Dear Internet Community, Following on from the ICANN meeting in Singapore and the release today of the draft bylaw changes (http://www.icann.org/dnsobylaws.html) to allow for the the Supporting Organisations to be formed, I would like to bring together all parties interested in forming up the Registrar Constituency for the DNSO. As there is currently no formal definition of a Registrar, it is obviously open to all. I would expect us to form up a group to discuss what a definition would be and to aim to be an initial constituency of the DNSO, as set out below. I am happy to receive direct expressions of interest for this project. I have also set up a mailing list for it at eGroups. Depending on who turns up we will need help to organise this constituency.You can join by sending an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is a meeting of ICANN in Berlin on May 25-27, 1999 (tentative) at which meeting space can be arranged for constituncies in formation. I believe this gives us a deadline to come up with a workable format. I look forward to the discussions. Please circulate this email widely. Thanks, Ivan Pope Founder and CEO, NetNames Director, Nominet (.uk authority) ----------------------------------------------------------------- >From http://www.icann.org/dnsobylaws.html 2. How are the initial constituencies to be formed? The assumption is that they will self-form, and will each collectively decide on membership or participatory criteria and standards. A constituency-based organization, with no absolute limit on the number of recognized constituencies, has an inherent tension between the size and scope of each constituency and the number of constituencies. For example, in the event that the "commercial and business entities" constituency limits the type or size of organizations or points of view that can join that constituency, there will likely be pressure for the formation of a new constituency that provides a place for those excluded. If, on the other hand, that constituency allows membership by any entity that applies, it may become unwieldy and perhaps not even representative in the way originally contemplated. The staff believes that the way to deal with this tension is to allow each constituency to make its own determinations on these issues, and to deal with any extreme or inappropriate limitations on an ad hoc basis, either in the approval process for each constituency or ultimately through the recognition of additional constituencies. Section 3: THE CONSTITUENCIES (a) Each Constituency shall self-organize, and shall determine its own criteria for participation, except that no individual or entity shall be excluded from participation in a Constituency merely because of participation in another Constituency. The Board shall recognize a Constituency (including the initial Constituencies described in (b) below) by a majority vote, whereby the Constituency shall be deemed to exist for purposes of these Bylaws. (b) The initial Consituencies shall consist of (in alphabetical order): 1. ccTLD registries; 2. commercial and business entities; 3. gTLD registries; 4. ISP and connectivity providers; 5. non-commercial domain name holders; 6. registrars; and 7. trademark, other intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting interests. ---------------------------------- Users can send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have set the group up to require approval for new members, you will receive approval requests by e-mail. Your group on the Web Your group's messages, calendar, polls, and more are available at http://www.egroups.com/list/icannregistrars/ Ivan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] NETNAMES * THE INTERNATIONAL INTERNET NAME REGISTRY Registering Domain Names in over 200 countries http://www.netnames.com 180-182 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1P 9LE Tel: +44 171 291 3900 Fax: +44 171 291 3939 UK Freephone 0800 269049
