[ncdnhc-discuss] process for .org

[James Love]

I have a few questions and comments about the .org process.

First, we have been approached by probably four different parties who have
been interested in some way to put a bid in on the .org.   Our own interest
on the .org is primarily from the perspectve of someone who has about 200
.org registrations, and who use have a lot more if the prices were lower.
We like the idea of .org being known as *a* place for non-commerical domain
name holder, since this is what we and most NGOs use now (if they don't use
ccTLDs).   We also like the idea of prices being reasonable and indeed
falling, and we want a reliable operator.  The idea of running .org as a
coop, owned and controlled by the .org domain holders, appeals to us, and if
the whole .org thing was done to benefit the domain name holders, I think
this would be good outcome, but probably some other outcomes would work well
too.  We like the idea of a non-profit using some of the .org revenues to
fund good works, but recognize there will be controversey over who chooses
the good works.   Here too we like the idea of havng the .org domain name
holders voting to determine who gets funded, removing any taint of favortism
or bias.  It would be a "fair" way to do this.

But since our own views are probably not the ones that count, I wanted to
know what the process would be to determine what happens to .org.  For
example:

1.    Does the Board have to abide by the NC .org report?   If not, why not?
2.    Can the ICANN board do whatever it wants on .org?
3.   I have heard some members of the NCC are part of some "evaluation"
process for .org, that I know nothing about.  Is this part of ICANN?  If not
how does it fit into the process?   Who gets to participate in this
non-board "evaluation" process?
4.   What is the status of the NC task force on .org?
5.   Related issue, has the Adcom agreed to open up membership in the NC
TFs?  If so, how and when does this happen?

  Jamie







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