Dear fellow councilors, After quite a period of "stable membership", we have received an application for membership of the ccNSO from ccTLD of the Faroe Islands, .fo The application has been filed by Isak Jacobsen, representing the cc's manager, FO Council. Please see IANA's all clear below. If you have any objections to .fo's membership, please let me know before Friday 8 February. If there are no objections, we can welcome .fo as member #135. Cheers, Roelof Meijer SIDN | Meander 501 | 6825 MD | P.O. Box 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM | THE NETHERLANDS T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 roelof.meijer@sidn.nl | www.sidn.nl -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: dinsdag 29 januari 2013 17:55 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.fo) Hi Gabi, There are no outstanding IANA requests for .FO. Note that a change to the administrative contact was completed a few hours ago. kim On Jan 28, 2013, at 1:42 AM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> wrote:
Kim
Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .fo?
Kind regards,
Gabi
On 1/26/13 8:14 AM, "applications@icann.org" <applications@icann.org> wrote:
Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
Confirmation E-mail: inj@nic.fo cctld: .fo
To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 26/1/2013 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------
With this letter, I, Isak N. Jacobsen declare that FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .fo 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 FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO).
FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO) 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.
FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO) 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 Isak N. Jacobsen for and on behalf of FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO):
Name of ccTLD Manager: FO Council , Hoydalsvegur 19, Torshavn FO 100, Faroe Islands (FO) Name of Representative: Isak N. Jacobsen Name of Primary Contact: Isak N. Jacobsen Primary Contact Address: FO Council Hoydalsvegur 19, P.O. Box 1255 Torshavn FO 110 Faroe Islands (FO) Primary Contact Telephone Number: +298 282405 Primary Contact E-Mail: inj@nic.fo
*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.