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MISTICA: Fwd: Announcing ISOC's Bid to Run .ORG!

From: Daniel Pimienta ([email protected])
Date: Thu Jun 20 2002 - 04:08:37 AST

>Date: 19 Jun 02 10:49:05
>From: [email protected] (Internet Society)
>
>Dear Internet Society Member:
>
>I am writing to inform you of a recent decision by the Internet
>Society Board of Trustees to submit a bid to the Internet Corporation
>for Assigned Names and Numbers, Inc. ("ICANN") to succeed VeriSign, Inc.
>as the registry operator for the .ORG top-level domain. This bid is
>being announced formally, and we wanted to be sure you were informed.
>Now that the bid is being officially submitted, we can provide you with
>more specifics.
>
>We've set up a section of our Web site (http://www.isoc.org/dotorg) that
>should answer your questions about .ORG, why ISOC is making a bid, and the
>structure we envision. I hope that you will support ISOC in these efforts.
>If you do, we ask that you send a letter of support to ICANN. Please visit
>http://www.isoc.org/dotorg and use the online submission form you'll find
>there.
>
>As one of the oldest "Internet institutions," ISOC has long led activities
>that contribute to an open and stable Internet. Through its initiatives in
>support of education and training, Internet standards and protocol, and
public
>policy, ISOC has played a critical role in ensuring that the Internet has
>developed in a stable and open manner and we believe that this is a natural
>extension of those efforts.
>
>ISOC's mission is wholly consistent with a non-commercial philosophy and our
>plans for .ORG will enable it to flourish as a truly global home dedicated
>to serving the unique interests of non-commercial organizations on the net.
>In addition, ISOC expects to be able to add significant value to the registry
>space in total, given our roots, values, and technical knowledge.
>
>We have chosen to work with Afilias Limited, which will be our back-end
>registry
>services provider. Afilias successfully deployed the first EPP-based
registry
>system with the launch of .INFO, and has a proven back-office system that can
>clearly execute the policies required for a stable and effective
>management of .ORG.
>
>This is an excellent partnership for ISOC, non-commercial entities, the .ORG
>registry, and the Internet, and we thank you in advance for your support.
>
>Warm regards,
>Lynn St. Amour
>President/CEO, ISOC

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