- Category: (replace this text with one of the following categories: Administration/Budget, ccTLD, gTLD, IP, ICANN Structure, International Agreement)
- Topic: (replace this text with a keywords from title) New gTLDs
- Board meeting date: 7 May 2001
- Resolution number: 01.60, 01.61, 01.62
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-07may01.htm
- Status: (replace this text with: Completed, Ongoing, Suspended)
Summary
(replace this text with the a one-sentence summary of the resolution) Board authorized the President to enter and implement the dot-biz and dot-info registry agreements.
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(Resolution 01.60 was adopted 14-0. Vint Cerf, Amadeu Abril i Abril, Karl Auerbach, Ivan Moura Campos, Phil Davidson, Ken Fockler, Masanobu Katoh, Hans Kraaijenbrink, Sang-Hyon Kyong, Stuart Lynn, Jun Murai, Alejandro Pisanty, Nii Quaynor, and Linda S. Wilson voted in favor; Andy Mueller-Maguhn abstained.) Whereas, in adopting the new TLD program (at its July 2000 Yokohama meeting) and selecting seven TLDs for negotiations of agreements to be included in the new TLD program (at its November 2000 annual meeting), the Board committed to a continuing evalaution of the process for the introduction of new TLDs,
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Further resolved [01.62], that the President is authorized to implement the agreements once they are signed, including by accrediting registrars for the .biz and .info top-level domains (in that regard, registrars already accredited and in good standing for .com, .net, and .org may be accredited for .biz and/or .info without additional qualifying procedures upon entering an accreditation agreement that the President determines is consistent with the existing accreditation agreement for .com, .net, and .org, conformed to variations in contractual terminology and circumstances of the new TLDs).
Implementation Actions
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- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)
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- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)
Other Related Resolutions
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Additional Information
- (replace this text with any additional notes related to this resolution, i.e. funding considerations)Enter and implement the dot-biz and dot-info registry agreement.
- Responsible entity: The President (and the General Counsel)
- Due date: not applicable
- Completion date: 11 May 2001 (the effective date of the original dot-biz and dot-info registry agreements)
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution ___, Board seeks community, Names Council and Staff recommendations on topic of new generic top-level domains, taking into account protection of globally famous trademarks: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-10mar00.htm
- Resolutions 00.46, 00.47, 00.48, 00.49, 00.50, and 00.51: Board adopts DNSO Council's recommendation on introduction of new TLDs and authorized implementation of new TLD program: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-16jul00.htm
- Resolutions 00.89, 00.90, and 00.91: Board selects seven new TLD proposals: JVTeam (.biz), Afilias (.info), Global Name Registry (.name), RegistryPro (.pro), Museum Domain Management Association (.museum), Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (.aero), and Cooperative League of the USA dba National Cooperative Business Association (.coop): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htm
- Resolutions 01.24, 01.25, 01.26, and 01.27 - Board authorizes President and General Counsel to finalize negotiations with new TLD operators, enter agreements, and implement agreements: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htm
- Resolution 01.74 - Board directs President to form and chair New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force (NTEPPTF): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Resolutions 01.82, 01.83, 01.84, 01.85 and 01.86: Board authorizes President to enter .museum sponsorship agreement, to complete negotiation of the .aero and .coop agreements, and to enter agreements following an opportunity for notice to and comment from Board: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-10sep01.htm
- Resolution 02.97, 02.97A - Board accepts NTEPPTF report and directs President to produce plan for action for approval by Board at October 2002 meeting in Shanghai, China: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-23aug02.htm
- Resolutions 02.150, 02.151, and 02.152: Board authorizes President to implement NTEPPTF recommendations in Action Plan, requests GNSO to provide recommendation on structure of generic tol level namespace, and directs President to develop draft Request for Proposals: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15dec02.htm#AnnualMeetingoftheTransitionBoard
- Resolution 03.112 and 03.113 - Board invites public comment on draft request for proposals for sTLDs; requests President to provide to Board detailed plan and schedule for development of appropriate long-term policy for introduction of new gTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-26jun03.htm
- Resolutions 03.166, 03.167, and 03.168 - Board calls for the development of process and policy for streamlining introduction of new gTLDs as specified in ICANNs MoU with the U.S. Department of Commerce: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Resolutions 03.169, 03.170, and 03.171 - Board resolves to negotiate agreement reflecting commercial and technical terms upon completion of sTLD selection, resolves that selection process and implementation for sTLDs will be evaluated, and directs President to finalize and post open Request for Proposals for limited number of new sTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
Additional Information
- For more information on .biz Registry Agreement: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/biz/
- For more information on .info Registry Agreement: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/info/
- Funding: resolution 00.48 provided for "a non-refundable fee of USD $50,000 for the submission of an application to become a sponsor or operator of a registry, which the Board finds is a reasonable estimate of ICANN's costs likely to be associated with receipt and evaluation of such applications, and follow-up."
- 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.