Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2004-03-06 - .net Registry Agreement Expiration Date and Initial Procedure for Designating Successor Registry Operator

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2004-03-06 - .net Registry Agreement Expiration Date and Initial Procedure for Designating Successor Registry Operator

Resolution of the ICANN Board

Topic:

Successor Operator of .NET Registry

Summary:

Board authorizes ICANN Staff to initiate search for successor operator of .NET registry in anticipation of registry agreement's expiration.

Category:

gTLDs

Meeting Date:

Sat, 6 Mar 2004

Resolution Number:

04.18

URL for Resolution:

http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/rome-resolutions-06mar04.htm

Status:

Complete

Implementation Actions:

Initiate search for .NET registry successor operator.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Staff
- Due date: 30 June 2004
- Completion date: 30 June 2004

Resolution Text:

Whereas, Section 5.1 of the .net Registry Agreement entered into between ICANN and VeriSign on 25 May 2001 provides that the agreement will expire no later than 30 June 2005 <http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-net-25may01.htm>;

Whereas, Section 5.2 of the .net Registry Agreement obligates ICANN to adopt an open, transparent procedure for designating a successor Registry Operator by no later than one year prior to the end of the agreement, which would be 30 June 2004;

Resolved, [04.18] that in order to prepare for the designation of a transparent procedure by 30 June 2004, the Board authorizes the President to take steps to initiate the process as specified in Section 5.2 of the .net Registry Agreement for designating a successor operator for the .net registry, including referrals and requests for advice to the GNSO and other relevant committees and organizations as appropriate.

Additional Information:

For Announcement on GNSO Finalized Criteria Recommendations for Designation of Subsequent .net Registry Operator, see: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10aug04.htm.
The .NET Registry Agreement is available at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/agreements.htm.
The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.