RrSG MeetingSingapore 2011

Registrar Liaison Team

Agenda

• Review of the Past Year

• Current Initiatives/Activities

• On the Horizon

• How Can We Better Serve

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Key Activities Over the Past Year

Key Activities Over Past Year

• Development of Registrar Training Program

• Enhanced Accreditation Application Process – Revised/Updated Accreditation

Application & Instructions

• Translations of registrar-related web pages and documents

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Current Activities/Initiatives

Current Initiatives/Activities

• Roll-out of Training Program• Registrant Rights &

Responsibilities • Enhanced Due Diligence Review

for Accreditation Process• New Translations • RDE Contract • .xxx gTLD Accreditation

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Current Initiatives/Activities

• Roll-out of Training Program– Beta-testing with volunteer registrars

completed last week – Community-wide rollout/availability

after Singapore Meeting– Translations scheduled to be

completed by end of June – Registrar deadline for completion t.b.d.

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Current Initiatives/Activities

• Registrant Rights & Responsibilities– ICANN will be posting the Registrant

Rights/Responsibilities on its website after Singapore

– Notification will be sent to all accredited Registrars once webpage has been published

– Under RAA Section 3.15 Registrars are required to provide and clearly display a link to this webpage on any website it may operate for domain name registration or renewal

– Registrars will have 30 days to comply once notification is received

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Current Initiatives/Activities

• Translations – Continuing translations of key registrar-related

web pages and policies on ICANN website– Translated into:

• 5 U.N. languages • Korean & Japanese

– Next set of translations posted by June 30 • Includes Statement of Registrar Accreditation Policy,

Registrar Accreditation: Application Instructions, Registrar Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy

– Staff will monitor any revisions/updates in original pages and policies to ensure that translations are also accurate and updated

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Current Initiatives/Activities

• Other Department Projects – Enhanced Due Diligence Review

for Accreditation Process• Includes increase in application fee

to US $3,500 effective 1 July 2011

– Iron Mountain Contract Expires 1 November 2011• Renewal and options under

consideration

– .xxx gTLD Accreditation

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On the Horizon

On the Horizon

• Operational Readiness for new gTLDs

–Automation of gTLD appendices and accreditation applications

–Other aspects affecting staffing and department structure needed to fully address community needs

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Registrar Liaison Department

Is Here for You

Some of What We Do

• Perform two-way communication role

• Represent Registrar concerns within ICANN and community

• Interface with Compliance and Policy teams to help ensure understanding of Registrar business models

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Some of What We Do

• Host Regional Events

• Communicate issues of importance to the Chair of the RrSG for distribution to members

• Manage Bank Account for RrSG

• Manage Annual Fee Approval Process

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What Can We Do Better?

• What concerns need to be addressed?

• How can we better serve the RrSG and the larger Registrar Community?

• Other Feedback/Suggestions

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Thank You