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ICANN Stockholm Meeting

ICANN Stockholm Meeting. Report of the Vice President and General Counsel 3 June 2001 Louis Touton Vice President and General Counsel. Independent Review Policy. Independent Review Policy (Art. III, Sec. 4(b)) adopted 10 March 2000

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ICANN Stockholm Meeting

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  1. ICANN Stockholm Meeting Report of the Vice President and General Counsel 3 June 2001 Louis Touton Vice President and General Counsel

  2. Independent Review Policy • Independent Review Policy (Art. III, Sec. 4(b)) adopted 10 March 2000 • Supporting Organizations to appoint 2 members each to Nominating Committee • Six appointments completed 10 April 2001: • Tim Berners-Lee (PSO, 2 years) • Scott Hemphill (DNSO, 3 years) • Olivier Iteanu (DNSO, 2 years) • Ching-Yi Liu (ASO, 3 years) • Joon Kook Park (ASO, 2 years) • Houlin Zhao (PSO, 3 years)

  3. Independent Review Policy • 22 May 2001—Notification of initial 9 IRP vacancies given to nominating committee • 20 August 2001—Nominating committee to submit slate of 9 nominees • Board to vote on whether to confirm slate • Independent Review Panel to adopt rules of procedure • Independent Review Panel in operation

  4. VeriSign Agreement Update • 2 April 2001—ICANN Board approves revised VeriSign Agreements with revisions (centralized Whois commitment, greater advance notice, $10000 license fee waived, sanctions program, etc.) • 16 April 2001—Revisions implemented and agreements sent to Commerce Department • 18 May 2001—Commerce Department approval (annual audits made mandatory, .net term reduced to 30 June 2005, possibly as early as 10 November 2003) • 25 May 2001—Agreements signed

  5. VeriSign Agreement Update • Rapid phase-in of new provisions • .org transition • 31 December 2002 turn-over • $5.0 million funding for non-profit operator by 2 October 2002 • Decisions required • New operator: selected/established? • If selected, how • Nature of operator’s relationship with ICANN—sponsored/unsponsored • Registry policies • Proposed referral to DNSO, requesting interim report by 12 October 2001 • Decisions about operator by March 2002

  6. New TLD Implementation • Status of agreements • .biz, .info signed 11 May 2001 • .name, .pro basic agreement approved in Melbourne; subject to 7-day posting once final appendices completed • .aero, .coop, .museum • agreement terms under discussion • some drafts provided • sponsors preparing draft appendices • common issues plus some separate issues for each TLD

  7. New TLD Implementation • Implementation schedule (.biz, .info) • .biz started trademark claim program 21 May 2001 • .info starts sunrise registrations late June • Land-rush registrations • Delegation of TLDs for testing/evaluation (no problems expected) • Resolution starts 1 September for .info, 1 October for .biz

  8. New TLD Implementation • Re-accreditation of registrars • New form of agreement with riders • 80 registrars have signed • Escrow program • IETF provreg work ongoing • Whois, performance reporting, etc. • Public awareness • TLD program evaluation

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