of the GNSO EPDP on IDNs, and ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. The GNSO Council subsequently set a path - albeit a long one and with the understanding that the outcome not be a prerequisite for the Next Round - for the Latin Diacritics PDP to be initiated to develop an exception by considering a single issue: *In circumstances where a base ASCII gTLD and the Latin script diacritic version of the gTLD are NOT variants of each other, what mechanism is needed in order to allow a single registry operator to simultaneously operate both gTLDs?* The GNSO adopts a detailed process for PDP <https://gnso.icann.org/en/basics/consensus-policy/pdp>s which is consistently adhered to for completeness, but at times, the GNSO Council may agree to drop steps which it deems unnecessary (normally only limited to a call for an Issue Report). Where the GNSO is developing policy for an issue, the ICANN Board will only act when the GNSO Council-approved PDP Final Report is submitted for the Board’s consideration. Adoption by the ICANN Board of GNSO policy recommendations is required for ICANN org to implement the same. As it currently stands, the revised timeline for the public comment on the PDP’s initial recommendations is December 2025 - January 2026, with submission of its Final Report to the GNSO Council targeted for August 2026 (as opposed to the original estimate of Nov 2026). [image: image.png] ALAC Leadership also raised this Issue with the GAC during the ICANN84 ALAC-GAC Bilateral and understood that the GAC will include a response in its ICANN84 GAC Communique. Alan Barrett, ICANN Board member and Board liaison to the Latin Diacritics PDP has, in response to Sergio Salinas Porto and Bill Jouris’ comments during ICANN84 public sessions, lamented the omission of Latin diacritics treatment in the 2026 Applicant Guidebook, but is hopeful that something could be done to rectify this omission. “*Unfortunately, with the timing of this work I think it is probably too late for it to be included but ICANN Org staff will try to see if something is possible. We can't commit to anything, but we can try*.” “*I very much agree that it is important but on the other hand we do have to follow our process. **We have not received policy or guidance from the GNSO Council on what to do and maybe the GNSO Council would like to make a request to the Board to put in some kind of placeholder. **Personally, I would very much welcome that, but it has not happened and for now I think our hands are tied.”* This hope was confirmed during Justine’s and my very brief conversation with Leon Sanchez and Alan Barrett right before the ICANN Board meeting on 30 October 2025. Accordingly, on 30 October 2025, the ICANN Board adopted the draft 2026 Applicant Guidebook for the Next Round, without any reference to Latin script diacritics. I am informed that immediately after that ICANN Board meeting and based on Alan Barrett’s remarks, Justine had brief words with Sebastien Ducos (currently the GNSO Liaison to the GAC) on a possible GNSO Council request to the ICANN Board for a solution to this issue, even if a temporary one to tie us over until such time that the ICANN Board adopts the Latin Diacritics Final Report well after August 2026. She also alerted incoming GNSO Chair, Susan Payne, to expect a GAC intervention on the same issue. (see: https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann84-dublin-communique, item IV.1(c) on page 6) *Proposed Next Steps* That a letter from the ALAC Chair to the GNSO Chair be prepared and sent to inquire after and to support such a GNSO Council request, which could include “*some kind of placeholder*” in the 2026 Applicant Guidebook, for the ICANN Board’s consideration and adoption. Then follow up on further action, as needed. Ultimately, the quicker the Final Report of Latin Diacritics PDP reaches the ICANN Board for consideration and adoption, the better it is for all concerned. Jonathan Zuck ALAC Chair Jonathan Zuck *Director, Future of Work Project* Innovators Network Foundation *www.InnovatorsNetwork.org <http://www.InnovatorsNetwork.org>* _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list -- alac(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to alac-leave(a)icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Un Abrazo de Gratitud: Fortalecimiento Regional y Reconocimiento al trabajo.
by Harold Arcos Oct. 30, 2025

Oct. 30, 2025

Querido equipo LACRALO, Quiero extender mi más sincero agradecimiento a toda la región de LACRALO por el apoyo incondicional y la energía demostrada en nuestro plan de fortalecer activamente nuestra participación dentro del ecosistema de ICANN. Gracias a este esfuerzo colectivo, estamos logrando traer más proyectos de impacto regional y estamos formando parte activa y propositiva en diversos grupos de trabajo, asegurando que la voz de los usuarios finales de Internet en América Latina y el Caribe sea escuchada con claridad. Deseo reconocer especialmente a la directora y directores de los grupos de trabajo y alac members como equipo del Directorio de Lacralo, por las incontables horas, el esfuerzo y la profunda dedicación con la que han abordado los temas que han ameritado nuestro trabajo voluntario. Este compromiso es el motor que nos permite llevar adelante los mejores propósitos para la presencia de la región dentro de la Comunidad At-Large. De forma particular, un reconocimiento especial a Lance, Sandra, Vanda y Lilian por ser un Vice-liderazgo preocupado por los temas regionales y por su apertura al intercambio de consulta para garantizar una transición fluida y eficiente de nuestras responsabilidades. Seguiremos trabajando con la misma determinación en todos los espacios posibles para cumplir con el Plan Estratégico que hemos delineado, promoviendo y defendiendo los derechos e intereses de los usuarios finales de Internet en nuestra región y dentro del ecosistema global. Un abrazo de gratitud y aprecio a todos. Seguimos en contacto y listos para los próximos desafíos. Fraternalmente, Harold Arcos Expresidente LACRALO / Comunidad At-Large] Sent through my H device. Sorry for the typos and brevity

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Jamaica
by Sergio Salinas Porto Oct. 29, 2025

Oct. 29, 2025

Querido Carlton y compañeros de Jamaica, Espero que se encuentren bien ustedes y sus familias, estos desastres naturales muchas veces magnificadas por el cambio climático, nos pone en alerta pensando en saquellos que conocemos y queremos. Mi soliradidad para vos, tu familia y compatriotas. Sergio Salinas Porto Presidente Internauta Argentina Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819 "Ojalá podamos ser desobedientes, cada vez que recibimos órdenes que humillan nuestra conciencia o violan nuestro sentido común" Eduardo Galeano

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] Jamaica
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Dear Sergio: We spoke earlier today via WhatApp. Happy to share Im still doing well even as the hurricane heads offshore. Our brothers in Cuba are now in line for the hit. You have never seen a people more resilient and helpful to all of the Caribbean when disaster strikes. We are in solidarity with them tonight. Thank you for checking in on us brotherman. Carlton. ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 6:04 pm lac-discuss-es--- via lac-discuss-en, < lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org> wrote: > [[-- Translated text (es -> en) --]] > > Dear Carlton and fellow Jamaicans, > I hope you and your families are well, these disasters > natural resources often magnified by climate change, puts us in > alert thinking about the sacks we know and love. > My condolences to you, your family and fellow countrymen. > > > Sergio Salinas Porto > President of the Argentine Internet User > Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819 > > "I wish we could be disobedient, every time we receive orders that > "They humiliate our conscience or violate our common sense" Eduardo > Galeano > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list -- lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org > To unsubscribe send an email to lac-discuss-en-leave(a)icann.org > > _______________________________________________ > By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your > personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance > with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and > the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can > visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or > configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or > disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. >

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] Jamaica
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Dear Diego: My family and I are all well. Survived the hurricane without any damage. The country west of Kingston is devastated. Thankfully, low loss of life but severe damage to infrastructure. Recovery will be awhile and costly. Thank you very much for caring brotherman. Several others in our community have reached out. And my Caribbean peeps have been in constant communication. Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 6:04 pm lac-discuss-es--- via lac-discuss-en, < lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org> wrote: > [[-- Translated text (es -> en) --]] > > Dear Carlton and fellow Jamaicans, > I hope you and your families are well, these disasters > natural resources often magnified by climate change, puts us in > alert thinking about the sacks we know and love. > My condolences to you, your family and fellow countrymen. > > > Sergio Salinas Porto > President of the Argentine Internet User > Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819 > > "I wish we could be disobedient, every time we receive orders that > "They humiliate our conscience or violate our common sense" Eduardo > Galeano > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list -- lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org > To unsubscribe send an email to lac-discuss-en-leave(a)icann.org > > _______________________________________________ > By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your > personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance > with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and > the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can > visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or > configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or > disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. >

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Acerca de la nueva ronda y los caractéres diacríticos del alfabeto latino
by Sergio Salinas Porto Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Hola amigos, saludos desde Dublín! He enviado un email a ALAC, para expresar mi preocupación por la ausencia de un marcador de posición en el borrador actual de la Guía del Solicitante de la ICANN para el resultado del Proceso de Desarrollo de Políticas de Diacríticos del Alfabeto Latino. Este PDP aborda la posibilidad de que los usuarios finales vean sus idiomas correctamente representados en el Sistema de Nombres de Dominio (DNS), incluyendo el uso de signos diacríticos en las etiquetas latinas. No se trata de una cuestión teórica: afecta la forma en que comunidades lingüísticas enteras escriben sus nombres y se identifican en línea. No estoy solicitando ninguna prórroga para la próxima ronda de solicitudes ni cambios en el cronograma publicado. La solicitud que realizo es específica y procesal: que la Guía del Solicitante incluya una cláusula clara que indique que, si el PDP de Diacríticos de Escritura Latina presenta sus recomendaciones dentro del plazo previsto, estas se incorporarán a esta ronda. Consideramos esto como una adaptación razonable del trabajo comunitario en curso que tiene un impacto directo en la precisión lingüística y cultural de los usuarios. Me gustaría poder hacer mi comentario en nombre de la región en el Foro Público, se que no hay tiempo material para poder realizar una consulta, lo hare en nombre propio, pero sería muy bueno que nuestro nuevo Chair Lance Hinds, organice una consulta dobre este tema y elevar una recomendacion al Concejo Directivo desde nuestra región Sergio Salinas Porto Presidente Internauta Argentina Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819 "Ojalá podamos ser desobedientes, cada vez que recibimos órdenes que humillan nuestra conciencia o violan nuestro sentido común" Eduardo Galeano

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] Acerca de la nueva ronda y los caractéres diacrìticos del alfabeto latino
by Lance Hinds Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Dear Sergio, Many thanks for bringing this to our attention. This will be tabled for discussion soonest after the new leadership team assumes the stewardship of LACRALO at the end of ICANN84. Best Lance Lance Hinds Chief Technology Officer BrainStreet Group 287 'C' Albert St. Georgetown Guyana This message contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential and is the property of BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning. The information contained herein is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it . If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or take any action in reliance to the contents of this information or any part thereof and it may be unlawful to do so. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message from your system. BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning are neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor any delay in its receipt. On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:56 AM, lac-discuss-es--- via lac-discuss-en < lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org> wrote: > [[-- Translated text (es -> en) --]] > > Hello friends, greetings from Dublin! > I have sent an email to ALAC, to express my concern about the absence > from a placeholder in the current draft of the Applicant Guide > of ICANN for the outcome of the Policy Development Process > Diacritics of the Latin Alphabet. > > This PDP addresses the ability for end users to see their languages > correctly represented in the Domain Name System (DNS), > including the use of diacritical marks in Latin labels. > It is a theoretical question: it affects the way communities > Entire linguistic communities write their names and identify themselves > online. > > I am not requesting any extension for the next round of applications. > no changes to the published schedule. > > The request I make is specific and procedural: that the Guide of the > Applicant include a clear clause stating that if the PDP of > Diacritics of Latin Script presents its recommendations within the > within the expected timeframe, these will be incorporated into this round. > > We consider this as a reasonable adaptation of community work in > course that has a direct impact on linguistic and cultural accuracy > of the users. > > I would like to be able to make my comment on behalf of the region in the > Forum > Public, I know that there is no material time to be able to make a query, > I will do so on my own behalf, but it would be very good if our new Chair > Lance > Hinds, organize a consultation on this issue and make a recommendation to > the > Board of Directors from our region. > Kind regards > > *Sergio Salinas Porto**Internaut President Argentina - LACRALO/ICANN > <https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/lacralo> **Argentine Association of > Internet users<http://www.internauta.org.ar/> /FeTIA > <http://www.fetia.org.ar/> **FUILAC- Federation of Internet Users > from LAC<https://fuilac.org> **Facebook: salinasporto > <http://www.facebook.com/salinasporto> **twitter: sergiosalinas > <http://twitter.com/sergiosalinas> **Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819**"I wish > we can be disobedient, every time we receive orders that humiliate > our * > > * conscience or violate our common sense" Eduardo Galeano* > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list -- lac-discuss-en(a)icann.org > To unsubscribe send an email to lac-discuss-en-leave(a)icann.org > > _______________________________________________ > By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your > personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance > with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and > the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can > visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or > configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or > disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. >

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Acerca de la nueva ronda y los caractéres diacrìticos del alfabeto latino
by Sergio Salinas Porto Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Hola amigos, saludos desde Dublín! He enviado un email a ALAC, para expresar mi preocupación por la ausencia de un marcador de posición en el borrador actual de la Guía del Solicitante de la ICANN para el resultado del Proceso de Desarrollo de Políticas de Diacríticos del Alfabeto Latino. Este PDP aborda la posibilidad de que los usuarios finales vean sus idiomas correctamente representados en el Sistema de Nombres de Dominio (DNS), incluyendo el uso de signos diacríticos en las etiquetas latinas. No se trata de una cuestión teórica: afecta la forma en que comunidades lingüísticas enteras escriben sus nombres y se identifican en línea. No estoy solicitando ninguna prórroga para la próxima ronda de solicitudes ni cambios en el cronograma publicado. La solicitud que realizo es específica y procesal: que la Guía del Solicitante incluya una cláusula clara que indique que, si el PDP de Diacríticos de Escritura Latina presenta sus recomendaciones dentro del plazo previsto, estas se incorporarán a esta ronda. Consideramos esto como una adaptación razonable del trabajo comunitario en curso que tiene un impacto directo en la precisión lingüística y cultural de los usuarios. Me gustaría poder hacer mi comentario en nombre de la región en el Foro Público, sé que no hay tiempo material para poder realizar una consulta, lo haré en nombre propio, pero sería muy bueno que nuestro nuevo Chair Lance Hinds, organice una consulta sobre este tema y elevar una recomendación al Consejo Directivo desde nuestra región. Saludos cordiales *Sergio Salinas Porto**Presidente Internauta Argentina - LACRALO/ICANN <https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/lacralo>**Asociación Argentina de Usuarios de Internet <http://www.internauta.org.ar/>/FeTIA <http://www.fetia.org.ar/>**FUILAC- Federación de Usuarios de Internet de LAC <https://fuilac.org>**facebook: salinasporto <http://www.facebook.com/salinasporto> **twitter: sergiosalinas <http://twitter.com/sergiosalinas>**Mobi:+54 9 223 5 215819**"Ojalá podamos ser desobedientes, cada vez que recibimos órdenes que humillan nuestra * * conciencia o violan nuestro sentido común" Eduardo Galeano*

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Nueva Convocatoria - ALS Miembros Individuales Lacralo
by Harold Arcos Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Buen día Equipo regional, espero que todo fluya bien en los proyectos. De acuerdo a nuestra última reunión regional y al artículo 5 de nuestras Reglas de Procedimientos, estamos realizando una convocatoria para las Manifestaciones de Interés de formar parte de la ALS de Miembros Individuales de LACRALO. *"Artículo 4.- . . . Para solicitar la membresía en la ALS de Miembros Individuales, los solicitantes deberán presentar su Manifestación de Interés (SOI), junto con una declaración de que cumplen con los criterios del Artículo 3, y prestar su consentimiento para el uso de sus datos personales."* *"Artículo 5. Como medida transitoria para dar inicio a esta ALS de Miembros Individuales, el Directorio de LACRALO supervisará los siguientes procesos: la elaboración de las reglas de procedimiento de la nueva ALS; una convocatoria a individuos para enviar manifestaciones de interés; la revisión de las solicitudes según los criterios indicados en el Artículo 3; y un proceso de elecciones internas en la ALS para nombrar líderes."* De esta forma invitamos a aquellas personas interesadas en formar parte de la ALS de Miembros Individuales de LACRALO, a enviar su Manifestación de Interés al Directorio de LACRALO al correo: lac-extended-leaders(a)icann.org Compartamos esta convocatoria con amigos de las ALSs acreditadas y con todo aquel que sepas que quiere participar de forma individual del ecosistema de Gobernanza de Internet. Saludos fraternos Harold Arcos Presidente Lacralo

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Attention- CALL FOR PROPOSALS UA DAY 2026- Deadline 24 November
by Silvia Vivanco Oct. 27, 2025

Oct. 27, 2025

Dear LACRALO members, ICANN and the community are organizing the fourth global Universal Acceptance (UA) Day between 25 March through 30 May 2026. Building on its partnership with ICANN to advance Internet inclusivity, multilingualism, and equitable access online, UNESCO is supporting this fourth annual series of events that focus on the adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA). The deadline to submit<https://www.icann.org/ua-day-call-for-proposals-2026-en> a proposal is 24 November 2025. More information at : https://www.icann.org/ua-day-call-for-proposals-2026-en A wiki page has been created to post your proposals: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/549257269/A… Thank you very much! Silvia Silvia Vivanco Senior Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Website: atlarge.icann.org<http://atlarge.icann.org/> [signature_3739878956]

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