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• Category: gTLD
• 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 is directed 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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• 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

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• 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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