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Registrar Liaison Team

Registrar Liaison Team. RrSG Meeting Singapore 2011. Agenda. Review of the Past Year Current Initiatives/Activities On the Horizon How Can We Better Serve. Key Activities Over the Past Year. Key Activities Over Past Year. Development of Registrar Training Program

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Registrar Liaison Team

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  1. Registrar Liaison Team RrSG Meeting Singapore 2011

  2. Agenda • Review of the Past Year • Current Initiatives/Activities • On the Horizon • How Can We Better Serve

  3. Key Activities Over the Past Year

  4. 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

  5. Current Activities/Initiatives

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. On the Horizon

  12. 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

  13. Registrar Liaison Department Is Here for You

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Thank You

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