All, Please see the below which is self explanatory. We will need to discuss in Seoul as it may have an effect on the order in which the delegation working group conducts it's work. Cheers, Chris Disspain CEO - auDA au Domain Administration Ltd ceo@auda.org.au www.auda.org.au Important Notice - This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
-----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: Friday, 2 October 2009 08:54 To: Chris Disspain Cc: Bart Boswinkel; Gabriella Schittek Subject: Resolution concerning retiring ccTLDs
Dear Chris,
I am writing to inform you of a resolution the ICANN Board made yesterday, which relates to the ccNSO.
The Board of Directors has requested the ccNSO investigate the matter of retirement of country-code top-level domains as part of its ongoing work in this area already ongoing.
I attach the language of the Board resolution, and the relevant parts of the RNIDS appeal to the Board.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Kim Davies Manager, Root Zone Services Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Board Resolution (draft):
Whereas, the .YU top-level domain is being decommissioned after being superseded by the .RS and .ME domains for Serbia and Montenegro respectively.
Whereas, the Board resolved during its 11 September 2007 meeting that the .YU domain be decommissioned by 30 September 2009.
Whereas, the .YU domain¹s caretaker RNIDS has sought an extension of the deadline in order to better finalise the transition away from the .YU domain.
Resolved (2009.09.30.__), that the deadline for .YU domain decommissioning be extended to 30 March 2010.
Furthermore, whereas RNIDS has asked ICANN for better guidance for the future on how the process of retiring country-code top-level domains should be conducted, in the form of clear and transparent rules.
Whereas, the Board is aware that the ccNSO Council has established a working group to advise on whether to launch a policy development process to review the current policy on delegation, redelegation and retirement of country-code top-level domains.
Resolved (2009.09.30.__), that the ccNSO is asked to consider the RNIDS request on better supporting the process of retiring country-code top-level domains, and report back to the Board its findings.
Document provided by RNIDS:
This transition [of .YU] also brought into light some new problems in the process of retiring ccTLDs, caused by the tremendous growth of the Internet and widespread deployment of interconnected and interdependent Web services. ... Furthermore, the Managing Board of RNIDS calls upon the ICANN Board of Directors and the relevant ICANN Supporting Organizations to develop a set of clear and transparent rules for managing the process of retiring ccTLDs and devote appropriate resources for providing better support to ccTLD managers in overcoming the negative effects of retiring ccTLDs on stable functioning of the Internet, within the affected community and the rest of the world.
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