All,

Application from Samoa below. IANA has confirmed that all is well. All those in favour.......??

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
Australia's Domain Name Administrator
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: applications@icann.org [mailto:applications@icann.org]
> Sent: Friday, 19 September 2008 16:10
> To: ccnso-applications@icann.org
> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.ws)
>
>                         Application for Membership
>           Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
>
> Confirmation E-mail: dave@samoa.ws
> cctld: .ws
>
> To: ccNSO Membership
>     c/o ICANN Secretary
> Date: 18/9/2008
> Regarding: ccNSO Membership
> ------------
>
> With this letter, I, David Main declare that Government of Samoa is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN
> bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .ws 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 Government of Samoa.
>
> Government of Samoa 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.
>
> Government of Samoa 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 David Main for and on behalf of Government of Samoa:
>
> Name of ccTLD Manager: Government of Samoa
> Name of Representative: David Main
> Name of Primary Contact: David Main
> Primary Contact Address:
> Computer Services Ltd
> Lotemau Centre
> Apia
> SAMOA
> Primary Contact Telephone Number: +685 7771301
> Primary Contact E-Mail: dave@samoa.ws
>
> *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.
>
>
>
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