Whereas, in resolution 00.46 the Board adopted the Names Council's recommendation that a policy be established for the introduction of new TLDs in a measured and responsible manner;
Whereas, on 3 August 2000 the ICANN staff, acting under the President’s direction, posted a “New TLD Application Process Overview”;
Whereas, on 15 August 2000 the ICANN staff, again acting under the President’s direction, posted Criteria for Assessing TLD Proposals that it would follow in making recommendations to the Board and instructions and forms for the use of applicants in applying to operate or sponsor new TLDs;
Whereas, 47 applications were received by the 2 October 2000 deadline for submission of new TLD applications;
Whereas, the non-confidential portions of the applications were posted and extensive public comments were received on them;
Whereas, on 10 November 2000, a report evaluating the applications prepared by an evaluation team consisting of ICANN staff and outside advisers was posted on the ICANN web site;
Whereas, many additional written comments were received on the web site, by e-mail, and otherwise;
Whereas, several constituencies of the Domain Name Supporting Organization have presented positions to the Board;
Whereas, several hours of applicant and public comments were presented at the in-person ICANN public forum held on 16 November 2000;
RESOLVED [00.___], the Board selects the following proposals for negotiations toward appropriate agreements between ICANN and the registry operator or sponsoring organization, or both: JVTeam (.biz), Afilias (.info), Global Name Registry (.name), RegistryPro (.pro), MDMA (.museum), SITA (.aero), NCBA (.coop);
RESOLVED [00.___], the President and General Counsel are authorized to conduct those negotiations on behalf of ICANN and, subject to further Board approval or ratification, to enter into appropriate agreements; and
RESOLVED [00.___], the President and General Counsel are authorized to retain legal and other assistance in support of the negotiations and related activities.
For additional technical information, please contact:
Ben Edelman and Rebecca Nesson
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School