RE: [registrars] ICANN Budget Approval

[Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>]

Melbourne IT has sent its approval to ICANN.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Evans [mailto:bevans@interaccess.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 5:42 AM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] ICANN Budget Approval
> 
> 
> Registrars,
> 
> We're going to be trying to contact each registrar 
> individually, but this
> list is pretty effective for contacting most registrars.
> 
> As you're aware, 2/3rds of the gTLD registrars (not the Registrars
> Constituency, but individual registrars representing two thirds of the
> gTLD's
> volume by domains registered) must approve the ICANN budget 
> each year.   In
> the past, only the Verisign Registrar (or the Verisign 
> Registrar plus one
> other big registrar) was required for this.  Now, market 
> share in gTLD's is
> spread enough that no two or three registrars can approve the 
> ICANN budget
> alone.
> 
> I am enclosing a letter composed by ICANN which explains the 
> process, and
> provides links to the final ICANN budget proposal.  In 
> addition, it includes
> a second page which must be signed by a representative of 
> each registrar who
> approves the budget and sent to ICANN.
> 
> We encourage you to do this immediately.  This budget must be 
> approved by
> the board in Bucharest.  If you have any questions for us, 
> please feel free
> to email us directly.
> 
> Yours truly,
> 
> ICANN Budget Committee, Registrar Representatives
> Elana Broitman
> Bryan Evans
> Rob Hall
>