[bc-gnso] ICANN Board Considering New UDRP Provider

[Phil Corwin <psc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, on the consent calendar for the 2/28 ICANN Board Meeting 
https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-28feb13-en.htm ---

Arab Center for Dispute Resolution's Proposal to Serve as UDRP Provider


You may recall that the BC is on record as stating several years back (don't 
have time right now to find document) that ICANN should not accredit any new 
UDRP providers until it developed a standard contract for all providers. My 
recollection is that this provider was one of the two being considered at that 
time and is based in Amman, Jordan.

In a related matter, while ICANN announced yesterday that NAF would be a URS 
provider, it did not state whether NAF would be placed under contract per the 
STI recommendation.

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