Dear fellow councilors, We have received an application for ccNSO membership from .rw, the ccTLD of Rwanda. The application has been filed by Mrs. CLAUDINE SUGIRA, representing the cc's manager RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA). As you can see from IANA's response below, there are no outstanding issues with .rw. Having our meeting on the African continent and celebrating the ccNSO's 10th anniversary, wouldn't it be nice to approve this application coming Wednesday and have our esteemed and beloved departing chair, as one of her final acts in that role, welcome .rw as member #137? Please let me know if you have any objections to .rw's membership or this procedure before Wednesday noon. Cheers, Roelof Meijer -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: maandag 15 juli 2013 15:34 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.rw) Dear Gabi, There are now outstanding requests relating to .RW. thanks, kim On Jul 15, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> wrote:
Kim,
Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .rw?
Thanks,
Gabi
On 7/15/13 12:26 PM, "applications@icann.org" <applications@icann.org> wrote:
Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
Confirmation E-mail: ceo@ricta.org.rw cctld: .rw
To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 15/7/2013 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------
With this letter, I, Mrs. CLAUDINE SUGIRA declare that RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .rw 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 RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA).
RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA) 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.
RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA) 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 Mrs. CLAUDINE SUGIRA for and on behalf of RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA):
Name of ccTLD Manager: RWANDA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (RICTA) Name of Representative: Mrs. CLAUDINE SUGIRA Name of Primary Contact: GHISLAIN NKERAMUGABA Primary Contact Address: 6th floor, Telecom House Building, Kacyiru sector, Gasabo District, Kigali, RWANDA. Primary Contact Telephone Number: +250788470507 Primary Contact E-Mail: ceo@ricta.org.rw
*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.