Dear ICANN:We, the undersigned
organizations and individuals, express our support for the DotOrg Foundation's proposal
to:
* Operate the .org registry to high standards of reliability and security;
*
Support and foster the participation of the non-commercial sector on the Internet,
particularly by facilitating their obtaining of domain names the .org top level domain
(TLD);
* Provide solutions that increase the Internet as a secure and reliable
place for non-commercial entities, including for non-profit organizations around
the world to engage in on-line philanthropy;
* Advance an environment in which
Internet users worldwide may easily and securely gain access to the .org website
domain name registry and supporting authentication/validation information - thus
ensuring greater confidence when interacting with websites among donors, participants,
members, etc.
* Increase the use of .org by non-commercial organizations, particularly
those in developing countries and under-served communities
* Enhance the global
dialogue among the non-commercial activity and supporting their understanding of
and meaningful participation in the domain name system and the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); and
* Support the utilization of the Internet's
tools by the non-commercial sectors in underserved regions around the world.
We
are further encouraged the by DotOrg Foundation's intent to act as a convener for
the community and as a platform for ideas to be examined and disseminated to the
.org community, particularly non-commercial entities, by:
* Creating mechanisms
to elicit non-commercial dialogue;
* Listening to and understanding the non-commercial
community's and concerns and building an engaged and participatory constituency;
*
Creating governance structures that allow for participation by members of the .org
community, particularly non-commercial registrants; and
* Providing for transparency
in meetings and decision-making processes.
Respectfully,
Stijn Bijnens
CEO
Ubizen
nv/sa
Leuven, Belgium