Dear fellow Councillors, Hope you have already settled back at your working places after a historical ICANN55 meeting in Marrakech. Below is a new membership application that has been received from .bb (barbados). The Secretariat has checked and found that .bb has no pending issues with IANA. Please feel free to provide your comments before further consideration of .bb application. Many thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eng. Abibu R. Ntahigiye; Manager, tzNIC; +255 784 279 511 Begin forwarded message:

From: "ICANN" <no-reply@icann.org> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (Barbados (.bb)) Date: March 7, 2016 10:57:01 PM GMT+03:00 To: ccnso-applications@icann.org

Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Confirmation E-mail: winston.devonish@telecoms.gov.bb cctld: Barbados (.bb)

To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 7 March 2016 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------

With this letter, I, Reginald Bourne declare that Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the Barbados (.bb) 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 Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit.

Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit 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.

Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit 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 Reginald Bourne for and on behalf of Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit:

Name of ccTLD Manager: Government of Barbados, Telecommunications Unit Name of Representative: Reginald Bourne Name of Primary Contact: Winston Devonish Primary Contact Address: Telecommunications Unit Trinity Business Centre Country Road St Michael Barbados BB11081 Primary Contact Telephone Number: 12465352570 Primary Contact E-Mail: winston.devonish@telecoms.gov.bb

*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 asan 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.