Dear fellow councilors, We received an application for membership of the ccNSO from .bh, the ccTLD of Bahrain. The application has been filed by Mohamed Alnoaimi, representing .bh's manager, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Please see IANA's " all clear" below. If you have any objections to .bh's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 20 June. .bh will be member 133. Best regards, hope to see you all in Prague, Roelof Meijer From: Kim Davies <kim.davies@icann.org<mailto:kim.davies@icann.org>> To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org<mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org>> Cc: Roelof Meijer <Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl<mailto:Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl>> Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.bh) Hi Gabi, There are no outstanding IANA issues relating to .BH. kim On Jun 5, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Gabriella Schittek wrote: Kim, Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .bh? Thanks, Gabi From: "applications@icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>" <applications@icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>> To: "ccnso-applications@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>" <ccnso-applications@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.bh) Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: malnoaimi@tra.org.bh<mailto:malnoaimi@tra.org.bh> cctld: .bh To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 4/6/2012 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, Mohamed Alnoaimi declare that Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .bh 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 Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) 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. Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) 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 Mohamed Alnoaimi for and on behalf of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA): Name of ccTLD Manager: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Name of Representative: Mohamed Alnoaimi Name of Primary Contact: Mohamed Alnoaimi Primary Contact Address: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority PO Box 10353 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Street Address 5th Floor Building No. 852 Road No. 3618 Seef 436 Primary Contact Telephone Number: +973 1752 0000 Primary Contact E-Mail: malnoaimi@tra.org.bh<mailto:malnoaimi@tra.org.bh> *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.