[A Sponsoring Organization's Proposal is to be submitted only as part of applications for sponsored TLDs. It should not be included with applications for unsponsored TLDs. It should be prepared and submitted by either the sponsoring organization or, where the sponsoring organization has not yet been formed, by organization(s) or person(s) proposing to form the sponsoring organization.
Sponsored TLDs will involve a more complex contractual structure. Applicants are urged to evaluate carefully whether to seek a sponsored or unsponsored TLD.
Please place the legend "CONFIDENTIAL" on any part of the Sponsoring Organization's Proposal that you have listed in item F3.1 of your Statement of Requested Confidential Treatment of Materials Submitted.
The
Sponsoring Organization's Proposal should be separately bound and labeled:
"Sponsoring Organization's Proposal" and should cover Sections I, II, and
III below. This page, signed on behalf of the applicant(s), should be included
in the Sponsoring Organization's Proposal.]
I. SPONSORING ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
C1. Please submit a comprehensive description of the structure and nature of the sponsoring organization and the manner in which that organization will conduct its operations, including policy-formulation activities. We strongly recommend retaining professional legal assistance to aid in the formulation of your Sponsoring Organization's Proposal and accompanying documents.
The following documents should be attached to the description:
C3. Organization Structure. Size of organization, number of officers, directors and advisors, roles/duties of directors and officers and other staff, supporting and/or contributing organizations, affiliates, membership.
C4. Organization Purpose. Functions and mission of the organization, definition of community to be served (if any), method of ensuring operation in the interest of the stakeholders of the community to be served and the Internet at large.
C5. Appropriateness of Community. If the organization is intended to serve or represent a particular community, define the community and explain why that definition fits the TLD proposal.
C6. Representation. Manner in which the organization will represent and take input from community to be served, the categories of stakeholder to be included in the organization.
C7. Openness and Transparency. Measures taken to promote openness and transparency, access to information, web site use, public posting of information, meeting minutes, notice and comment provisions.
C8. Initial Directors and Staff. The identity and qualifications of the initial directors and staff.
C9. Selection of Directors, Officers, Members, Staff, etc. Eligibility, method of selection, term of service, compensation, liability, conflicts of interest, resignation, removal, vacancies.
C10. Policy-Making Procedure. Provide a detailed description of the process for formulating policies for the TLD, including a detailed description of the requirements for adoption of different types of policy.
C11. Meetings and Communication. Frequency of meetings, location of meetings, provisions for telephone meetings, other methods of communication, generation of minutes for meetings.
C12. Fiscal Information. Initial budget, expenses, existing capital, sources of revenue, accounting, audit, annual report and annual statement.
C13. Liability. Liability of the organization, directors, officers, and staff.
C14. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Procedures for making amendments to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and other organizational documents.
C15.
Reconsideration and Review. Any policy for allowing reconsideration and
review of organization policy or implementation decisions.
II. PROPOSED EXTENT OF POLICY-FORMULATION AUTHORITY
[This
section is intended to address the extent of the policy authority to be
delegated, NOT the specific policies proposed. Specific policies should
be described in the Description of Proposed TLD Policies part of the application.]
C16. List and describe in detail the areas over which a delegation of policy-formulation authority is sought. For each area in which policy authority is sought, please address: C16.1. Scope of authority sought;
C16.2. Reasons/justifications for seeking authority;III. CONTRACT TERMS WITH REGISTRY OPERATORC16.3. Method of guaranteeing that your organization will administer the policy in the interest of the Internet at large; and
C16.4. Whether variation from existing ICANN policies is intended at the opening of the new TLD.
[Sponsoring
organizations are responsible for securing an initial registry operator
for the proposed TLD and ensuring that the registry operator completes
the Registry Operator's Proposal. Sponsoring organizations should also
enter detailed contracts for the provision of registry operation services.
These contracts should address all of the required functions as outlined
in the Registry Operator's Proposal.]
C17. Identification of Registry Operator. Please list the full legal name, principal address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the registry operator:
C18. Contract with Registry Operator. Please attach one of the following:
C18.1. a copy of your contract with the selected registry operator for provision of registry services;By signing this proposal, the undersigned attests, on behalf of the applicant(s), that the information contained in this application, and all supporting documents included with this application, are true and accurate to the best of applicant's knowledge.C18.2. proposed terms for a contract (i.e. at least a detailed term sheet) with a registry operator for provision of registry services, proof of commitment from the registry operator for provision of services under those proposed terms, and a notation of the estimated date of entry into the contract; or
C18.3. a statement that the sponsoring organization will also serve as the registry operator for the proposed TLD. (In this case, the sponsoring organization must prepare and submit the Registry Operator's Proposal in addition to the Sponsoring Organization's Proposal.)
_______________________________
Signature
Kenneth
Hamma
Name
(please print)
Director
Title
Museum
Domain Management Association
Name
of Applicant Entity
2
October 2000
Date
(c) 2000 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
All
rights reserved.
Updated
August 15, 2000
Response to Questions
C1.
Please submit a comprehensive description of the structure and nature of the
sponsoring organization and the manner in which that organization will conduct
its operations, including policy-formulation activities. We strongly recommend
retaining professional legal assistance to aid in the formulation of your Sponsoring
Organization's Proposal and accompanying documents.
The following documents should be attached to the description:
To
the extent applicable and not clear from the attached documents, the description
should address the following topics in detail.
RESPONSE
The Museum Domain Management Association ("MDMA"or "Applicant") is a new, Not-for-profit membership organized specifically to form, maintain and operate a restricted top-level domain for the worldwide museum community. The relevant organizational documents of the MDMA are attached, including an Action of Sole Incorporator, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws. The Board of Directors is the policy-making and governing body. The Founder Members are the International Council of Museums ("ICOM") and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
There
are currently four members of the Board of Directors:
Jacques Perot, President, International Council of MuseumsThere are currently five officers:Bernice Murphy, Vice President, International Council of Museums
Deborah Gribbon, Director, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Kenneth Hamma, Assistant Director, The J. Paul Getty Museum
President: Cary Karp, Director, Department of Information Technology, Swedish Museum of Natural HistoryThe resumes of these directors and officers are attached.Secretary: Manus Brinkman, Secretary General, International Council of Museums
Treasurer: Steven Juarez, Director of Financial Management, The J. Paul Getty Trust
Assistant Secretary: Edward Black, Esq.
Assistant Secretary: Steve Baglio, Esq.
Applicant’s
organizational structure and purpose, governance and policy-making authority
and procedures are more fully described in responses to questions C2 through
and including C15.
C2.
Organization Information. Principal location, legal status of the organization,
laws under which it is organized, type of organization (for profit, not-profit,
corporation, association, etc.).
RESPONSE
The MDMA will locate its principal legal office in the United States within or without the State of Delaware, at such place as the Board of Directors shall from time to time designate. The Board of Directors may designate additional offices for operational and administrative purposes in Sweden and/or Paris, and such other locations as deemed necessary to serve the global museum community. The MDMA shall maintain a registered agent’s office in the State of Delaware.
During ICANN’s application process, all correspondence and materials should be directed to:
Cary
Karp, Director
Department
of Information Technology
Swedish
Museum of Natural History
Svante
Arrheniusv. 3
Box
50007
104
05 Stockholm
Sweden
Email:
ck@nrm.se
Phone:
+46 8 5195 4055
Fax:
+46 8 5195 4235
Kenneth
Hamma, Assistant Director
The
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200
Getty Center Drive
Suite
1000
Los
Angeles, CA 90049
Email:
khamma@getty.edu
Phone:
310-440-7186
Fax:
310-440-7752
The
MDMA is a not-for-profit membership association, incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware, formed exclusively for charitable purposes
and anticipated to be exempt from U.S. federal income tax under Section
501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The MDMA was
organized specifically to form, maintain and operate a top-level domain
registry on the Internet for the benefit of the global community of museums
and to transact any such business for the benefit of such community as
may be allowed by law.
C3.
Organization Structure. Size of organization, number of officers, directors
and advisors, roles/duties of directors and officers and other staff, supporting
and/or contributing organizations, affiliates, membership.
RESPONSE
The MDMA was created specifically for the purposes of forming, maintaining and operating the .museum TLD. The organization has two Founder Members: the International Council of Museums ("ICOM") and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Copies of the most recent annual reports from each of these Founder Members are available as follows: the ICOM Secretariat Interim Activity Report May 1999-March 2000, may be found at http://www.icom.org/sec-report042000.html. The 1998-99 annual report of The J. Paul Getty Trust may be obtained at http://www.getty.edu/trustreport/.
There are currently four members of the Board of Directors and five officers. The board members and officers are identified in response to question C1. In addition to the Founder Members, there are three classes of membership as set forth in the MDMA’s Bylaws (copy attached in response to question C1). There are no other members yet and there is no staff at this time.
Generally, the Board of Directors will set all of the policies and procedures of the MDMA; the officers of the MDMA will execute such policies and procedures. The members of the MDMA will elect the Board of Directors to three (3) year terms, in staggered classes, as set forth in the By-laws.
Currently,
the Founder Members are providing services to the MDMA. If this Application
is successful, it is the intention of the MDMA to provide its services
to the museum community through dedicated staff.
C4.
Organization Purpose. Functions and mission of the organization, definition
of community to be served (if any), method of ensuring operation in the
interest of the stakeholders of the community to be served and the Internet
at large.
RESPONSE
The MDMA was organized for a specific purpose: to form, maintain and operate a top-level domain registry on the Internet for the benefit of the global community of museums. The MDMA may transact any such business for the benefit of such community as may be allowed by law. By resolution, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the filing of this Application to establish, and to act as registry for, the .museum TLD.
In addition to the Founder Members, the MDMA has three classes of members. The criteria for membership are set forth in the Bylaws, attached in response to question C1. Anyone can join the MDMA, whether a museum or an individual; a for profit or not-for-profit entity. Voting rights, however, are only available to Founder, Class A and Class B Members all of whom must be museums or related organizations as defined by prior accepted standards.
It should be noted that while membership in the MDMA is open to any interested party, this Application proposes that the .museum TLD be a restricted domain. As a restricted domain, only those institutions and entities meeting the ICOM definition of museum set forth in the response to question E17 will be eligible to register second, third or fourth level domains within the ..museum TLD.
The restricted nature of the .museum TLD is in the interest of both the museum community, i.e., the stakeholders, and the Internet at large.
As further described in Applicant’s responses to the questions in Section E, the rationale for the establishment of the .museum TLD is to help bona fide museums as well as their general and professional audiences, their regional, national and international associations, the professional organizations that support their activities, and all of their respective employees, to have an authentic and verifiable identity in cyberspace. This identity is for themselves as institutions and, more importantly, for their extensive collections and vast stores of information. All museums, regardless of their subject field, are committed to providing access for society to the rich histories of evidence of people and their environments. Cyberspace access is critical to the mission of all museums. Identifying this space with specificity recognizes museums’ purposes and contributions to society and will serve the stakeholders now and in years to come.
Eligibility for the right to register a .museum TLD will be based solely on whether a potential registrant meets the ICOM definition of museum.
ICOM was established in 1946 and is an NGO ("Non-Governmental Organization") with consultative status to the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council ("UNESCO"). Since its inception, ICOM members have spent countless hours and days thinking about and defining a museum. ICOM’s international membership from 147 countries has participated in these debates and the result is that its definition of a museum is recognized throughout the world. Thoughtful consideration of this definition continues today as ICOM and its members discuss expanding the definition to include intangible heritage and virtual entities. By basing the eligibility criteria on the ICOM definition and by recognizing that it will evolve over time to reflect changes in technology and attitudes, the MDMA can ensure that the most fundamental element of this Application – the eligibility criteria for the .museum TLD – operates in the interest of the museum community.
Other aspects of this Application that ensure that the MDMA operates in the interests of the museum community are: classes of membership based on definitions and criteria; open communications; ongoing examination of compliance with the eligibility requirements; and, realistic dispute resolution policies consistent with ICANN’s UDRP.
Stakeholders in the global community of museums will also be served through the MDMA’s forthcoming adoption of dispute resolution and appeals policies that are consistent with ICANN’s UDRP.
MDMA’s Board of Directors will set other policies and procedures. As ICOM will elect certain of these directors, and as each entity who will be eligible to register a .museum TLD will also be eligible to become a voting member of the MDMA, the policies and procedures established by the Board will necessarily be reflective of the global community of museums that the MDMA will serve.
As
members of society seeking access to museums’ treasures, Internet users
in general can only benefit from the clarity of identity and the authentication
of information that will come from the .museum TLD. It will make it easier
for users to find museums and to verify the sources of the information
gathered from them in cyberspace if only those institutions and entities
meeting the above-referenced ICOM definition can use the .museum TLD.
C5.
Appropriateness of Community. If the organization is intended to serve
or represent a particular community, define the community and explain why
that definition fits the TLD proposal.
RESPONSE
As stated in prior responses, this Application seeks to establish the ..museum TLD in order to serve the museum community in many different ways, from clarifying a segment of cyberspace, to providing a tool for users seeking to verify and to authenticate information. Some museums are active participants on the Internet as users and they operate their own web sites. Others, largely due to limited financial and technical resources, are moving into cyberspace more slowly. Regardless of whether the institution is an Internet early adopter or a late comer, the museum community shares a common purpose – providing access to the histories of evidence of people and their environments.
The
MDMA recognizes this common purpose and through its Bylaws has created
an organization that is open to all interested persons and organizations,
and one that is governed by definitive criteria, long recognized by the
museum community and other international bodies as being the best description
of what a museum is. This combination of the MDMA’s organizational structure
and its endorsement of the respected criteria for museums are the bases
for ensuring that the museum community is properly defined and served.
C6. Representation. Manner in which the organization will represent and take input from community to be served, the categories of stakeholder to be included in the organization.
RESPONSE
The
MDMA has Founder Members and three classes of members as described more
fully in its Bylaws. (See response to questions C1.) As a result of these
various classes of membership, the MDMA can assure itself and ICANN that
any interested party can participate in meetings, activities and discussions.
By establishing voting rights for the Founder, Classes A and B Members
(all of which must be museum institutions or related professional organizations),
this structure also recognizes the significant interests of those who operate
non-profit museums in the decisions relating to the .museum TLD. Furthermore,
as stated in response to question C7, the MDMA intends to use the Internet
for posting its information and decisions so that any interested person
or entity can be aware of its actions and will have the opportunity to
respond to such actions as may be appropriate.
C7. Openness and Transparency. Measures taken to promote openness and transparency, access to information, web site use, public posting of information, meeting minutes, notice and comment provisions.
RESPONSE
The
MDMA will establish and maintain an Internet presence which will be accessible
by the public. Here, the MDMA will post information on obtaining a ..museum
TLD, including authorized registrars. In addition, other information will
be available including the MDMA’s meeting minutes (except to the extent
the Board of Directors determines that it is in the best interests of the
organization to maintain certain matters in confidence), notices of final
decisions concerning resolution of any domain name disputes, and such other
information as may benefit the museum community and Internet users in general.
This open communication policy will help all interested parties to understand
how to participate in the .museum TLD.
C8.
Initial Directors and Staff. The identity and qualifications of the initial
directors and staff.
RESPONSE
The initial directors of the MDMA are:
Jacques Perot, President, International Council of MuseumsThere are five officers:Bernice Murphy, Vice President, International Council of Museums
Deborah Gribbon, Director, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Kenneth Hamma, Assistant Director, The J. Paul Getty Museum
President: Cary Karp, Director, Department of Information Technology, Swedish Museum of Natural HistoryThe resume of each of these individuals is set forth in response to question C1.Secretary: Manus Brinkman, Secretary General, International Council of Museums
Treasurer: Steven Juarez, Director of Financial Management, The J. Paul Getty Trust
Assistant Secretary: Edward Black, Esq.
Assistant Secretary: Steve Baglio, Esq.
As
indicated in response to question C3, initially, the Founder Members --
ICOM and the J. Paul Getty Trust -- are providing staff services to the
MDMA. Dedicated MDMA staff will begin providing services as soon as appropriate.
C9. Selection of Directors, Officers, Members, Staff, etc. Eligibility, method of selection, term of service, compensation, liability, conflicts of interest, resignation, removal, vacancies.
RESPONSE
The eligibility and selection of the MDMA’s directors, officers, and members, terms of service, compensation, liability, conflicts of interest, resignation, removal, and vacancy policies and procedures are fully described in the Bylaws, attached in response to question C1.
Policies
and procedures concerning staff will be developed in accordance with museum
community practices and governing law.
C10. Policy-Making Procedure. Provide a detailed description of the process for formulating policies for the TLD, including a detailed description of the requirements for adoption of different types of policy.
RESPONSE
The Board of Directors, in accordance with the MDMA’s Bylaws, is authorized to make decisions in all matters concerning the association, including policy decisions. In most situations, the majority vote of the Board of Directors is needed to adopt policies. Many of the policies proposed for the MDMA and the .museum TLD have been described in this Application. These policies have been determined after discussions between the Founder Members, who, in turn, have had extensive discussions with the international museum community. ICOM, in particular, has been following the top-level domain initiatives and proposals on behalf of the museum community for the past five years. The results of these discussions are the basis for the policies and procedures described herein.
A recent example of the type of discussions on the .museum TLD that have been taking place is described below.
On September 6-9, this year, the Asia-Europe Foundation and the Swedish National Museums of World Culture co-organized a conference in Stockholm, Sweden, under the title, "Reforming Museums for the 21st Century."
A brief description of the conference is provided below:
The conference is co-organised by the Swedish National Museums of World Culture and the Asia-Europe Foundation, with the assistance from the National Heritage Board, Singapore, and the support of the European Commission Trust Fund. The conference follows on the Asia-Europe Cultural Forum held in Paris on 5-6 February 1998.
There
will be 60 participants from the ASEM member countries, including museum
directors, senior curators, and officers from national museums, museums
in the making, and government museum organisations. Chairpersons are Ms.
Marita Ulvskog, Minister of Culture, Sweden, Professor Tommy Koh, Executive
Director, Asia-Europe Foundation, and Professor Thommy Svensson, Director
General, Swedish National Museums of World Culture.
During
the proceedings, several independent references were made to the desirability
of having a top-level domain on the Internet dedicated to the museum sector.
When mention was made of ICOM’s present effort, the Conference Chair added
a final item to the agenda to have it described in detail.
The result was a communique specifically directed to the ICOM President and Executive Council vigorously stating the need for a .museum TLD and support for ICOM's participation in action in that regard. The text of this statement is set forth below.
To the President and Executive Council of ICOM:
We, the participants in the Asia-Europe Conference on Museums, which is currently in progress in Stockholm (6-9 September) have been addressing many issues under the conference heading, "Reforming Museums for the 21st Century". One of our primary concerns has been identifying means for heightening awareness of the truly global nature of the museum community. We have also identified and are undertaking actions to broaden the scope of this commonality.
Inevitable attention has been focused on the potential of the Internet for radically shortening the paths and time needed for communication among museums in geographically distant regions, and enriching the value of such interaction. One of the specific things suggested to further this aim was the establishment of an
Internet domain dedicated to the museum sector. We were, therefore, extremely gratified to learn of the efforts that ICOM is already making toward precisely this end.
We wish to express our unrestricted support for this initiative. Our specific focus is cooperation among museums in Asia and Europe. The milestone nature of our being able to operate in a shared domain cannot be overestimated. Identical value would be derived by similar initiatives centered on collaboration in other regions; all hastening our worldwide integration.
The Internet has long been perceived as having its center in the United States. There is obvious historical reason for this attitude but it has had a detrimental effect on the interest in, and basis for, establishing a museum sector identity on the domain level. Burgeoning notions of Internet governance as a global concern are a major force in current action toward creating new top level domains. It is vital for the entire museum community to articulate its interest in participating in this process. We applaud ICOM for establishing itself at the vanguard of this development and unhesitatingly support your continuing efforts to bring .museum into existence and ensure its meaningful operation.
Stockholm, 9 September 2000
Signed on behalf of the Delegates
Professor
Thommy Svensson
Director
General, Swedish National Museums of World Culture
C11. Meetings and Communication. Frequency of meetings, location of meetings, provisions for telephone meetings, other methods of communication, generation of minutes for meetings.
RESPONSE
Information on MDMA meetings is set forth in the Bylaws attached in response to question C1.
Generally,
the annual meeting will be held. The time and location is expected to coincide
with ICOM’s annual General Meeting. ICOM’s next General Meeting will be
held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2001. Telephone meetings are permitted.
The Secretary will keep minutes of the meetings and they will be posted
on the MDMA web site to the extent appropriate.
C12. Fiscal Information. Initial budget, expenses, existing capital, sources of revenue, accounting, audit, annual report and annual statement.
RESPONSE
As a newly formed, not-for-profit entity, the MDMA does not have extensive financial information. For the application preparation and review process and during the start-up phase for the .museum TLD, the Founder Members -- ICOM and the J. Paul Getty Trust -- are committed to providing the financial and staff resources necessary to establish operations. It is the intention of the MDMA Board of Directors to reimburse monies expended by the Founder Members from revenue, once an acceptable level of financial stability has been achieved.
The MDMA’s revenue will be generated from membership and registration fees, as well as other web support services. Fees will be charged for the examination of applications for the .museum TLD in those instances when the registration has been denied.
All
books and records will be kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for not-for-profit organizations.
C13. Liability. Liability of the organization, directors, officers, and staff.
RESPONSE
The
MDMA’s responsibilities with respect to liability, indemnification and
insurance are set forth in the Bylaws, attached in response to question
C1.
C14. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Procedures for making amendments to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and other organizational documents.
RESPONSE
As
stated in the MDMA’s Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation and the
C15. Reconsideration and Review. Any policy for allowing reconsideration and review of organization policy or implementation decisions.
RESPONSE
The MDMA’s Bylaws permit the Board of Directors to modify, amend, change, or otherwise review and act upon a policy or decision. Usually, such action can be taken with a majority vote of the Board.
Bylaws
may be amended by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
C16. List and describe in detail the areas over which a delegation of policy-formulation authority is sought. For each area in which policy authority is sought, please address:
C16.1. Scope of authority sought;RESPONSE
The MDMA seeks the opportunity to serve the international museum community by establishing, maintaining and operating the .museum TLD. The MDMA’s Founder Members, taking into account the thoughts and concerns of many museum community members, propose fair and equitable policies and procedures for this undertaking. The MDMA recognizes the responsibility this task requires and will use its resources and expertise to meet this challenge.
The MDMA seeks the authority to determine who is eligible for the .museum TLD. The criteria and rationale for eligibility are explained in detail in Section E. In addition, the MDMA proposes certain operational policies concerning examination of prospective registrants’ credentials and dispute resolution that are consistent with ICANN’s policies. These are explained in Sections C and E.
C16.2. Reasons/justifications for seeking authority;
RESPONSE
The MDMA is proposing the .museum as a restricted TLD. As such it will be available only to those institutions and organizations meeting the long-respected definition of museum adopted by, and continually reviewed and discussed by, ICOM’s members. The rationale for the .museum TLD is explained throughout this Application. The MDMA was created to handle this responsibility. It is a dedicated, not-for-profit organization with a highly respected Board of Directors from the museum community. As such, delegation of authority for the .museum TLD to the MDMA is well placed.
C16.3. Method of guaranteeing that your organization will administer the policy in the interest of the Internet at large;
RESPONSE
The MDMA is proposing policies and procedures for the operation of the restricted ..museum TLD in the interests of the museum community and the Internet at large. With the exception of the determination of eligibility, the MDMA will follow the policies, procedures and decisions of ICANN. The MDMA has open membership and will maintain open communications, largely through its web site, with its membership and the general public.
C16.4. Whether variation from existing ICANN policies is intended at the opening of the new TLD.
RESPONSE
Other than as described herein, no variations from existing ICANN policies are intended.
C17. Identification of Registry Operator. Please list the full legal name, principal address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the registry operator:
RESPONSE
The
MDMA will contract with the Internet Council of Registrars ("CORE") to
secure its registry operator services for the .museum TLD. CORE is submitting
an application to ICANN in this proceeding as a Sponsoring Organization
for the .nom TLD and as a Registry Operator. MDMA and CORE have entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") for registry operator services;
a copy of the MOU that contains the material terms and conditions of the
contractual relationship between the MDMA and CORE is included in response
to question C18.2.
CORE
Internet Council of Registrars
World
Trade Center II
29
route de Pre-Bois
CH-1215
Geneva
Switzerland
Telephone
+41 22 929 5744
Fax
+41 22 929 5745
E-mail
address: tldapp@corenic.org The
MDMA is confident that CORE has the experience and resources to provide
the .museum registry operator services efficiently and effectively. Should
ICANN decide, however, not to authorize CORE to provide registry operator
services for the .museum TLD, then the MDMA shall obtain such services
from the entity(ies) recommended by ICANN, subject to satisfactory negotiation
of a contract.
C18. Contract with Registry Operator. Please attach one of the following:
C18.1. a copy of your contract with the selected registry operator for provision of registry services;C18.2. proposed terms for a contract (i.e. at least a detailed term sheet) with a registry operator for provision of registry services, proof of commitment from the registry operator for provision of services under those proposed terms, and a notation of the estimated date of entry into the contract; or
C18.3. a statement that the sponsoring organization will also serve as the registry operator for the proposed TLD. (In this case, the sponsoring organization must prepare and submit the Registry Operator's Proposal in addition to the Sponsoring Organization's Proposal.)
RESPONSE
As stated in response to question C17, the MDMA has identified CORE for the provision of registry operator services. To date, the MDMA and CORE have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that sets forth the material terms and conditions of their agreement. A copy of the MOU is attached. The parties will finalize a definitive agreement within ninety (90) days of ICANN’s approval of the .museum TLD, or such time period as ICANN requires.