World Wide Alliance of Top Level Domain-names

ccTLD ICANN Meetings in Shanghai

ccTLD ICANN Meetings in Shanghai, China, Asia Pacific 27-29 October 2002, Motions

1. Moved by Sue Leader (.nz) and seconded by Elisabeth Porteneuve (.fr)

   Motion 1 : That we announce our decision consistent with points #6 and #9 of the ccTLD Stockholm Communique to withdraw from DNSO at the end of the DNSO Names Council Meeting on Oct 29, 2002.

   The meeting approved unanimously with no oppose.

2. Moved Maureen Cubberley (.ca) and seconded by Chris Disspain (.au)

   Motion 2 : That the meeting congratulates the RIRs on a clear logical and inclusive response to the reform issue, in direct response to ICANN.s own dilemma, a solution which we wholeheartedly support.

   The meeting approved unanimously with no oppose.

3. Moved by Peter Dengate Thrush (.nz)

   Motion 3 : That the ccTLD meeting in Shanghai endorses the ccTLD Response to the Blueprint.

   The meeting approved this motion with one abstention from .uk.

4. Moved by Stephan Welzel (.de) and seconded by Alf Hansen (.no)

   Motion 4 : That the ccTLDs meeting in Shanghai support the statements issued to date by the Regional Associations with respect to the zone file transfer requirements being imposed by ICANN/IANA staff as a pre-condition to necessary updates to ccTLD IANA database information, and calls upon the ICANN Board of Directors to immediately instruct the ICANN/IANA staff to cease imposing such preconditions.

   The meeting approved unanimously with no oppose

5. Moved by Kilnam Chon (.kr) and seconded by Alf Hansen (.no)

   Motion 5 :

   1. That the ccTLD Constituency (ccSO) to form IDN Working Groups to address issues for various language groups

   2. That the global Internet community have regular fora among various stakeholders to co-ordinate activities starting with information exchanges.

   The meeting approved unanimously with no oppose.

6. Moved by Nigel Roberts (.gg) and seconded by Bill Semich (.nu)

   Motion 6 : That the ccTLDs note with thanks to the work on Plan B, a project to define a cc-IANA, done by Dr Willie Black and colleagues in developing this proposal and requests that they continue this work and produce a final version by end of December 2002.

   The meeting approved this motion with abstention from .au, .ca, .no and .fr

7. Moved by Maureen Cubberley (.ca) and seconded by Sabine Dolderer (.de)

   Motion 7 : That the ccTLDs welcomed work which has been done by the Assistance Group and the opportunity for further two way communication that this proposal provides.

   The meeting approved unanimously with no abstention.