1. Proposal for the Permanent ccTLD Secretariat 10 th Mar. 2001 ccTLD Constituency Meeting in Melbourneby AP Joint Secretariat Singapore(NUS) and Korea (KRNIC) Contact Points: Byung-Kyu Kim (bkkim@nic.or.kr) Abhisak Chulya (abhisak@thnic.net) Abhisak Chulya (abhisak@thnic.net)

2. Contents Background Background Proposed Work Plan Proposed Work Plan Review Board Review Board Coordination of Translation Coordination of Translation Staffs and Services Staffs and Services Office and Facilities Office and Facilities Budget Budget APPENDIX I: Outreach and Awareness (Optional) APPENDIX II: Brief CV of Personnel

3. Background Interim ccTLD Secretariat will finish its work on March 2001. Interim ccTLD Secretariat will finish its work on March 2001. Permanent ccTLD Secretariat will do successive Interim ccTLD Secretariat’s works. Permanent ccTLD Secretariat will do successive Interim ccTLD Secretariat’s works. - work for all ccTLD Constituency Members - a focal contact point - support & report - facilitate liaison with ICANN and regional org.

4. Background (AP Joint Sec.) 7 DNSO Constituency Secretariats: 7 DNSO Constituency Secretariats: - 4 in USA, 2 in Europe, and 1 in ??? Asia-Pacific Region has no ICANN related secretariat. Asia-Pacific Region has no ICANN related secretariat. - Two-third of world population - Internet is rapidly growing - still developing and undeveloped area AP Joint Secretariat: AP Joint Secretariat: - An Asia-Pacific org. that provides secretariat services - Supports to Asia-Pacific Internet org. such as APAN, IAK, APNG, APIA, AP* Retreat, APBioNet, APNIC, APRICOT, MINC …etc. We welcome any other ccTLDs join in this secretariat. We welcome any other ccTLDs join in this secretariat.

5. Proposed Work Plan Primary Objective: to ensure that the work that has been accomplished, and successes that have been achieved by the Interim ccTLD Secretariat are continued Primary Objective: to ensure that the work that has been accomplished, and successes that have been achieved by the Interim ccTLD Secretariat are continued. - Maintaining and Updating the ccTLD website - Maintaining, archiving, and publishing mailing lists - Publicizing, promoting, and encouraging developmental activities - Providing overall organization services for ccTLD meetings - Performing bookkeeping and accounting services - Organizing the voting processes of all ccTLD related elections - Providing a Help-Desk via email for ccTLD member’s requests - Provide general supports to the ccTLD AdCom - Editing and preparing the official ccTLD documents

6. Review Board We propose that ccTLD Constituency set up a Review Board. We propose that ccTLD Constituency set up a Review Board. Roles of the Review Board: Roles of the Review Board: - to review the work of Secretariat. - will evaluate overall performance of Secretariat and report to AdCom and ccTLD Constituency Members. - make recommendations on how to improve the management.

7. Coordination of Translation We propose to encourage ccTLD Members: for translation, website mirroring, and regional coordination for information exchange. We propose to encourage ccTLD Members: for translation, website mirroring, and regional coordination for information exchange. Contact points: Contact points: Spanish orobles@nic.mx, Oscar Alejandro Robles Garayorobles@nic.mx French yann@netbox.com, Yann Kwokyann@netbox.com Russian maria@nns.ru, Maria Stepanovamaria@nns.ru Japanese yumi@nic.ad.jp, Ohashi Yumiyumi@nic.ad.jp Chinese hlqian@cnnic.net.cn, Prof. Hualin Qian, andhlqian@cnnic.net.cn walterwu@cnnic.net.cn, Prof. Walter Wu Yangyiwalterwu@cnnic.net.cn Arabic sultan76@emirates.net.ae, Sultan Al Shamssultan76@emirates.net.ae Korean kangmk@snu.ac.kr, Prof. Myung Koo Kangkangmk@snu.ac.kr Hindi mudur@saathi.ncst.ernet.in, Dr Sudhir Mudurmudur@saathi.ncst.ernet.in Thai kanchana@thnic.net, Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasutkanchana@thnic.net

8. Staffs and Services Executive Director (Dr. BK Kim) Executive Director (Dr. BK Kim) - main focal point - in charge of all operations, manage overall ccTLD Secretariat matters and financial matters - coordinating relationship between ICANN and ccTLD - manage the main website, documents and translation Deputy Executive Director (Dr. Abhisak Chulya) Deputy Executive Director (Dr. Abhisak Chulya) - contents of all ccTLD documents and maintaining contents of related websites - organizing ccTLD meetings Administrative Assistant (to be hired) Administrative Assistant (to be hired) - collect membership fees, managing accounting, financial matters - meeting minutes, facilitate drafting of ccTLD documents

9. Office and Facilities Office: Office: Main office will be in Korea(KRNIC) High speed Internet connection (T-1, E-1, ISDN, ADSL, or cable modem): High speed Internet connection (T-1, E-1, ISDN, ADSL, or cable modem): linked to outside with two T3 and one E1(total 92 Mbps) Telecommunications (2 phone lines, 1 FAX line): Telecommunications (2 phone lines, 1 FAX line): total 15 lines for outgoing and 26 lines for incoming, and its own switchboards, provide a Cable-TV and a video conference equipment Mails: Mails: FedEx, UPS Computers: Computers: several laser printers and web servers, more than 4 computers, with high security in network connections

10. Budget Korea (KRNIC) and Singapore (NUS) will be financially accountable for the ccTLD Secretariat. Korea (KRNIC) and Singapore (NUS) will be financially accountable for the ccTLD Secretariat. Monthly Expenses: USD 5,800 Monthly Expenses: USD 5,800 - Executive Director (part time): Offered by KRNIC - Deputy Executive Director (part time): USD 2,000 - Administrative Assistant (full time): USD 1,800 - Technical Service (outsourcing): USD 500 - Translation Service (outsourcing): USD 700 - Communication Cost: USD 700 Yearly Expenses: USD 17,400 (Monthly Expenses: USD 1,450) Yearly Expenses: USD 17,400 (Monthly Expenses: USD 1,450) - Cost of technical service for electoral voting: USD 1,000 - Traveling cost for ICANN annual meetings: USD 9,000 - Equipments: USD 5,000- Traveling cost for other meetings: USD 2,400 TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENSES: USD 87,000 TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENSES: USD 87,000

11. APPENDIX I: Outreach and Awareness (Optional) Optional Outreach and Awareness Program: Optional Outreach and Awareness Program: (Budget would be separately supported.) (Budget would be separately supported.) - With enough budget and support from ccTLD Constituency - We will conduct more actively the Outreach and Awareness program. - Executive Director will do this job before he assign a manager. - The target countries will be decided by an ad-hoc committee - The target countries will be decided by an ad-hoc committee consisted of Outreach Manager and chairs of each regional consisted of Outreach Manager and chairs of each regional Outreach Program. Outreach Program. Additional Yearly Expenses: USD 33,000 Additional Yearly Expenses: USD 33,000 - Traveling cost for regional meetings: USD 9,000 - Traveling cost for Outreach and Awareness: USD 24,000

12. APPENDIX II: Brief CV of Personnel Executive Director: Dr. Byung-Kyu Kim Executive Director: Dr. Byung-Kyu Kim Current Positions: - Director of KRNIC, Seoul, Korea - Chair of APTLD Outreach WG - APNIC Executive Council Member, APRICOT Executive Committee Member Past Experiences: - ccTLD Service WG Deputy Chair - Chair of APRICOT2001 Fellowship Committee - APRICOT2000 Central Secretariat - Post-Doctoral Researcher, Louisiana State University, LA, USAEducation: - Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas, TX, USA - M.S., Rutgers University, NJ, USA, B.S., Korea University, Seoul, Korea

13. APPENDIX II: Brief CV of Personnel Deputy Executive Director: Dr. Abhisak Chulya Deputy Executive Director: Dr. Abhisak Chulya Current Positions: - Deputy Executive Director, Interim ccTLD Constituency Secretariat - Managing Director, NIPA Technology Co., Ltd. Thailand Past Experiences: - Director(1999-2000), Thailand Science Park, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment - Senior Aerospace Engineer (1988-1995) NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USAEducation: - Doctor of Engineering in Structural Mechanics and Materials, Civil Engineering Department, Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA