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<p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-additional-second-level-reference-label-generation-rules-31-01-2024-en">ICANN Publishes Additional Second-Level Reference Label Generation Rules</a><br> 31 January 2024</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-board-seeks-input-on-the-phase-1-final-report-of-the-epdp-on-idns-23-01-2024-en">ICANN Board Seeks Input on the Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on IDNs</a><br> 23 January 2024</p> <h3>November 2023</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-org-increases-functionality-of-label-generation-rules-toolset-22-11-2023-en">ICANN Org Increases Functionality of Label Generation Rules Toolset</a><br> 22 November 2023</p> <h3>April 2023</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-phase1-initial-report-on-the-internationalized-domain-names-epdp-24-04-2023-en">ICANN Publishes Phase1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP</a><br> 24 April 2023</p> <h3>February 2023</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/supporting-a-multilingual-internet-icann-publishes-2022-idn-annual-report-16-02-2023-en">Supporting a Multilingual Internet: ICANN Publishes 2022 IDN Annual Report</a><br> 16 February 2023</p> <h3>January 2023</h3> <p><a href="/en/public-comment/proceeding/additional-script-based-reference-label-generation-rules-and-related-updates-19-01-2023">Public Comment for Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates</a><br> 19 January 2023</p> <h3>November 2022</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-idn-implementation-guidelines-version-41-17-11-2022-en">ICANN Publishes IDN Implementation Guidelines Version 4.1</a><br> 17 November 2022</p> <h3>June 2022</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-and-eurid-partner-to-promote-a-multilingual-and-inclusive-internet-22-06-2022-en">ICANN and EURid Partner to Promote a Multilingual and Inclusive Internet</a><br> 22 June 2022</p> <h3>May 2022</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-root-zone-label-generation-rules-version-5-rz-lgr-5-26-05-2022-en">ICANN Publishes Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5 (RZ-LGR-5)</a><br> 26 May 2022</p> <h3>March 2022</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-public-comment-proceeding-root-zone-label-generation-rules-version-5-24-03-2022-en">ICANN Public Comment Proceeding: Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5</a><br> 24 March 2022</p> <p>[Blog] <a href="/en/blogs/details/how-the-icann-community-helped-pave-the-way-for-a-more-multilingual-internet-22-03-2022-en?fbclid=IwAR0sQ0FpPBoh0JcQJJEQ6VYKpDXlWdZcif41XgfX9w7ghJ--iZznR4q2Oz8">How the ICANN Community Helped Pave the Way for a More Multilingual Internet</a><br> 22 March 2022</p> <h3>January 2022</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/en/blogs/details/supporting-a-multilingual-internet-through-idns-icann-idn-progress-report-14-1-2022-en">Supporting a Multilingual Internet through IDNs: ICANN IDN Progress Report</a><br> 14 January 2022</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/proposal-for-myanmar-script-root-zone-label-generation-rules-13-1-2022-en">Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules Released for Public Comment</a><br> 13 January 2022</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-seeks-input-on-supporting-additional-scripts-for-idns-5-1-2022-en">ICANN Seeks Input on Supporting Additional Scripts for IDNs</a><br> 5 January 2022</p> <h3>September 2021</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/proposal-for-japanese-script-root-zone-label-generation-rules-30-9-2021-en">Proposal for Japanese Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules Public Comment Proceeding</a><br> 30 September 2021</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/proposal-for-latin-script-root-zone-label-generation-rules-23-9-2021-en">Proposal for Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules Public Comment Proceeding</a><br> 23 September 2021</p> <h3>August 2021</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/en/blogs/details/recent-improvements-to-icanns-idn-table-review-process-18-8-2021-en">Recent Improvements to ICANN's IDN Table Review Process</a><br> 18 August 2021</p> <h3>July 2021</h3> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/public-comment-now-open-for-proposal-for-greek-root-zone-label-generation-rules-15-7-2021-en">Public Comment Now Open for Proposal for Greek Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 15 July 2021</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/maximal-starting-repertoire-version-5-msr-5-released-7-7-2021-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 5 (MSR-5) Released</a><br> 7 July 2021</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/internationalized-domain-name-idn-table-review-tool-now-available-1-7-2021-en">Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Table Review Tool Now Available</a><br> 1 July 2021</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/icann-and-the-arab-information-and-communication-technologies-organization-collaborate-on-internationalized-domain-names-and-universal-acceptance-in-the-middle-east-1-7-2021-en">ICANN and the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization Collaborate on Internationalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance in the Middle East</a><br> 1 July 2021</p> <h3>June 2021</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/en/blogs/details/hello-world-enabling-internationalized-domain-names-idns-16-6-2021-en">Hello World: Enabling Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)</a><br> 16 June 2021</p> <h3>April 2021</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/msr-5-2021-04-27-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 5 (MSR-5) published for Public Comment</a><br> 22 April 2021</p> <p><a href="/en/announcements/details/second-level-reference-label-generation-rules-for-the-arabic-hebrew-and-sinhala-scripts-and-hebrew-language-are-published-22-4-2021-en">Second-level Reference Label Generation Rules for the Arabic, Hebrew, and Sinhala Scripts, and Hebrew Language are Published</a><br> 22 April 2021</p> <h3>March 2021</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-proposal-korean-script-2021-03-02-en">Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules - Second Public Comment</a><br> 2 March 2021</p> <h3>January 2021</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-additional-reference-2021-01-28-en">Arabic, Hebrew, Sinhala Script and Hebrew Language Reference Label General Rulesets (LGRs) Published for Public Comment</a><br> 28 January 2021</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2021-01-13-en">Additional Second-Level Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) Published</a><br> 13 January 2021</p> <h3>November 2020</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2020-11-06-en">Fourth Version of Root Zone Label Generation Rules (RZ-LGR-4) Published</a><br> 6 November 2020</p> <h3>August 2020</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/reference-lgrs-second-level-2020-08-24-en">Public Comment for Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level</a><br> 24 August 2020</p> <h3>June 2020</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/rz-lgr-4-2020-06-29-en">Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) Public Comment Proceeding</a><br> 29 June 2020</p> <h3>May 2020</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2020-05-19-en">IDN ‭ccTLD‬ Request from Israel Successfully Passes String Evaluation‬‬</a><br> 19 May 2020</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-proposal-malayalam-script-2020-05-07-en">Proposal for Malayalam Script Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules – Second Public Comment Proceeding</a><br> 7 May 2020</p> <h3>March 2020</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-second-level-2-2020-03-30-en">Public comment for Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the Second Level Version 2</a><br> 30 March 2020</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-proposal-bangla-script-2020-03-02-en">Public comment for Proposal for Bangla Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 2 March 2020</p> <h3>February 2020</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-proposal-chinese-script-2020-02-28-en">Public comment for Proposal for Chinese Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 28 February 2020</p> <h3>October 2019</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-10-07-en">Recommendations for the Technical Utilization of the Root Zone Label Generation Rules Published</a><br> 7 October 2019</p> <h3>July 2019</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-07-10-en">Third Version of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone (RZ-LGR-3) Released</a><br> 10 July 2019</p> <h3>June 2019</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-06-05-en">ICANN Announces Successful String Evaluation for the European Commission and Laos IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 5 June 2019</p> <h3>May 2019</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/technical-rz-lgr-2019-05-15-en">Public comment for Study on Technical Use of Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 15 May 2019</p> <h3>April 2019</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2019-04-25-en">Public comment for Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 3 (RZ-LGR-3)</a><br> 25 April 2019</p> <h3>March 2019</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-03-29-en">Updated IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Including Risk Mitigation Measure Evaluation Released</a><br> 29 March 2019</p> <p><a href="/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-14-en#2.a">Approved Board Resolution: Recommendations for Managing the IDN variant TLDs</a><br> 14 March 2019</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-03-06-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Bahrain Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 6 March 2019</p> <h3>February 2019</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/hebrew-lgr-2019-02-20-en">Public comment for Proposal for Hebrew Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 20 February 2019</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-02-07-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 4 (MSR-4) Released</a><br> 7 February 2019</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2019-02-05-en">Recommendations for Managing Internationalized Domain Name Variant Top-Level Domains Published</a><br> 5 February 2019</p> <h3>November 2018</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/msr-4-2018-11-26-en">Public comment for Maximal Starting Repertoire version 4 (MSR-4)</a><br> 26 November 2018</p> <h3>October 2018</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2018-10-15-en">The Hebrew Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Hebrew Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 October 2018</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/sinhala-lgr-2018-10-02-en">Proposal for Sinhala Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 2 October 2018</p> <h3>September 2018</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/malayalam-tamil-2018-09-25-en">Proposals for Malayalam and Tamil Scripts' Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 25 September 2018</p> <h3>August 2018</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/kannada-oriya-telugu-lgr-2018-08-08-en">Proposals for Kannada, Oriya and Telugu Scripts' Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 8 August 2018</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/technical-rz-lgr-2018-08-02-en">Study on Technical Use of Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 2 August 2018</p> <h3>July 2018</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/devanagari-gurmukhi-gujarati-scripts-lgr-2018-07-27-en">Proposals for Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and Gujarati Scripts' Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules</a><br> 27 July 2018</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/managing-idn-variant-tlds-2018-07-25-en">Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains</a><br> 25 July 2018</p> <h3>June 2018</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2018-06-28-en">The Myanmar Script Community Forms the Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 28 June 2018</p> <h3>May 2018</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2018-05-10-en">Final Proposed Draft v. 4.0 of the IDN Guidelines</a><br> 10 May 2018</p> <h3>March 2018</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2018-03-29-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-3) Released</a><br> 29 March 2018</p> <h3>February 2018</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/the-south-asian-eleven-progress-on-supporting-idns-in-scripts-from-the-region">The South Asian Eleven</a><br> 16 February 2018</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2018-02-08-en">Call for Experts to Study the Application of Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 08 February 2018</p> <h3>January 2018</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/korean-lgr-2018-01-25-en">Public comment for Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 25 January 2018</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/msr-3-2018-01-17-en">Public comment for Maximal Starting Repertoire version 3 (MSR-3)</a><br> 17 January 2018</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2018-01-03-en">The Sinhala Script Community Forms the Generation Panel</a><br> 03 January 2018</p> <h3>November 2017</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/making-progress-with-the-arabic-script-in-domain-names">Making Progress with the Arabic Script in Domain Names</a><br> 01 November 2017</p> <h3>October 2017</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-10-19-en">Second public comment for the IDN Implementation Guidelines</a><br> 19 October 2017</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/cyrillic-lgr-2017-10-17-en">Public comment for Proposal for Cyrillic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 17 October 2017</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2017-10-03-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Mauritania Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 03 October 2017</p> <h3>August 2017</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2017-08-17-en">Second Version of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone (RZ-LGR-2) Released</a><br> 17 August 2017</p> <h3>June 2017</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/supporting-linguistic-diversity-of-africa-for-the-internet-s-top-level-domain-names">Supporting Linguistic Diversity of Africa for the Internet's Top-Level Domain Names</a> (<a href="/news/blog/ar-715c46d4-5cfb-40b0-8212-97cc3b9de1e9">AR</a>, <a href="/news/blog/apoyo-a-la-diversidad-linguistica-de-africa-para-los-nombres-de-dominio-de-alto-nivel-de-internet">ES</a>, <a href="/news/blog/soutenir-la-diversite-linguistique-de-l-afrique-pour-les-noms-de-domaine-internet-de-premier-niveau">FR</a>, <a href="/news/blog/apoiando-a-diversidade-linguistica-da-africa-para-os-nomes-de-dominio-de-primeiro-nivel-da-internet">PT</a>, <a href="/news/blog/ru-346b2988-b4f9-4218-8859-f91e540d64a3">RU</a>, <a href="/news/blog/zh-34297e99-d4ab-47a8-a694-5bbe51fffe96">ZH</a>)<br> 28 June 2017</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/rz-lgr-2-2017-06-06-en">Public comment for Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2)</a><br> 6 June 2017</p> <h3>May 2017</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2017-05-15-en">The Latin Script Community Forms the Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 May 2017</p> <h3>March 2017</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/ethiopic-lgr-2017-03-23-en">Public Comment for the Proposal for Ethiopic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 23 March 2017</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en">Public Comment for IDN Implementation Guidelines</a><br> 3 March 2017</p> <h3>January 2017</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/japanese-lgr-second-level-2017-01-27-en">Public Comment for Reference Japanese Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Second Level</a><br> 27 January 2017</p> <h3>December 2016</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/thai-lgr-2016-12-15-en">Proposal for Thai Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 December 2016</p> <h3>October 2016</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-10-31-en">Greek Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 31 October 2016</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/lao-lgr-2016-10-24-en">Proposal for Lao Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 24 October 2016</p> <h3>September 2016</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/georgian-lgr-2016-09-15-en">Proposal for Georgian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 September 2016</p> <h3>August 2016</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-08-15-en">Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation</a><br> 15 August 2016</p> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/coffee-beans-and-the-ethiopic-script">on Coffee Beans and the Ethiopic Script</a><br> 03 August 2016</p> <h3>June 2016</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-06-17-en">The Georgian Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 17 June 2016</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-second-level-2016-06-07-en">Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level</a><br> 7 June 2016</p> <h3>April 2016</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-04-15-en">Proposal for Khmer Script Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 April 2016</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-04-13-en">Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation</a><br> 13 April 2016</p> <h3>March 2016</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/celebrating-a-major-community-driven-milestone-in-enabling-multilingual-top-level-domains">Celebrating a Major Community-Driven Milestone in Enabling Multilingual Top-Level</a><br> 2 March 2016</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-03-02-en">First Version of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Released</a><br> 2 March 2016</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-03-01-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Bulgaria Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 1 March 2016</p> <h3>February 2016</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2016-02-01-en">The Korean Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 1 February 2016</p> <h3>December 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-12-22-en">The Ethiopic Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 22 December 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-3-2015-12-10-en">The Cyrillic Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 10 December 2015</p> <p><a href="/public-comments/lgr-1-2015-12-04-en">Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone Version 1 (LGR-1)</a><br> 04 December 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-12-02-en">IDN ccTLD Request from European Commission Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 02 December 2015</p> <h3>November 2015</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/comments-lgr-second-level-2015-11-05-en">Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level – Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 05 November 2015</p> <h3>October 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-10-06-en">Thai Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 06 October 2015</p> <h3>September 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-09-15-en">Lao Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 15 September 2015</p> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/linguistic-diversity-in-the-internet-root-the-case-of-the-arabic-script-and-jawi">Linguistic diversity in the internet root – the case of the Arabic script and Jawi</a><br> 8 September 2015</p> <h3>August 2015</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/arabic-lgr-proposal-2015-08-24-en">Proposal for Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 25 August 2015</p> <h3>July 2015</h3> <p><a href="/public-comments/proposal-armenian-lgr-2015-07-22-en">Proposal for Armenian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 22 July 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en">Call for Community Experts to Review the IDN Implementation Guidelines</a><br> 20 July 2015</p> <h3>June 2015</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="/news/blog/collaborating-towards-a-truly-multilingual-internet">Collaborating towards a truly multilingual internet</a><br> 30 June 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-06-17-en">Khmer Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 17 June 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-3-2015-06-05-en">Request for Proposal for Reference LGRs for the Second Level</a><br> 5 June 2015</p> <h3>May 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-05-26-en">Community Using Neo-Brahmi Scripts Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 26 May 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-05-04-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Greece Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 4 May 2015</p> <h3>April 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2015-04-27-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2 (MSR-2) for the Development of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone</a><br> 27 April 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-3-2015-04-27-en">Guidelines for Designing Script-Specific Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone</a><br> 27 April 2015</p> <h3>March 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2015-03-19-en">Request for Proposal for LGR Tool Set</a><br> 19 March 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-03-17-en">Japanese Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Japanese Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 17 March 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-03-10-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Macao Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 10 March 2015</p> <h3>February 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-02-03-en">Generation Panel for the Armenian Script ‭Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules (LGR) Seated‬‬‬‬</a><br> 3 February 2015</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Armenian+Script+GP">Learn more: Armenian Script Generation Panel LGR Project Workspace</a></li> </ul> <h3>January 2015</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2015-01-15-en">Annual IDN ‭ccTLD‬ Fast Track Process Review</a><br> 15 January 2015</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2015-01-15-en">IDN TLDs - LGR‬ Procedure Implementation - Guidelines for Designing Script-Specific Label Generation Rules (LGR) - Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 15 January 2015</p> <h3>December 2014</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-3-2014-12-15-en">IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2 is Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 15 December 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2014-12-03-en">IDN TLD‬ Program – Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) – LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 3 December 2014</p> <h3>November 2014</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2014-11-20-en">IDN ccTLD Request from Armenia Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 20 November 2014</p> <h3>October 2014</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-4-2014-10-14-en">Report of Second String Similarity Review for ελ IDN ccTLD Application Through Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) Released</a><br> 14 October 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-3-2014-10-14-en">Report of Second String Similarity Review for ευ IDN ccTLD Application Through Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) Released</a><br> 14 October 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2014-10-14-en">Report of Second String Similarity Review for бг IDN ccTLD Application Through Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) Released</a><br> 14 October 2014</p> <h3>September 2014</h3> <p>[Blog] <a href="https://blog.apnic.net/2014/09/30/speak-up-for-your-language/">Speak up for your language</a><br> 30 September 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2014-09-28-en">IDN ccTLD Request from the Republic of Belarus Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 28 September 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2014-09-24-en">Chinese Community Steps Forward for Chinese TLDs – Forms Generation Panel for Root Zone Label Generation Ruleset (LGR)</a><br> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Chinese+Script+GP">Learn more: Chinese Script Generation Panel LGR Project Workspace</a><br> 24 September 2014</p> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2014-09-23-en">IDN ccTLD Request from the Republic of Iraq Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 23 September 2014</p> <h3>June 2014</h3> <p><a href="/news/announcement-2-2014-06-20-en">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 (MSR-1)‬ for the Development of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone</a><br> 20 June 2014</p> <h3>April 2014</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23apr14-en.htm">Update on Root Zone LGR Generation Panel Formation</a><br> 23 April 2014</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-14apr14-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of, Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 14 April 2014</p> <h3>March 2014</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03mar14-en.htm">IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 is Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 3 March 2014</p> <h3>February 2014</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14feb14-en.htm">Generation Panel for the Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules Seated</a><br> 14 February 2014</p> <h3>December 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-04dec13-en.htm">Launch of the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process</a><br> 4 December 2013</p> <h3>November 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05nov13-en.htm">Implementing the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process</a><br> 5 November 2013</p> <h3>October 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-02oct13-en.htm">Removal of Eleven Test Internationalized Top-Level Domains from the Root Zone</a><br> 2 October 2013</p> <h3>September 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09sep13-en.htm">Implementing a Two-Panel String Similarity Review Process in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track</a><br> 9 September 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-06sep13-en.htm">Selection of Integration Panel for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a><br> 6 September 2013</p> <h3>July 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-060-en">SAC 060 | SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report</a><br> 23 July 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jul13-en.htm">Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules</a><br> 11 July 2013</p> <h3>June 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25jun13-en.htm">Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs</a><br> 25 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14jun13-en.htm">Initial Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs</a><br> 14 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-13jun13-en.htm">Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant TLD Program Update</a><br> 13 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-06jun13-en.htm">Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration Panel and Advisors to All Panels</a><br> 6 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-06jun13-en.htm">Webinar: TMCH & IDNs</a><br> 6 June 2013</p> <h3>March 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-21mar13-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program – Conclusion of Third Phase</a><br> 21 March 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-01mar13-en.htm">String Similarity: IDN Variant Review Results</a><br> 1 March 2013</p> <h3>February 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05feb13-en.htm">Interim Report IDN ccNSO Policy Development Process</a><br> 5 February 2013</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-01feb13-en.htm">Webinar: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant: Examining the User Experience Implication of the Active Variant TLDs</a><br> 1 February 2013</p> <h3>January 2013</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-18jan13-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program -- Draft Final Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs</a><br> 18 January 2013</p> <h3>December 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-07dec12-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels – Second Public Comment Draft</a> [Announcement]<br> 7 December 2012</p> <h3>November 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-19nov12-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Sudan Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 19 November 2012</p> <h3>October 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23oct12-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs</a><br> 23 October 2012</p> <h3>September 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-24sep12-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels</a><br> 24 September 2012</p> <h3>August 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-29aug12-en.htm">Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings</a><br> 29 August 2012</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23aug12-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program Update</a><br> 23 August 2012</p> <h3>June 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20jun12-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Mongolia Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 20 June 2012</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-18jun12-en.htm">Call for Volunteers: Developing the Process for Root IDN Table Creation and Maintenance</a><br> 18 June 2012</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-14jun12-en.htm">Updated Final Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Processes Available</a><br> 14 June 2012</p> <h3>May 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04may12-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Program – Revised Program Plan</a><br> 4 May 2012</p> <h3>April 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-09apr12-en.htm">Public Comment: Second Annual IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Review</a><br> 9 April 2012</p> <h3>March 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-16mar12-en.htm">Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan</a><br> 16 March 2012</p> <h3>February 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20feb12-en.htm">IDN Variant Issues Project: Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment</a><br> 20 February 2012</p> <h3>January 2012</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-06jan12-en.htm">Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs</a><br> 6 January 2012</p> <h3>December 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23dec11-en.htm">IDN Variant Issues Project: Draft Integrated Issues Report</a><br> 23 December 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15dec11-en.htm">Notice of Publication: Revised IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Implementation Plan</a><br> 15 December 2011</p> <h3>November 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-22nov11-en.htm">Implementation Notice – Version 3.0 of IDN Guidelines</a><br> 22 November 2011</p> <h3>October 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-22oct11-en.htm">IDN ccPDP WG 2 – Draft Final Report</a><br> 22 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20oct11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Malaysia Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 20 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-07oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Arabic Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 7 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Latin Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 7 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-07oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Greek Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 7 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-06oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Cyrillic Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 6 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-03oct11-en.htm">Coordination Team Formed for IDN Variant Issues Project</a><br> 3 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Devanagari Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 3 October 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-03oct11-en.htm">Variant Issues Project -- Chinese Case Study Team Issues Report</a><br> 3 October 2011</p> <h3>September 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-08sep11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Kazakhstan Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 8 September 2011</p> <h3>June 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-17jun11-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Case Study Update – Host Organizations</a><br> 17 June 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-09jun11-en.htm">IDN Variant TLD Case Study Update</a><br> 9 June 2011</p> <h3>April 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20apr11-en.htm">Call for Community Volunteers for IDN Variant TLD Case Study Teams</a><br> 20 April 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15apr11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Yemen Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 15 April 2011</p> <h3>March 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-10mar11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Bangladesh Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 10 March 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-01mar11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Ukraine Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 1 March 2011</p> <h3>February 2011</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-25feb11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Pakistan Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 25 February 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-8-21feb11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Fast Track Review: Public Comment Summary & Analysis</a><br> 21 February 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-5-21feb11-en.htm">Public Comment: Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs</a><br> 21 February 2011</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-09feb11-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Georgia Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 9 February 2011</p> <h3>November 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-15nov10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Morocco Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 15 November 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-08nov10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Serbia Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 8 November 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-04nov10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Algeria Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 4 November 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-02nov10-en.htm">IDN Update: Arabic IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 2 November 2010</p> <h3>October 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-22oct10-en.htm">Extending Public Comments: Fast Track Review</a><br> 22 October 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20oct10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Oman Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 20 October 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15oct10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From the Islamic Republic of Iran Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 15 October 2010</p> <h3>September 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-15sep10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From India Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 15 September 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15sep10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From the Republic of Korea Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 15 September 2010</p> <h3>June 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-5-21jun10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Syrian Arab Republic Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 21 June 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-21jun10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request From Singapore Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a><br> 21 June 2010</p> <h3>May 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05may10-en.htm">First IDN ccTLDs Available</a><br> 5 May 2010</p> <h3>April 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr10-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Request from Jordan Successfully Passes String Evaluation</a></p> <p>21 April 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-08apr10-en.htm">Webinars: Synchronized IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 8 April 2010</p> <h3>March 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-23mar10-en.htm">Tunisia Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-6-23mar10-en.htm">Thailand Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-5-23mar10-en.htm">TW/Taiwan Completed Fast Track String Evaluation, Proceeding to Synchronized IDN ccTLD Evaluation Process</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-23mar10-en.htm">Sri Lanka Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-23mar10-en.htm">Qatar Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23mar10-en.htm">Palestinian Territory Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23mar10-en.htm">Hong Kong Completed Fast Track String Evaluation</a><br> 23 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-22mar10-en.htm">CN/China Completed Fast Track String Evaluation, Proceeding to Synchronized IDN ccTLD Evaluation Process</a><br> 22 March 2010</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-22mar10-en.htm">Proposed Implementation Plan for Synchronized IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 22 March 2010</p> <h3>January 2010</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-21jan10-en.htm">First IDN ccTLDs Requests Successfully Pass String Evaluation</a><br> 21 January 2010</p> <h3>December 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03dec09-en.htm">IDNs: Final Report on Three-Character Requirement and Variant Management Now Available for Public Comment</a><br> 3 December 2009</p> <h3>November 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-16nov09-en.htm">IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Launch</a><br> 16 November 2009</p> <h3>October 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-30oct09-en.htm">ICANN Bringing the Languages of the World to the Global Internet | Fast Track Process for Internationalized Domain Names Launches Nov 16</a><br> 30 October 2009</p> <h3>September 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-30sep09-en.htm">Proposed Final Implementation Plan: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process</a><br> 30 September 2009</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09sep09-en.htm">Status Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Implementation</a><br> 9 September 2009</p> <h3>May 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-31may09-en.htm">Public Comment: Fast Track Implementation (3rd Revision)</a><br> 31 May 2009</p> <h3>April 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-13apr09-en.htm">Initiation of IDN ccPDP by ccNSO Council</a><br> 13 April 2009</p> <h3>February 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-18feb09-en.htm">Public Comment: Fast Track Proposed Solutions</a><br> 18 February 2009</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-10feb09-en.htm">Governments and Country-Code Managers' Interest in the Fast Track Process</a><br> 10 February 2009</p> <h3>January 2009</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jan09-en.htm">IDN Fast Track Process Update</a><br> 22 January 2009</p> <h3>November 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-26nov08-en.htm">Fast Track Implementation Plan Updated</a><br> 26 November 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-01nov08-en.htm">Fast Track Receives Over 50 Responses</a><br> 1 November 2008</p> <h3>October 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-23oct08-en.htm">Public Comment: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan</a><br> 23 October 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct08-en.htm">Bengali and Khmer Added to IDN Testing Process | Internationalized Domain Name wikis now cover 17 languages</a><br> 9 October 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-02oct08-en.htm">ICANN Seeks Interest in IDN ccTLD Fast-Track Process</a><br> 2 October 2008</p> <h3>August 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20aug08-en.htm">IDN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes</a><br> 20 August 2008</p> <h3>July 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul08-en.htm">Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms</a><br> 15 July 2008</p> <h3>June 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-26jun08-en.htm">Now Available: Board Proposal IDNC WG, the Final Report IDNC WG on Fast Track Process for IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 26 June 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-24jun08-en.htm">Comment Period Closed; Updated Draft Final Report IDNC WG on Fast Track Process for IDN ccTLDs Now Available</a><br> 24 June 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jun08-en.htm">Update of Draft Final Report of IDNC WG on Fast Track Process for IDN ccTLDs Now Available</a><br> 22 June 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-13jun08-en.htm">Draft Final Report of Recommendations for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Mechanism Made Available</a><br> 13 June 2008</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05jun08-en.htm">Internationalized Domain Name Program Adds Two Languages | Thai, Urdu wikis added for users to share experiences, insights</a><br> 5 June 2008</p> <h3>March 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar08-en.htm">New Languages Added to ICANN's IDN Wiki | Hebrew, Amharic speakers now have pages on Internationalized Domain Names evaluation site</a><br> 19 March 2008</p> <h3>February 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-01feb08-en.htm">Public Comments Requested on Initial Draft Fast-Track Mechanism for Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 1 February 2008</p> <h3>January 2008</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-31jan08-en.htm">Successful Evaluations of .test IDN TLDs</a><br> 31 January 2008</p> <h3>December 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-19dec07-en.htm">Request to Provide Input to Issue Report on Introduction of IDN ccTLDs</a><br> 19 December 2007</p> <h3>November 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-26nov07-en.htm">An Important Step Toward the Implementation of IDN Top-Level Domains: New Versions of IDNA Protocol Revision Proposals Posted</a><br> 26 November 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-13nov07-en.htm">Steps Taken for Multilingual Internet | ITU, UNESCO and ICANN collaborate at Internet Governance Forum</a><br> 13 November 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-13nov07-en.htm">ASAP: Internationalized Country Code Top-Level Domains | ICANN holding briefing on IDN ccTLD fast-track process at Internet Governance Forum</a><br> 13 November 2007</p> <h3>October 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-28oct07-en.htm">IDN Status Report</a><br> 28 October 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-15oct07-en.htm">My Name, My Language, My Internet: IDN Test Goes Live | ICANN launches global test of Internationalized Domain Names</a><br> 15 October 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09oct07-en.htm">On Its Way: One of the Biggest Changes to the Internet | Internet users have key role in testing the operation of example.test in 11 languages</a><br> 9 October 2007</p> <h3>September 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20sep07-en.htm">ICANN, TWNIC Host "Toward the New Era of Internet" in Taipei | Internationalized domain names, Internet security key topics at three-day meeting</a><br> 20 September 2007</p> <h3>August 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-06aug07-en.htm">Procedures for IDN TLD Evaluation Deployment in the Root Zone</a><br> 6 August 2007</p> <h3>July 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-31jul07-en.htm">SSAC Response to ICANN's Proposed Next Steps for IDN Deployment in the Root Zone</a><br> 31 July 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09jul07-en.htm">ccNSO-GAC Issues Report on IDN Policy Issues</a><br> 9 July 2007</p> <h3>June 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-29jun07-en.htm">Top-Level Domains, Internationalized Domain Names, and Address Space Discussions Make Progress in San Juan | Refinement of policies means new domain names on track for mid-2008, possible live evaluation of IDNs</a><br> 29 June 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-19jun07-en.htm">Update: IDN .test Root-Zone Evaluation</a><br> 19 June 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-18jun07-en.htm">IDN Program Status Report</a><br> 18 June 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-18jun07-en.htm">RSSAC Statement on ICANN's Proposed Next Steps for IDN Deployment in the Root Zone</a><br> 18 June 2007</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-02jun07-en.htm">ICANN Moves Forward Towards Introduction Of Internationalized Top Level Labels (IDNs) in the DNS</a><br> 2 June 2007</p> <h3>May 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-11may07-en.htm">Draft IDN Guidelines, v.2.2 for Public Comments</a><br> 11 May 2007</p> <h3>March 2007</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-07mar07-en.htm">ICANN Successfully Conducts Laboratory Tests of Internationalised Domain Names</a><br> 7 March 2007</p> <h3>December 2006</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05dec06-en.htm">IDN Laboratory Test Design Plans</a><br> 5 December 2006</p> <h3>November 2006</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-02nov06-en.htm">Workshop Report — Towards a Multilingual Global Internet: Avoiding the Risk of Fragmentation</a><br> 2 November 2006</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-01nov06-en.htm">Internationalised Domain Names Roadmap — Progress and Future</a><br> 1 November 2006</p> <h3>October 2006</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-31oct06-en.htm">IDNA Protocol Review and Proposals for Changes</a><br> 31 October 2006</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-19oct06-en.htm">IDN Laboratory Testing Progress</a><br> 19 October 2006</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-11oct06-en.htm">Review and Recommendations for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)</a><br> 11 October 2006</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05oct06-en.htm">ICANN Establishes Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) News Feed</a><br> 5 October 2006</p> <h3>March 2006</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar06-en.htm">ICANN Announces Timeline for Development of a Project for the Technical Test of Internationalized Top Level Labels</a><br> 14 March 2006</p> <h3>February 2006</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-27feb06-en.htm">IDN Guidelines Update and Posting of Version 2.1</a><br> 27 February 2006</p> <h3>December 2005</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-05dec05-en.htm">Next Steps on Proposed .com Settlement</a><br> 5 December 2005</p> <h3>November 2005</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23nov05-en.htm">ICANN President's Advisory Committee for IDNs</a><br> 23 November 2005</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-17nov05-en.htm">Implementation of Internationalized Top Level Domains</a><br> 17 November 2005</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-14nov05-en.htm">IDN Guidelines Version 2.0 Finalized</a><br> 14 November 2005</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-07nov05-en.htm">Final Proposed Draft v. 2.0 of the IDN Guidelines</a><br> 7 November 2005</p> <h3>October 2005</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-31oct05-en.htm">IDN Guideline Revision Update</a><br> 31 October 2005</p> <h3>September 2005</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20sep05-en.htm">Draft Revised IDN Guidelines: Public Comment Period</a><br> 20 September 2005</p> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-14sep05-en.htm">Implementation of Internationalized Top Level Domains</a><br> 14 September 2005</p> <h3>February 2005</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-23feb05-en.htm">ICANN Statement on IDN Homograph Attacks and Request for Public Comment</a><br> 23 February 2005</p> <h3>February 2004</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/advisory-20feb04-en.htm">Advisory | Internationalized Domain Names (IDN): Implementation Update | ICANN approves temporary procedures to improve the transfer mechanism for IDN registrations</a><br> 20 February 2004</p> <h3>October 2003</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/advisory-21oct03-en.htm">Advisory Concerning Registry Request for Authorization to Offer IDN Registrations</a><br> 21 October 2003</p> <h3>June 2003</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/announcement-20jun03-en.htm">Deployment of Internationalized Domain Names</a><br> 20 June 2003</p> <h3>June 2001</h3> <p><a href="/en/news/announcements/icann-pr-21jun01-en.htm">Internationalized Domain Names Working Group Requests Additional 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