Dear Colleagues, please find below an invitation we received from DGXIII - plus agenda. We intend to send Daniel Karrenberg to represent RIPE at that meeting (I am attending a conference in Berlin that day). Input (to the list) is most welcome. Greetings, Rob +--- Start of included message from: Christopher.WILKINSON@BXL.DG13.cec.be ----- | | Dear Rob Blockzijl, | Thank you for your message; I tried to telephone you yesterday. I regr= | et that | you will be in Berlin on 9 April, but I do feel however that it would b= | e very | useful if RIPE could nevertheless be represented at the meeting with th= | e | Registrars for the National TLDs, and I wonder whether it would be poss= | ible for | you to designate one or two of your colleagues to participate instead. | I attach the proposed agenda for your information. | Regards, Christopher Wilkinson | Attachment: Proposed Agenda | =20 | Internet Domain Name System | Commission meeting with the National TLD Registrars | DG XIII, Beaulieu , 9 April 1997, 14.30 - 17.00 | Proposed Agenda=20 | 1 Background to the Commission interest in the DNS | _ Introduction | _ comments made to the IAHC and the United States | 2. Structure and organisation of the National TLDs in Europe | _ coordination and consultation mechanisms | _ sharing access to TLD Registries between National and other Registrar= | s | _ management and control of critical databases. | 3. European participation in the organisation and management of th= | e | Internet DNS | _ National Registrars_ comments and input to the IAHC | _ relationship between the DNS in Europe and telecommunications numberi= | ng | _ participation in WIPO review of trademark aspects. | 4. The proposed generic TLDs | _ the need for and definition of proposed gTLDs | _ language considerations | _ alternative requirements and proposals. | 5. Allocation of new gTLD Registrars | _ eligibility criteria (c.f. IAHC technical and financial parameters) | _ sharing of Registries and competition considerations | _ sharing of existing TLDs | _ management and control of critical databases | _ Selection procedures (c.f. proposed lottery) | _ alternative proposals. | 6. European participation in future Internet organisation and mana= | gement of | the DNS | _ Relationships with existing bodies: ISOC, IANA, NSI, etc. | _ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | _ Proposed new bodies (CORE, POC, PAB) | _ Competence of the future structure for existing TLDs | _ Representation of National Registrars. | 7. Orientations for future coordination and consultation in Europe= | | regarding the Domain Name System. | ________________ | = | +--- End of included message from: Christopher.WILKINSON@BXL.DG13.cec.be -----