RE: [council] Stockholm follow-up

["Cochetti, Roger" <RCochetti@verisign.com>]

 Phillip-

On the Council's IDNs and Review Task Forces, the gTLD Constituency will not
be able to repsond to your request by 10 June, however, we intend to put
forward our participants by early next week.

Roger 

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Sheppard
To: NC (list)
Sent: 6/6/01 9:07 AM
Subject: [council] Stockholm follow-up
Importance: High

ACTION please NC
NC decisions in Stockholm included three key action points. (See chair's
summary posted 6 June for more detail).
 
1. IDNs
Formation of a 7 constituency task force to carry out the recommended
actions on Internationalised Domain Names. Please nominate to the list
your constituency NC member representative to this group latest midnight
in your time zone 10 June. 
 
2. Review
Formation of a 7 constituency task force to carry out the recommended
actions on the Review process. Please nominate to the list your
constituency NC member representative to this group latest midnight in
your time zone 10 June. (NC chair Philip Sheppard will be chairing this
group.)
 
3. Dot org
The Board has referred this issue to the NC. The constituencies (and GA)
are asked to discuss and inform NC of their views. Timeline: First views
on substance and process to NC meeting of 29 June.
 
The text of the Board referral (
http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
<http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm>  ) is:

Whereas, on 25 May 2001 ICANN
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/icann-pr25may01.htm> entered into a
<http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-16apr01
.htm> new registry agreement with VeriSign, Inc. for the .org top-level
domain;

Whereas, under that agreement VeriSign's operation of the .org top-level
domain will terminate on 31 December 2002, at which time the operation
will be turned over to an entity designated by ICANN;

Whereas, before the transition to operation of the .org top-level domain
by the new entity can occur, it will be necessary to designate or
establish an appropriate entity, to fashion its legal relationship with
ICANN, to develop any necessary policies for the entity's operation, and
to allow the entity to set up its business operations;

Whereas, it is the Board's goal that these activities be completed in an
orderly manner and in time to permit transfer of operational
responsibilities for .org on the contracted schedule;

Whereas, meeting this goal will require early planning and policy
development;

Whereas, the Board considers that the designation of a successor
registry for the .org top-level domain involves policy issues concerning
the domain-name system that should be referred to the Domain Name
Supporting Organization for its consideration and recommendations;

Whereas, under
<http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-16apr01
.htm#5.1.4> Subsection 5.1.4 of the current .org registry agreement
VeriSign must contribute a US$ 5,000,000 endowment to be used to fund
future operating costs of a non-profit entity, if one is designated by
ICANN as successor operator;

Whereas, the Board notes that the availability of this endowment should
be considered in developing policy for the future operation of the .org
top-level domain;

Whereas, the Board urges that consideration be given to the positive
effects on stability of assuring the ability of present registrants to
continue their registrations;

BM_01_71Resolved [01.71] that the Board refers to the Names Council for
its consideration the issues raised by the scheduled transition of the
operation of the .org top-level domain from VeriSign to a new entity,
including at least:

(a) whether to select an existing entity to succeed VeriSign as
responsible for operation of the .org TLD, or to establish a new entity;

(b) the characteristics of the entity to be selected or established;

(c) selection criteria for the entity or its organizers;

(d) principles governing its relationship with ICANN (sponsored or
unsponsored TLD, term of operation, etc.); and

(e) policies for the entity's operation of the .org top-level domain (to
the extent they are not to be established by the entity).

BM_01_72Further resolved [01.72] that the Names Council is requested to
provide a report on its progress on the issues referred by resolution
01.71, including any policy recommendations it has developed, no later
than 12 October 2001; and

BM_01_73Further resolved [01.73] that the report will then be posted for
public comment in advance of ICANN's third annual meeting in November
2001.

 
Philip