- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: .pro Registry Agreement
- Board meeting date: 14 March 2002
- Resolution number: 02.40, 02.41
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14mar02.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes President to enter .pro registry agreement and to implement the agreement.
Text
Whereas, in resolutions 00.89 and 00.90 the Board selected seven new TLD proposals for negotiations toward appropriate agreements between ICANN and the proposing registry operators and sponsoring organizations and authorized the President and General Counsel to conduct those negotiations on behalf of ICANN;
Whereas, one of the selected proposals was by RegistryPro for an unsponsored .pro TLD;
Whereas, negotiations of the .pro agreement were concluded and posting of the resulting draft agreement and appendices on the ICANN web site was completed on 6 March 2002;
Whereas, a web-based forum was made available for public comment and the issue was discussed at the ICANN Public Forum on 13 March 2002;
Whereas, after hearing community views the Board concludes that entry of the negotiated agreement would be in the interest of the Internet community;
Resolved [02.40], that the President is authorized to enter the .pro registry agreement, with any minor corrections as the President determines are consistent with the intention of the agreement as posted; and
Further resolved [02.41], that the President is authorized to implement the agreement once it is signed, including by accrediting registrars for the .pro top-level domain (in that regard, registrars already accredited and in good standing for .aero, .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, or .org may be accredited for .pro without additional qualifying procedures upon entering an accreditation agreement that the President determines is consistent with the existing accreditation agreement for .aero, .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, and .org).
Implementation Actions
- Execute and implement proposed Registry Agreement
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 3 May 2002
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions other than those that are listed above are TBD.
Additional Information
- THe historical .pro registry agreement is available at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/agreements-archive.htm.
- .pro registry agreement was assigned from RegistryPro, Inc. to Registry Services Corporation on 18 February 2004: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-18feb04.htm
- ICANN Publishes Comprehensive Evaluation of the Introduction of the .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro gTLDs
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
