dotCYM respsonse

["SION JOBBINS" <sion.jobbins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*Introduction of New Top Level Domains*
Comment from dotCYM bid



dotCYM, the bid for the Welsh linguistic and cultural community, (
www.dotcym.org) wishes to confirm its intention to submit its bid to ICANN
at the earliest possibly opportunity.



The bid for the .cym TLD already has the support of thousands of potential
users from within Wales and world-wide from the Welsh diaspora. The bid is
also accepted as part of the new Welsh Assembly Government 'One Wales'
programme and is listed in Sub-heading 9 ('A Rich and Diverse Culture') of
the coalition pact. The new Government will actively work towards the
acceptance and the implementation of the TLD.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/27_06_07_onewales.pdf   The UK's
Department of Trade and Industry have also reaffirmed their intention not to
oppose the dotCYM bid.

Can we expect that there will be at least 2 application opportunities a year
beginning from 2008, possibly in connection with an ICANN meeting?   Further
delay in the application opportunities only confirm the marginalisation of
online communities such as the Welsh linguistic and cultural community and
undermines work which has been undertaken across many interests,
organisations, NGOs and governments over an ever-increasing period of time.





Siôn T. Jobbins

Chief Executive
Cais dotCYM cyf
www.dotcym.org