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The first .org domain was registered by MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization providing systems engineering and information technology support to the US government, on July 10, 1985.

On May 25, 2001, [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)]] entered into an unsponsored registry agreement with Verisign Inc for operating the .org domain.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-25may01.htm</ref> This agreement expired on December 31, 2002. A request for proposal was circulated by ICANN on May 20, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/rfp-20may02.htm</ref> ISOC (The Internet Society) was [http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/org/applications/ ~~one of the eleven applicants] who put in their proposals to become the successor operator.~~ ISOC proposed to set up a separate entity christened "Public Interest Registry" (PIR) to operate the .org gTLD, with the sole power to appoint its board of directors. As part of the arrangement, PIR would appoint [~~http://www.afilias.info/~~ Afilias Limited] to handle the full range of back-end registry services on behalf of PIR. The ~~[http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm#SuccessorOperatorfororgRegistry~~ ICANN board selected PIR] as the successor operator to Verisign for managing the .org gTLD on October 14, 2002. Finally, the reins of .org domain came into PIR's control in January 2003 for a period of 3 years, expiring December 2006.

On May 25, 2001, [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)]] entered into an unsponsored registry agreement with Verisign Inc for operating the .org domain.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-25may01.htm</ref> This agreement expired on December 31, 2002. A request for proposal was circulated by ICANN on May 20, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/rfp-20may02.htm</ref> ISOC (The Internet Society) was one of the eleven applicants who put in their proposals to become the successor operator.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/org/applications/</ref> ISOC proposed to set up a separate entity christened "Public Interest Registry" (PIR) to operate the .org [[gTLD]], with the sole power to appoint its board of directors. As part of the arrangement, PIR would appoint [[Afilias Limited]] to handle the full range of back-end registry services on behalf of PIR. The ICANN board selected PIR as the successor operator to Verisign for managing the .org gTLD on October 14, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm#SuccessorOperatorfororgRegistry</ref> Finally, the reins of .org domain came into PIR's control in January 2003 for a period of 3 years, expiring December 2006.

On December 8, 2006, the agreement between ICANN and PIR was [http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-16jul08.htm ~~further renewed] for another 6.5 years, and is set to expire on June 30, 2013.~~

On December 8, 2006, the agreement between ICANN and PIR was further renewed for another 6.5 years, and is set to expire on June 30, 2013.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-16jul08.htm</ref>

The .org has emerged as the third-largest generic top-level domain in the world, as per the [http://www.pir.org/pdf/dashboard_1H_2010.pdf ~~bi-annual domain name report] published by PIR for January to June 2010.~~

The .org has emerged as the third-largest generic top-level domain in the world, as per the bi-annual domain name report published by PIR for January to June 2010.<ref>http://www.pir.org/pdf/dashboard_1H_2010.pdf</ref>

== Governance ==

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 The first .org domain was registered by MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization providing systems engineering and information technology support to the US government, on July 10, 1985.
-On May 25, 2001, [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)]] entered into an unsponsored registry agreement with Verisign Inc for operating the .org domain.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-25may01.htm</ref>  This agreement expired on December 31, 2002. A request for proposal was circulated by ICANN on May 20, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/rfp-20may02.htm</ref> ISOC (The Internet Society) was [http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/org/applications/ one of the eleven applicants] who put in their proposals to become the successor operator. ISOC proposed to set up a separate entity christened "Public Interest Registry" (PIR) to operate the .org gTLD, with the sole power to appoint its board of directors. As part of the arrangement, PIR would appoint [http://www.afilias.info/ Afilias Limited] to handle the full range of back-end registry services on behalf of PIR. The [http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm#SuccessorOperatorfororgRegistry ICANN board selected PIR] as the successor operator to Verisign for managing the .org gTLD on October 14, 2002. Finally, the reins of .org domain came into PIR's control in January 2003 for a period of 3 years, expiring December 2006.
+On May 25, 2001, [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)]] entered into an unsponsored registry agreement with Verisign Inc for operating the .org domain.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-org-25may01.htm</ref>  This agreement expired on December 31, 2002. A request for proposal was circulated by ICANN on May 20, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/rfp-20may02.htm</ref> ISOC (The Internet Society) was one of the eleven applicants who put in their proposals to become the successor operator.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/org/applications/</ref> ISOC proposed to set up a separate entity christened "Public Interest Registry" (PIR) to operate the .org [[gTLD]], with the sole power to appoint its board of directors. As part of the arrangement, PIR would appoint [[Afilias Limited]] to handle the full range of back-end registry services on behalf of PIR. The ICANN board selected PIR as the successor operator to Verisign for managing the .org gTLD on October 14, 2002.<ref>http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-14oct02.htm#SuccessorOperatorfororgRegistry</ref> Finally, the reins of .org domain came into PIR's control in January 2003 for a period of 3 years, expiring December 2006.
-On December 8, 2006, the agreement between ICANN and PIR was [http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-16jul08.htm further renewed] for another 6.5 years, and is set to expire on June 30, 2013.
+On December 8, 2006, the agreement between ICANN and PIR was further renewed for another 6.5 years, and is set to expire on June 30, 2013.<ref>http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-16jul08.htm</ref>
-The .org has emerged as the third-largest generic top-level domain in the world, as per the [http://www.pir.org/pdf/dashboard_1H_2010.pdf bi-annual domain name report] published by PIR for January to June 2010.
+The .org has emerged as the third-largest generic top-level domain in the world, as per the bi-annual domain name report published by PIR for January to June 2010.<ref>http://www.pir.org/pdf/dashboard_1H_2010.pdf</ref>
 == Governance ==