CENTR Update Gabriella Schittek – CENTR Rome, 2 March 2004

What is CENTR? Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries Forum for TLD managers –Primarily ccTLDs (but includes gTLDs) –Primarily European (but members from 5 continents)

CENTR Work WSIS: Monitoring developments Advocate private sector/community based leadership of Internet ITU Closely following

CENTR Work ccNSO: Still under discussion Some members feel there are structural problems, others loopholes. GAC principles: Meeting with GAC representatives (Dec 2003) CENTR response to draft GAC principles submitted (no total agreement)

CENTR Work WHOIS paper “Checklist” for implementing WHOIS that complies with privacy legislation. –Considers EC directive on Data Privacy –First draft discussed February GA –Further work required. Meeting with EU Commissioner Encourage private sector management, liberal policies.

CENTR Work ICANN fund Contributing members: currently: 10 (more interested for next budget year) To increase trust List of requests & demands presented to ICANN (Paul Verhoef & Doug Barton) at last GA – response promised within 90 days after Rome. IANA shadowing Efforts to create a mirror of IANA CENTR maintains a snapshot and mirror of IANA database Automatically tracks changes and monitors performance Assist of authentication of ccTLD manager To increase trust and stability

CENTR Work IDN resource website Neutral place for end-users to upgrade their software to support IDNs “One click” solution –Automatically detects if browser supports IDNs –Offers appropriate upgrades if necessary Vendor neutral, not fixed to VeriSign’s plug-in etc. Localised to many different languages Launch estimate – 1-2 weeks after ICANN.

Increased Awareness Kite mark program CENTR members encouraged to use CENTR “membership badge” on websites. Linked to special website to be developed describing CENTR basics & key registry basics in standard format Newsletter Aim to improve awareness of ccTLD issues outside out industry First issue focus – “Tribute to EU Commissioner Liikanen”

Upcoming issues Outreach: Members encouraged to help with training & name servers for developing countries UNICT meeting, New York New CENTR General Manager

Future Meetings General Assemblies 2004: –Stockholm SE (June) –Yerevan AM (September) –Zürich CH (November) Administrative Workshop –Dealing with registry-registrar relations Technical Workshop –Detailed anaysis of IRIS (protocol of CRISP working group) Legal Working Groups

Questions?