- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: Reassignment of .org
- Board meeting date: 14 March 2002
- Resolution number: 02.36, 02.37, 02.38, 02.39
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14mar02.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board directs the President to request proposals for reassignment, present to Board proposal for application fee levels, review applications and assemble report on applications; applications received are to be posted on ICANN web site with public comment.
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Whereas, the May 2001 .org registry agreement between VeriSign, Inc., and ICANN provides that VeriSign will cease being the registry operator for .org top-level domain as of 31 December 2002;
Whereas, at its meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 June 2001, the ICANN Board referred to the ICANN Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) the issues raised by the scheduled transition of the operation of the .org top-level domain from VeriSign to a new entity;
Whereas, in response, the DNSO created a task force, which prepared a report that makes several recommendations, which was adopted by the DNSO Names Council on 17 January 2002;
Whereas, the report was posted on the ICANN web site on 26 February 2002;
Whereas, public comment on the report was received by a web-based forum and at the ICANN Public Forum held in Accra, Ghana, on 13 March 2002;
Resolved [02.36] that the President is directed to cause a request for proposals for the reassignment of the .org top-level domain to be prepared (in consultation with the members of the Board) and issued, with at least thirty days allowed for applications by those proposing to become the successor operator of the .org top-level domain;
Resolved [02.37] that the applications when received will be posted on the ICANN web site with a mechanism allowing public comment;
Resolved [02.38] that the President is directed to cause the applications to be evaluated and a report to be posted and provided to the Board in advance of the ICANN Bucharest meeting in June 2002; and
Resolved [02.39] that the President is requested to prepare and present to the Board a proposal for application fee levels based on ICANN's likely costs in connection with soliciting and reviewing the applications, making the selections, and any related costs.
Implementation Actions
- Request for proposals for reassignment of .org top-level domain.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 20 May 2002
- Post applications received on ICANN web site allowing public comment.
- Responsible entity: ICANN
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 2002
- Evaluate applications and issue report on applications, to be posted online and provided to Board.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: June 2002
- Completion date: 2002
- Prepare and present proposal for application fee levels.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 22 April 2002
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions 01.72 and 01.73 - Referral of .org reassignment matter to DNSO to develop policies for selection of successor entity to operate .org TLD (Meeting Minutes 4 June 2001): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Resolution 02.58 and 02.59 - Establishing target schedule (subject to change by Board) for requesting, receiving, and evaluating proposals; set tentative examination fee for proposals: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-22apr02.htm
- Resolution 02.85 - Establishing final examination fee to be US$29,000: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-28jun02.htm
- Resolutions 02.110, 02.111, 02.112, 02.113, 02.144, and 02.115 - Proposal of Internet Society selected for negotiations to become successor operator of .org: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- 7 January 2003 Advisory Concerning .org Transition
- 9 December 2002 IANA Report on Redelegation of the .org Top-Level Domain
- 3 December 2002 .org Agreement Signed; Transition Plans Announced
- 24 October 2002 Proposed ICANN-PIR .org Registry Agreement Posted
- 14 October 2002 ICANN Board Selects New .org Registry Operator
- For further information regarding .org Reassignment (Request for Proposals, Criteria for Assessing Proposals, Index to Applications, ICANN Public Forum, Public Comments, and Evaluation), see Meeting Minutes 14 October 2002: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm
- ICANN Accra Meeting on Reassignment of .org TLD, posted 26 February 2002: http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/accra/org-topic.htm
- ICANN Stockholm Meeting on Referral of .org Issues to DNSO, posted 3 June 2001: http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/stockholm/org-topic.htm
- ICANN Public Comment Forum on Reassignment of .org TLD: http://forum.icann.org/org/
- May 2001 Registry Agreement with VeriSign, Inc. providing that VeriSign will cease being the registry operator for .org top-level domain as of 31 December 2002: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/org-index.htm
- .org Registry Agreement: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/org/
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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