[registrars] Names Council task force to review ".org" RFP prepared by ICANN staff
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From: Philip Sheppard [mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 6:50 PM To: NC (list) Cc: Thomas Roessler GACh; Alexander Svensson GAal Subject: [council] Dot Org - Request for Proposals - DNSO comment and timeline Council
As agreed on the call yesterday (April 24) we are reconvening
the dot org task force with a single term of reference, to make comments to the
NC on the proposed RFP and to do so to allow NC to review comments for at least
5 calendar days prior to the May 13 deadline.
The task force will comprise: "Elisabeth Porteneuve" - interim
chair/facilitator to fix schedule of meetings and start comment
immediately.
"Grant Forsyth"
"Ken Stubbs"
"Cary Karp" (Cary - trust this is OK - as you w<ere
not on the call?)
The non-coms, IPC and ISP are invited to nominate one representative.
Thomas,
please let me know if you would like a GA representative and if so
who.
Elizabeth,
If there is an alternative nomination for chair by any TF member
please hold an election for chair rapidly (or agree to one candidate). Do not
wait for nominations or for additional TF members before starting
work. Bring new members up to speeed as they join. Please just get on
with the task at hand - given the very short deadline. Philip
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Schedule and Fee for .org Request for Proposals
Marina del Rey, California, USA (22 April 2002) - At its meeting today, the ICANN Board established the following target schedule for requesting, receiving, and evaluating applications to succeed VeriSign, Inc., as the registry operator for the .org top-level domain: 1 May 2002 - Posting of draft Request for Proposal (RFP) materials for Names Council comment and for applicants to begin working on their proposals 13 May 2002 - DNSO Names Council to provide ICANN Secretary any comment on the posted materials 13 May 2002 - Deadline for prospective applicants to submit written questions regarding the draft RFP 20 May 2002 - Final RFP materials posted 24 May 2002 - Written questions from prospective applicants posted with responses 18 June 2002 - Deadline for submission of applications, with tentatively established examination fee to be paid 27 June 2002 - Proposals to be discussed Bucharest ICANN Public Forum. Applicants to make presentations. 28 June 2002 - Board to finally establish examination fee 22 July 2002 - Posting of draft staff report; responses invited 1 August 2002 - Deadline for applicant responses to draft staff report 8 August 2002 - Posting of Final Staff Report and Recommendation Late August 2002 - Board decision on selection The above target schedule may be adjusted to the extent circumstances warrant. The Board also decided that the examination fee for applications should be tentatively set at US$35,000, with the understanding that the Board will finally establish the examination fee (which will not exceed the tentative fee) at its meeting to be held in Bucharest, Romania, on 28 June 2002. Rebates will be made if the final examination fee is less than the US$35,000 tentative examination fee. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |