[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN and the Universal Postal Union Conclude Negotiation for .POST

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20oct09-en.htm
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 ICANN and the Universal Postal Union Conclude Negotiation for .POST

20 October 2009

ICANN and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have reached an agreement in
principle for the UPU sponsorship of the .POST Top-Level Domain. Final
approval of the agreement is subject to ICANN's public comment process
(which will commence after ICANN concludes its meeting in Seoul on 30
October 2009), and consideration by the Board of Directors.

The UPU is responsible for setting the rules for the universal network of
international postal mail exchanges. A specialized agency of the United
Nations, the UPU was established in 1874 and is one of the world's oldest
intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Despite ICANN's relative youth,
ICANN and the UPU bear a number of resemblances, including active
participation by representatives of geographically diverse governments and
constituencies. Both organizations are governed by a bottom-up process: the
UPU by its member countries and ICANN by the global Internet community. And
both organizations serve billions of people globally.

The agreement concludes the negotiation that enables both organizations to
recognize one another's traditional autonomy, mission, and core values. The
agreement represents a significant accomplishment for the UPU, ICANN, and
the global Internet community. "This validates the ICANN model for fostering
expansion of and innovation in the domain name space," said ICANN CEO and
President, Rod Beckstrom. "The UPU has also helped mark out a path for other
IGOs to sponsor their own top-level domains and helps us expand our
multi-stakeholder relationships in the IGO field."
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