Commission DGXIII meeting on DNS

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


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| 
| 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
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| 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.
| ________________
| =
| 
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