[NCSG-PC] Reminder: ICANN86 Homework - Contribute to the Additional Reference LGRs Public Comment

[Yao Amevi A. Sossou]

Dear Colleagues,

I hope you are doing well.

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.

You can see the submission here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ThmEn9d9YOkFK1qy5PY04ixXKzBqWTslX85LCSKT7_U/edit?tab=t.cvx7zzk8r3wa

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Yao Amevi A. Sossou

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Digital Transformation Advocate | Design & Innovation Evangelist | Human
centered Entrepreneurship| SDG Advocate | Internet Governance | Policy
Advocate

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Email: soyames at gmail.com

Twitter: *https://twitter.com/_amevY2 <https://twitter.com/_amevY2>*

LinkedIn: Yao Amevi A. sossou | LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameviy/>

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On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM Yao Amevi A. Sossou <soyames at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> Thank you again for joining the NCSG Membership Work Session
> <https://icann86.sched.com/event/2NQPM/gnso-ncsg-constituencies-work-session>
> at ICANN86 and for taking part in our discussion on Meaningful
> Participation in ICANN Policy.
> <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uA5RTs-LvphcA1_KjnCpXPFkAV7vNTYXkj766YbaAos/edit?usp=sharing>
>
> 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:
>
> *Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates
> <https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/additional-reference-label-generation-rules-and-related-updates-12-05-2026>*
>
> This proceeding is open until *23 June 2026 at 23:59 UTC*. 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.
>
> You do not need to write a full public comment. A short contribution is
> enough. Please send your input by answering these four questions:
>
>    1. *What is this public comment about?*
>    Explain it in two or three simple sentences.
>    2. *Why does it matter for non-commercial users, civil society, or
>    affected communities?*
>    You may think about IDNs, local languages, linguistic inclusion,
>    digital identity, user trust, security, transparency, and access.
>    3. *What question or concern should NCSG raise?*
>    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?
>    4. *What recommendation should we make?*
>    One clear sentence is enough.
>
> You may use this simple template:
>
> This public comment is about new and updated Reference Label Generation
> Rules for second-level domain names, covering several scripts and languages.
>
> 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.
>
> My main concern or question is: [insert your concern].
>
> I recommend that NCSG/NPOC ask ICANN to [insert your recommendation].
>
> Please share your short input as soon as possible so that it can be
> considered in the NCSG/NPOC contribution before the ICANN deadline.
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wd_9VxC26vQKwV4evcSXZaRx0RWZYO3UKlJOl5-Lr0w/edit?tab=t.zhkg8bz996r5>
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards,
> .............................................................
> Yao Amevi A. Sossou
>
> .............................................................
>
> Digital Transformation Advocate | Design & Innovation Evangelist | Human
> centered Entrepreneurship| SDG Advocate | Internet Governance | Policy
> Advocate
>
> .............................................................
>
> Email: soyames at gmail.com
>
> Twitter: *https://twitter.com/_amevY2 <https://twitter.com/_amevY2>*
>
> LinkedIn: Yao Amevi A. sossou | LinkedIn
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameviy/>
>
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