Re: PAB A Proposal for Formation of a Domain Name Supporting Organization

[Lionel Singer <lionel@hotspace.net>]

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Lionel Singer

Amadeu Abril i Abril wrote:

> PABrs,
>
> Here you have a proposal for moving forward regarding the Domain name
> Supporting organization.
>  The website is still under construction.
>
> Amadeu
>
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>
>         A Proposal for Formation of a Domain Name
>          Supporting Organization
>
> There is no single organization that meets the exact
> requirements specified in the reconstituted IANA draft
> Bylaws for the Domain Name Support Organization
> ("DNSO"). Therefore, such an organization must be
> formed.
>
> We present here a proposal for the formation of such an
> organization, and we invite interested parties to join us in
> completing this work, and presenting an application to the
> reconstitued IANA for recognition as the DNSO.
>
> Our proposal follows the third draft of the Bylaws, VI.3.a.ii
> and VI.3.b, very closely, and we have tried to present a
> structure that represents our best understanding of what
> is required.  Several points are worth special mention:
>
>         The phrase "any other entities with legitimate
>         interests in these issues" (VI.3.a.ii) is a very broad
>         membership qualification. Accordingly, we have
>         designed the DNSO so that essentially any
>         interested entity can participate.
>
>         Funds from the DNSO will represent a major part of
>         the funding of a reconstituted IANA.  Two sources
>         of funds come to mind -- a per-domain assessment
>         on domain registrations, and membership dues in
>         the DNSO.  However, this is sure to be a
>         controversial topic, and we present several
>         possibilities.  Substantial funds for reconstituted
>         IANA are a hard requirement, however, and a
>         substantial dues structure will be necessary.
>
>         Given a very open structure such as we propose,
>         there are almost certain to be many members of
>         the DNSO, and we anticipate that there will
>         necessarily be an executive committee (we call it
>         the "DNSO Governing Committee" that will conduct
>         much of the business of the DNSO.  Thus, a
>         significant part of our proposal deals with the issue
>         of how the Governing Committee will be elected,
>         and how such an election will meet the
>         requirements specified in the ICANN Bylaws.
>
>         The Name Registries and Registrars are clearly a
>         special class within the DNSO, both from the point
>         of view of special mention in the Bylaws, and from
>         the point of view that domain registrations are likely
>         to be a primary source of funding for reconstituted
>         IANA.  But thy are indeed not the only interests to be
>         represented within the DNSO. Industry at large,
>         trademark interests, users, constitute other legitimate
>         classes. We deal with such obvious special classes
>         by following a model similar to that in the
>         reconstituted IANA Bylaws -- various classifications
>         elect certain numbers of members of the Governing
>         Committee.
>
>         As specified in the reconstituted IANA Bylaws, the
>         DNSO will create a Names Council ("NC").  The NC
>         is an adjunct to the DNSO, and is an open
>         membership organization.  We anticipate that dues
>         will also be necessary to be a member of the NC,
>         but they will be much less than the dues for a
>         DNSO member.  The NC will elect some fraction of
>         the Governing Committee.
>
>         A decision mechanism for nominating reconstituted
>         IANA Board members and deciding policy is a
>         requirement from the reconstituted IANA Bylaws.
>         We have a proposal, but this is an especially
>         delicate area, and some further work seems
>         necessary.
>
>         This is a work in progress.  In places we have
>         proposed alternatives; in other places there are
>         simply holes that need to be filled.  The general
>         framework is very flexible, but there are many
>         parametric details that must be decided.  And
>         indeed, it may be necessary to change the
>         framework.
>
> It is clear that a DNSO must be formed very quickly, and
> that there needs to be wide participation.  We invite you
> to join us in this effort.  Please send your comments and
> proposal for participation to <process@dnso.org>.  We
> invite all interested parties to a planned meeting in
> Barcelona (Catalonia, EU) on October 16, 17, 18, 1998.
>
> Thank you.
>
> http://www.dnso.org (under construction)
>
> The gTLD-MoU Policy Oversight Committee