Unfortunately, I was not able to access the comments section of your website, so I am using this venue to submit my comments on the captioned application. I should start by clearly establishing my bias. I am a former Governing Trustee of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC), the sponsor behind CIIDRC’s proposal to serve as an approved dispute-resolution service provider for UDRP. In this former role, I was very involved in the part that BCICAC played in the development of and the ongoing administration of the Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP) of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Following my involvement in its formation, for approximately the last twenty years I have served as a panelist for both three-member panels and single member panels resolving disputes under CDRP.
From my experience as a panelist, the CDRP offers owners of .ca domain names an inexpensive and efficient manner by which disputes concerning this gTLD can be resolved. In my view, a very large part of this success is attributable both to the professional and timely manner in which the professionals at the BCICAC administer this dispute resolution process and to the professional neutrals which the BCICAC has engaged to make the decisions.
I am currently involved as a neutral in a number of dispute resolution venues in which I act either as a member of a panel or as a single panelist. Based upon this experience outside the ambit of the BCICAC and upon my experience over the years with BCICAC in the resolution of disputes under the CDRP rules, I have no hesitation in expressing my firm belief that through its relationship with BCICAC, CIIRDC has the capability to handle proceedings under UDRP in an expedited, global, online context and in an orderly and fair manner. I would, therefore, strongly encourage you to appoint CIIDRC as an approved dispute-resolution service provider for UDRP. Regards, John Rogers -- John Rogers R. John Rogers & Associates #1302 - 1590 West 8th Avenue Vancouver, B.C., V6J 4R8 Tel: 604-916-9771 Email: jrogers@rjohnrogers.com www.rjohnrogers.ca