Approved Oscar At 03:26 AM 7/23/2008, Gabriella Schittek wrote:

Dear all,

We have received a membership application from .am (Armenia) - see below. Please, send your approval/disapproval of this application to the council email list until next Wednesday, 30 July.

Many thanks,

Gabi

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-----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:16 PM To: Gabriella Schittek Subject: RE: ccNSO Application for Membership (.am)

OK to proceed from IANA's perspective..

kim

-----Original Message----- From: applications@icann.org [mailto:applications@icann.org] Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 11:21 AM To: ccnso-applications@icann.org Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.am)

Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Confirmation E-mail: imkrtumyan@amnic.net cctld: .am

To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 27/6/2008 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------

With this letter, I, Igor Mkrtumyan declare that Internet Society is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .am 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 Internet Society.

Internet Society 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.

Internet Society 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 Igor Mkrtumyan for and on behalf of Internet Society:

Name of ccTLD Manager: Internet Society Name of Representative: Igor Mkrtumyan Name of Primary Contact: Igor Mkrtumyan Primary Contact Address: 4 H.Emin 22, 0033, Yerevan, Armenia Primary Contact Telephone Number: +37410 512653 Primary Contact E-Mail: imkrtumyan@amnic.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.