Dear fellow councilors, We should be able to reach the 150 members' mark before the end of my term in the Council, as we have received an application for ccNSO membership from .as, the ccTLD of American Samoa. .as would become member #147, Keith seems to be on a secret quest.. The application has been filed by Stephen Deerhake, representing the cc's manager AS Domain Registry. As you can see from IANA's response below, there are no outstanding issues with .as. If you have any objections to the membership of .as, please let me know before Wednesday 15 January 2014. Cheers, Roelof. -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: dinsdag 7 januari 2014 17:48 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.as) Hi Gabi, There are no pending requests for .AS with IANA. kim On Jan 7, 2014, at 4:37 AM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> wrote:
Kim,
Is there any outstanding issue with .as?
Kind regards,
Gabi
On 31/12/13 23:58, "applications@icann.org" <applications@icann.org> wrote:
Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
Confirmation E-mail: hostmaster@gdns.net cctld: .as
To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 31/12/2013 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------
With this letter, I, Stephen Deerhake declare that AS Domain Registry is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .as 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 AS Domain Registry.
AS Domain Registry 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.
AS Domain Registry 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 Stephen Deerhake for and on behalf of AS Domain Registry:
Name of ccTLD Manager: AS Domain Registry Name of Representative: Stephen Deerhake Name of Primary Contact: Stephen Deerhake Primary Contact Address: GDNS Hostmaster GDNS_ LLC PO Box 32 Frenchtown New Jersey 08825 United States Primary Contact Telephone Number: +1.212.334.3660 Primary Contact E-Mail: hostmaster@gdns.net
*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.