[gnso-idn-wg] sTLD participation in the IDN space

[Cary Karp <ck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Yoav:
 
> I really think that since the current situation of sponsored gTLD is
> that there is no one definition of what is, or what should be
> regarded as a sponsoring organization, there should be no special
> treatment for sponsored gTLDs in the IDN world.

If it is not possible to provide a single categorical definition of
sponsorship, there is no basis for categorical statements about how
sTLDs may or may not participate in the internationalization of the
name space. This notwithstanding, I would suggest that ICANN's
contractual recognition of a Sponsoring Organization provides a fully
applicable -- if not outright tautological -- working definition of
that concept.

If it would help this discussion for the Registry Constituency to
develop the position statement suggested in:

        http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-idn-wg/msg00181.html

I will gladly set that process in motion.

/Cary