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- Category: gTLDgTLDs
- Topic: .org Referral to the DNSO
- Board meeting date: 4 June 2001
- Resolution number: 01.71, 01.72, 01.73
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
As part of the transition of the .org TLD from Verisign as required by Verisign's registry agreement, the Board referred the matter Board refers certain matters to the DNSO to develop policies to assist in the orderly selection of a successor entity to operate the .org TLD as part of the transition of the .org TLD from Verisign as required by Verisign's registry agreement.
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Whereas, on 25 May 2001 ICANN entered into a new registry agreement with VeriSign, Inc. for the .org top-level domain;
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Whereas, the Board urges that consideration be given to the positive effects on stability of assuring the ability of present registrants to continue their registrations;unmigrated-wiki-markup
Resolved \ [01.71\] that the Board refers to the Names Council for its consideration the issues raised by the scheduled transition of the operation of the .org top-level domain from VeriSign to a new entity, including at least:(a) whether to select an existing entity to succeed VeriSign as responsible for operation of the .org TLD, or to establish a new entity;
(b) the characteristics of the entity to be selected or established;
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(d) principles governing its relationship with ICANN (sponsored or unsponsored TLD, term of operation, etc.); and
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Further resolved \ [01.72\] that the Names Council is requested to provide a report on its progress on the issues referred by resolution 01.71, including any policy recommendations it has developed, no later than 12 October 2001; andunmigrated-wiki-markup
Further resolved \ [01.73\] that the report will then be posted for public comment in advance of ICANN's third annual meeting in November 2001.
Implementation Actions
- DNSO to consider Consider the issues raised by the transition of the .org registry, including, whether to select an existing entity or to establish a new entity.
- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)DNSO
- Due date: 12 October 2001
- Completion date: 5 Feb February 2002
- DNSO to report Report on its progress, and seek public comment on the Report, .
- Responsible entity: DNSO
- Due date: November 2001
- Completion date: 5 Feb February 2002
Other Related Resolutions
- The ICANN Board resolution on the reassignment of the .org TLD is posted at: http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-14mar02.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
- To review DNSO's Final Report to the ICANN Board sent on 5 February 2002, please see http:www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020205.NCdotorg-to-ICANN.html
- 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.
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
