Hi, I have recently been following IDN discussions at: http://www.idnforums.com/forums and http://www.webmasterworld.com/domain_names/3774259.htm as well reading this article which is also in discussion at other lists and would be of great interest to us in NCUC/NCSG: De-Latinisation of the Web: http://blog.collins.net.pr/2009/12/de-latinisation-of-web.html Is it possible that there will be a more chaotic situation around the IDN and its market ecosystem with the lack of understanding of IDNs and knowledge on the simple user's part? There is another step that comes as a corporate social responsibility since ICANN calls titles itself as a corporation that ICANN or its partners and affiliates may have to invest a great deal in capacity building across the world or pass this duty on to its registrars and their registries. This maybe part of an emerging issue for NCUC to look into and dedicate some time and discussion for recommendations/advice to ICANN. -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa