gTLD-MoU News (July 27, 1998)

[Robert Shaw <robert.shaw@itu.int>]

gTLD-MoU News (July 27, 1998)

The following news updates have been posted on the gTLD-MoU web 
site at http://www.gtld-mou.org.

July 23, 1998: The gTLD-MoU Policy Oversight Committee has released a
report: "The Economic Structure of Internet Generic Top-Level Domain
Name Registries: Analysis and Recommendation". See
http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/eco-structure-registries.htm

July 23, 1998: Jon Postel has been awarded the ITU silver medal at 
INET '98 for his central role in the success story of the Internet.
See http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press/releases/1998/98-26.html

July 15, 1998: CORE announces opening of applications to new members.
See press release and application details at 
http://www.corenic.org/press_releases/july15.htm and 
http://www.corenic.org/join_core/join.htm

July 15, 1998: The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has announced its
new appointees to the gTLD-MoU Policy Oversight Committee. The new
appointees are Pindar Wong and Lars-Johan Liman. Pindar Wong will
immediately take up the seat vacated by Patrik Fältström, which runs until
August 2000. Lars-Johan Liman will take up the seat to be vacated by Rob
Austein at the end of August 1998, for three years until August 2001. The
Policy Oversight Committee would like to express its appreciation for the
dedication and contributions of the departing IAB appointees, Patrik
Fältström and Rob Austein. The list of Policy Oversight Committee members 
can be found at http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/poc-members.htm

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Robert
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Robert Shaw <robert.shaw@itu.int>
Head a.i., IED/Advisor, Global Information Infrastructure
International Telecommunication Union <http://www.itu.int>
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