James, I remind you that the difference between the timeline you suggested and the timeline I suggested is about six months, and one of the consequences your schedule is the chance that when the greatest effort is made, it will be "too late".
When Masanobu Katoh summarized the results of the IDN survey at Stockholm, only five short months ago, the data available was that speculators and IP holders were the overwhelming "users" of an IDN (the VGRS RACE product). We have more time than fatigued contributors, or eager marketers, are willing to allow. There are lots of people I wouldn't "stall the process" for (your words, not mine), some vendors come to mind. The JET membership is not among them, not in my mind, as they are ccTLD NICs, with a "duty to serve the community" [1]. Please do not rush, and please do not spend time looking for the hidden insult to you. The only content of this note is time. Eric [1] rfc1591, March 1994
