Dear fellow councilors, We received an application for membership of the ccNSO from .gr, the ccTLD of Greece. The application has been filed by Vaggelis Segredakis , representing the cc's manager "Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science" (FORTH-ICS). Please see IANA's "all clear" below. If you have any objections to .bh's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 17 October. If there are no objections, we can welcome .gr as member #134 during the council meeting in Toronto on the 17th. Best regards, hope to see you all in Toronto, Roelof Meijer From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: maandag 8 oktober 2012 17:55 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.gr) Hi Gabi, There are no pending requests or issues for .GR at IANA. kim On Oct 8, 2012, at 5:53 AM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org<mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org>> wrote: Kim, Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .gr? Thanks, Gabi From: "applications@icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>" <applications@icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>> Date: Monday, October 8, 2012 1:36 PM To: "ccnso-applications@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>" <ccnso-applications@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.gr) Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: segred@ics.forth.gr<mailto:segred@ics.forth.gr> cctld: .gr To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 8/10/2012 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, Vaggelis Segredakis declare that Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .gr and wishes to apply for membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and sign this application for membership on behalf of Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS). Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS) hereby recognizes the role of the ccNSO within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO to: (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS) understands that: (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. However, under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership fees. Signed by Vaggelis Segredakis for and on behalf of Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS): Name of ccTLD Manager: Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS) Name of Representative: Vaggelis Segredakis Name of Primary Contact: Vaggelis Segredakis Primary Contact Address: Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas Institute of Computer Science Registry of [.gr] Domain Names 100 Nikolaou Plastira str., Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion, Crete GR Â- 700 13, Greece Primary Contact Telephone Number: +302810391450, +302810-6944799996 Primary Contact E-Mail: segred@ics.forth.gr<mailto:segred@ics.forth.gr> *DEFINITION: 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring Organisation". 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is completing the application form for the organisation and is authorised to do so by the organisation. 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD.