As noted from my public comments, I do not support creating "constituencies" for policy issues. The proposed "need" sounds more like a "birds of feather forum" than a constituency IDNs should be a cros cutting policy and standards work program across the GNSO and CcNSO, touching also the SSAC. In general, I didn't support the suggestion that the group fit into a constituency. IDNs nor ASCII TLDs cannot exist in a vacuum from each other. I can support the joint paper. But would give different advice to how to address such cross cutting issues, as noted in my public comments. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard@aim.be> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:04:35 To: <bc-gnso@icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] Submission from BC and ISCPC Thank you for considering an earlier version on the list. Please find attached a response from the Business and ISP Constituencies that has now been submitted to public comments. The IPC may also endorse the paper in due course but have some resourcing issues given their focus on the IRT. Philip