<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<br><br>I hope you are doing well.<br><br>With Farzi's blessing, I sent this on behalf of NCSG as a contribution for the Additional Reference Label Generation Rules Public Comment. Although this was assigned as homework to encourage participation from newcomers, I forgot to send a final reminder and the deadline is now in just two hours.<br><br>You can see the submission here: 

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ThmEn9d9YOkFK1qy5PY04ixXKzBqWTslX85LCSKT7_U/edit?tab=t.cvx7zzk8r3wa">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ThmEn9d9YOkFK1qy5PY04ixXKzBqWTslX85LCSKT7_U/edit?tab=t.cvx7zzk8r3wa</a></span><br><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font size="4">Yao Amevi A. Sossou</font></font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Digital Transformation Advocate | Design & Innovation Evangelist | Human centered Entrepreneurship| SDG Advocate | Internet Governance | Policy Advocate</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:soyames@gmail.com" target="_blank">soyames@gmail.com</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">Twitter: </span></font><font color="#0000ee" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><u><a href="https://twitter.com/_amevY2" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/_amevY2</a></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">LinkedIn: </span></font><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameviy/" target="_blank">Yao Amevi A. sossou | LinkedIn</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="outline:none;font-weight:bolder;line-height:normal;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Default Sans Serif",Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#008250" face="Calibri" style="outline:none;line-height:normal">To promote respect for the environment, thank you to only print this email only when necessary</font></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM Yao Amevi A. Sossou <<a href="mailto:soyames@gmail.com">soyames@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>Thank you again for joining the <a href="https://icann86.sched.com/event/2NQPM/gnso-ncsg-constituencies-work-session" target="_blank">NCSG Membership Work Session</a> at ICANN86 and for taking part in our discussion on<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uA5RTs-LvphcA1_KjnCpXPFkAV7vNTYXkj766YbaAos/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> Meaningful Participation in ICANN Policy.</a></p><p>As agreed during the session, we would like to turn the discussion into practice. Our takeaway homework is to contribute short inputs to the ongoing ICANN Public Comment proceeding on:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/additional-reference-label-generation-rules-and-related-updates-12-05-2026" target="_blank">Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates</a></strong></p><p>This proceeding is open until <strong>23 June 2026 at 23:59 UTC</strong>. ICANN is seeking feedback on new and updated Reference Label Generation Rules for the second level, covering multiple scripts and languages. This is especially relevant to our community because it connects technical DNS work with multilingual access, Internationalized Domain Names, linguistic inclusion, user trust, security, transparency, and meaningful consultation with affected language/script communities.</p><p>You do not need to write a full public comment. A short contribution is enough. Please send your input by answering these four questions:</p><ol start="1"><li><strong>What is this public comment about?</strong><br>Explain it in two or three simple sentences.</li><li><strong>Why does it matter for non-commercial users, civil society, or affected communities?</strong><br>You may think about IDNs, local languages, linguistic inclusion, digital identity, user trust, security, transparency, and access.</li><li><strong>What question or concern should NCSG raise?</strong><br>For example: Were affected language and script communities meaningfully consulted? Are the materials understandable for non-technical communities? Are variant and cross-script risks clearly explained?</li><li><strong>What recommendation should we make?</strong><br>One clear sentence is enough.</li></ol><p>You may use this simple template:</p><blockquote><p>This public comment is about new and updated Reference Label Generation Rules for second-level domain names, covering several scripts and languages.</p><p>From a non-commercial perspective, this matters because IDNs and script support are connected to linguistic inclusion, digital identity, user trust, and access to the Internet in local languages and scripts.</p><p>My main concern or question is: <span>[insert your concern]</span>.</p><p>I recommend that NCSG/NPOC ask ICANN to <span>[insert your recommendation]</span>.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wd_9VxC26vQKwV4evcSXZaRx0RWZYO3UKlJOl5-Lr0w/edit?tab=t.zhkg8bz996r5" target="_blank">Please share your short input as soon as possible so that it can be considered in the NCSG/NPOC contribution before the ICANN deadline. </a></p><p>Meaningful participation does not start with being an expert. It starts with reading carefully, asking useful public-interest questions, and contributing one point that can strengthen the community position.</p><p>Best regards,<br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font size="4">Yao Amevi A. Sossou</font></font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Digital Transformation Advocate | Design & Innovation Evangelist | Human centered Entrepreneurship| SDG Advocate | Internet Governance | Policy Advocate</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">.............................................................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:soyames@gmail.com" target="_blank">soyames@gmail.com</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">Twitter: </span></font><font color="#0000ee" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><u><a href="https://twitter.com/_amevY2" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/_amevY2</a></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">LinkedIn: </span></font><a href="https://www.li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