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

Tue Jun 23 23:20:48 EEST 2026

Hi,
Noted thank you very much. I will correct it.
Kind regards,
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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>*

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM Adebunmi Akinbo <adebunmi.akinbo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Yao,
>
> Thanks for putting this together—the content looks excellent and is very
> well argued.
>
> Before we submit, I noticed a minor numbering loop in the NCSG Position
> and Recommendations section: Section 4 appears twice ("Security, Stability,
> and Predictability" and "Alignment with Universal Acceptance").
>
> To fix this, we just need to renumber the latter half of the
> recommendations from 4 through 7 as follows:
>
> ✓ 4. Security, Stability, and Predictability
> ✓ 5. Alignment with Universal Acceptance (previously 4)
> ✓ 6. Transparency and Accountability of the LGR Process (previously 5)
> ✓ 7. Monitoring Real-World Impact and Adoption (previously 6)
>
> Everything else flows perfectly and is ready to go.
>
> Best regards,
> Adebunmi Akinbo.
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 8:48 PM Yao Amevi A. Sossou via Npoc-discuss <
> npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> .............................................................
>> 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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>> 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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