Dear fellow councilors, We have received an application for ccNSO membership from .me, the ccTLD of Montenegro. The application has been filed by Zeljko Draskovic , representing the Government of Montenegro, the cc's manager. As you can see from IANA's response below, there are no outstanding issues with .me. If you have any objections to .me's application for membership, would you let me know before Friday 13 September? .me will be member #138 Cheers, Roelof Meijer SIDN | Meander 501 | 6825 MD | P.O. Box 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM | THE NETHERLANDS T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 roelof.meijer@sidn.nl | www.sidn.nl -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: woensdag 4 september 2013 18:57 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.me) Hi Gabi, There are no pending IANA requests for .ME kim On Sep 4, 2013, at 7:06 AM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> wrote:

Kim,

Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .me?

Kind regards,

Gabi

On 04/09/13 11:35, "applications@icann.org" <applications@icann.org> wrote:

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Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Confirmation E-mail: tldtech@ac.me cctld: .me

To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 4/9/2013 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------

With this letter, I, Zeljko Draskovic declare that Government of Montenegro is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .me 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 Montenegro.

Government of Montenegro 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 Montenegro 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 Zeljko Draskovic for and on behalf of Government of Montenegro:

Name of ccTLD Manager: Government of Montenegro Name of Representative: Zeljko Draskovic Name of Primary Contact: Zeljko Draskovic Primary Contact Address: University of Montenegro Center of Information Systems (CIS) Cetinjski put 2 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Primary Contact Telephone Number: +382-20-414290 Primary Contact E-Mail: tldtech@ac.me

*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.