RE: [registrars] Meeting ? Vendors *pitching* ccTLDs to the Registrar Constituency -

["Rob Hall" <rob@momentous.com>]

Hey,

Why don't we setup a day, lets say the day after the constituency meeting,
and ask any ccTLD that wants to come pitch us to do so.

We could rent a room (or better yet, they could), and if it was scheduled
properly and posted, we could decide what pitches we wanted to attend, and
which ones we didn't need to.

This would give them access to us, and give us scheduled access to them that
we could plan our day around.

That would leave the constituency meeting for real business (and updates
from gTLD Registries) and still allow us to get the information we want (if
we in fact want it).

Just a thought.

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
Behalf Of Robert F. Connelly
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 11:02 AM
To: Registrar Constituency
Subject: [registrars] Vendors *pitching* ccTLDs to the Registrar
Constituency


Dear Colleagues:

At the DC meeting, we listened to sales pitches by registries for .cn ,
.tv, .cc, and other ccTLDs during our lunch.

At the close of the meeting, with the time I'd been saving up by not
speaking 2 minutes on a whole bunch of issues, Michael permitted to pitch
this final missive:

Registers must pay their RC dues to vote.

ICANN dues throw a financial burden upon gTLD registrars.

Therefore, ccTLDs that address the RC should pay all past "dues" or
"donations".

I suspect that the combined ccTLDs discussed at today's lunch owe money to
ICANN well in excess of the $2,500 they paid to have our ear during lunch;-(

close quote:

I hope our Excom will keep this thought in mind as other vendors seek our
ear (and pocket book.).

Regards, BobC