I rather liked Chris's suggestion of adding this statement/commitment at the application stage.
Regards,
Lesley

owner-ccnso-council@icann.org wrote on 03/03/2009 23:18:02:

> I would support a somewhat clearer statement about complying with
> the technical standard. Of course, talk (with cc operators or
> government) is better than precipitous action. But I think it is
> entirely legitimate for ICANN to reserve the right to act in the
> event that someone's failure to comply with IDNA is creating
> stability or security issues that can't be resolved in a timely fashion.
>
> Seems to me that a reservation by ICANN avoids the "legal and
> political" issues cited by Bill Dee.
> From: owner-ccnso-council@icann.org
> To: ccNSO Council ; ccNSO Members
> Sent: Tue Mar 03 16:31:40 2009
> Subject: [ccnso-council] agreements and money - idn cctlds
> All,
>  
> Below are the relevant words from the GAC. Our goal would be for the
> council to pass a resolution tomorrow in similar or the same terms
> and present this as part of our report to the Board on Thursday morning.
>  
> If anyone has any comment please send to the list before the council
> meeting tomorrow.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Chris Disspain
> CEO - auDA
> au Domain Administration Ltd
> ceo@auda.org.au
> www.auda.org.au
>  
> Relationship between ICANN and IDN ccTLD Operator
>  
> ·         IDN ccTLDs should be similarly treated as ASCII ccTLDs.
> ·         A documented relationship between ICANN and IDN ccTLD
> operators should be kept voluntary.
> ·         A documented relationship on the basis of the proposed
> “Documentation of Responsibilities”, either as it stands today or in
> a modified format, may be encouraged but should not be a condition
> for IDN ccTLD delegations.
> ·         As it has always been the case, it's in the best interest
> of ccTLDs operators and the entire IDN community to adhere to all
> relevant IETF standards including IDNA protocol, IDN Guidelines and
> commit to complying with future protocol updates.  
> Financial Contributions
> ·         IDN ccTLDs should be similarly treated as ASCII ccTLDs.
> ·         Financial contributions should be calculated on a cost
> recovery basis. Full disclosure and breakdown of the costs involved
> in the IDN program would be desirable for better understanding of
> possible cost recovery models.
> ·         Financial contributions should be kept voluntary and
> should not be a condition for IDN ccTLD delegations.
> ·         Further information, from ICANN staff, on the different
> possible cost recovery mechanisms and concrete proposals would help
> advance positions on the subject.
>