[gnso-igo-ingo] Protections for INGO names

[Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,
as you know, we have gained momentum around a proposal and a series of 
protection recommendations of identifiers for the IOC, RCRC, and IGOs.  From 
the onset it became clear that all four groups had to be considered 
individually given the varying nature of the organizations in question.  

Some of you have reminded me and the group that the INGO designations are not 
covered by the RySG proposal, which has been the basis of our recent 
discussions. 

To complete our charter and work effort, it is now time for the WG to continue 
deliberations on protection of INGO identifiers and the following is an effort 
to determine the level of support by the WG.  Please provide responses to the 
mail list with the following aspects to consider:
 
1)      Is there general support by WG members for protecting certain INGOs?
2)      If so, what qualification criteria should be used?
3)      If qualification criteria were defined, would the proposed INGO 
protection align to our current proposals of the IGO, IOC, and RCRC 
organizations?
 
We can certainly base our discussions on the findings of our previous work, but 
it is my impression that no proposal on criteria for INGOs has been made so far 
that got substantial traction. Please use this opportunity to take this forward 
and please do come up with concrete language for proposals that the group can 
then discuss.

Thanks,
Thomas