RE: [registrars] The .ORG Question

[Nikolaj Nyholm <nikolajn@ascio.com>]

Why not have the meeting in Dublin just before or after the Afilias
shareholders meeting as was proposed by BobC? It might even be Afilias who
will be operating .org.

Alternatively, I see no reason for having a meeting so close to the Shanghai
date.


Regards,
Nikolaj



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@palage.com] 
> Sent: 26. juli 2002 16:44
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] The .ORG Question
> 
> 
> Hello All:
> 
> As Rick mentioned to the Registrar list yesterday evening, ICANN has
> announced that the decision on .ORG is not likely to be 
> announced until the
> end of September. One of the principle reasons that this 
> meeting was being
> convened was to provide the new registry operator the unique 
> opportunity to
> met in person with those registrars that control well 90% of 
> the .org market
> share to discuss technical and legal issues (i.e. contracts, 
> bonds, etc.) .
> The Executive Committee viewed this as critical in 
> guaranteeing a smooth
> seamless transition between registry operators. Particularly 
> in light of the
> fact that some potential bidders have no existing 
> relationship with ICANN
> accredited registrars.
> 
> The Registrar meeting is tentatively scheduled for the 
> weekend of September
> 21-22. Although a decision on .org is possible by then, there is no
> guarantee from ICANN that this will happen. Pushing the 
> meeting back one
> week is complicated by the fact that Afilias is having a 
> shareholder meeting
> and a number of registrars will be attending that meeting in Dublin.
> Therefore in order to maximize registrar participation, the 
> meeting would
> have to be pushed back till October 5-6. This date is only three weeks
> before the Shanghai meeting.
> 
> Therefore as the Executive Committee begins its search to 
> find a suitable
> meeting location (accessible to major airport hub and reasonable hotel
> accommodations), we need to have feedback ASAP as to whether 
> to shift the
> date to guarantee that the .org winner will be able to address the
> constituency and enhance the likelihood of a smooth seamless 
> transition.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
>