Fellow Councillors Hereby I forward for your information the application for .SC. It has proceeded through the usual checks and all appears to be in order. I therefore commend it for formal approval. If you have any concerns, questions or objections to the membership of .gd (sent yesterday by Nigel) or .sc , please reply to the list before Wednesday 25th February, 23:59 UTC. Kind regards, jordi

On 13/02/15 20:08, "Naela Sarras" <naela.sarras@icann.org> wrote:

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Hi Gabi,

We don¹t have any pending requests for .SC nor are we aware of issues with this domain.

Thank you, Naela

-----Original Message----- From: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> Date: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 6:03 AM To: Naela Sarras <naela.sarras@icann.org> Cc: Nigel Roberts <nigel@channelisles.net> Subject: FW: ccNSO Application for Membership (Seychelles (.sc))

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Naela,

Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .SC (Seychelles)?

Gabi

On 13/02/15 14:50, "ICANN" <no-reply@icann.org> wrote:

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Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Confirmation E-mail: arnold@seychelles.net cctld: Seychelles (.sc)

To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 13 February 2015 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------

With this letter, I, Arnold Chetty declare that VCS Pty Ltd is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the Seychelles (.sc) 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 VCS Pty Ltd.

VCS Pty Ltd 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.

VCS Pty Ltd 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 Arnold Chetty for and on behalf of VCS Pty Ltd:

Name of ccTLD Manager: VCS Pty Ltd Name of Representative: Arnold Chetty Name of Primary Contact: Arnold Chetty Primary Contact Address: VCS Building Le Chantier Victoria Mahe SEYCHELLES Primary Contact Telephone Number: +2484676000 Primary Contact E-Mail: arnold@seychelles.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.