Difference between revisions of "CENTR"

From ICANNWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 19: Line 19:
 
The '''Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries''' ('''CENTR''') is an association of Internet country code top-level domain registry (ccTLD) managers,<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref> whose objective is to promote and participate in the development of high standards for ccTLDs.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about/mission.html CENTR Mission]</ref>
 
The '''Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries''' ('''CENTR''') is an association of Internet country code top-level domain registry (ccTLD) managers,<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref> whose objective is to promote and participate in the development of high standards for ccTLDs.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about/mission.html CENTR Mission]</ref>
  
CENTR provides a forum to discuss matters of policy affecting ccTLD registries. It acts as a channel for communication between registries, Internet governing bodies, and other organisations involved with the Internet, and promotes the interests of not-for-profit ccTLDs, lobbying on their behalf.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref> It does not speak or act for individual registry managers. <ref>[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:C8vKl7H8ookJ:tnc2000.terena.org/proceedings/6B/6b2.ppt+Council+for+European+National+Top+Level+Domain+Registries&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjGbfJ6GuZFE3N-6EjfooO89L06gVj7_gac82YqEPtetVY_3jIHgnSRD7c_jD1cZXG2FX4ZbWjnF8NyoVKuUwyKsneQXgkC8dUwNmaQ3Jz01ou6N6mbbPCWeASwW5uHZ_zaH5_m&sig=AHIEtbRdo2ClrgIIRRCyYTPAY5W1Tajrlw&pli=1 "Pioneering Tomorrow's Internet"]</ref>
+
CENTR provides a forum to discuss matters of policy affecting ccTLD registries. It acts as a channel for communication between registries, Internet governing bodies, and other organizations involved with the Internet, and promotes the interests of not-for-profit ccTLDs, lobbying on their behalf.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref> It does not speak or act for individual registry managers. <ref>[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:C8vKl7H8ookJ:tnc2000.terena.org/proceedings/6B/6b2.ppt+Council+for+European+National+Top+Level+Domain+Registries&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjGbfJ6GuZFE3N-6EjfooO89L06gVj7_gac82YqEPtetVY_3jIHgnSRD7c_jD1cZXG2FX4ZbWjnF8NyoVKuUwyKsneQXgkC8dUwNmaQ3Jz01ou6N6mbbPCWeASwW5uHZ_zaH5_m&sig=AHIEtbRdo2ClrgIIRRCyYTPAY5W1Tajrlw&pli=1 "Pioneering Tomorrow's Internet"]</ref>
  
 
Although CENTR has a European focus, there are no geographical limitations on membership.
 
Although CENTR has a European focus, there are no geographical limitations on membership.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The project that was to become CENTR began as an offshoot of [[RIPE]] in March 1998 and was funded informally by participating registries. In 1999, CENTR was legally established in the UK as a non-profit company separate from RIPE. In 2006, CENTR relocated to Belguim. CENTR activities are funded by membership fees and are performed by a secretariat based in Brussels.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref>
+
The project that was to become CENTR began as an offshoot of [[RIPE NCC]] in March 1998<ref>[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:C8vKl7H8ookJ:tnc2000.terena.org/proceedings/6B/6b2.ppt+Council+for+European+National+Top+Level+Domain+Registries&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjGbfJ6GuZFE3N-6EjfooO89L06gVj7_gac82YqEPtetVY_3jIHgnSRD7c_jD1cZXG2FX4ZbWjnF8NyoVKuUwyKsneQXgkC8dUwNmaQ3Jz01ou6N6mbbPCWeASwW5uHZ_zaH5_m&sig=AHIEtbRdo2ClrgIIRRCyYTPAY5W1Tajrlw&pli=1 "Pioneering Tomorrow's Internet"]</ref> and was funded informally by participating registries. In 1999, CENTR was legally established in the UK as a non-profit company separate from RIPE. In 2006, CENTR relocated to Belguim. CENTR activities are funded by membership fees and are performed by a secretariat based in Brussels.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about.html CENTR About]</ref>
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
  
As of January 2011, CENTR consists of 49 members.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about/members.html CENTR Members]</ref>
+
As of January 2011, CENTR consists of 49 members, 10 Associate Members and has granted Observer status to 12 organisations.<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/about/members.html CENTR Members]</ref>
  
 
<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="64%" cellpadding="5"><tr><td width="45%">'''Member Organization'''</td><td>'''CENTR Representative(s)'''</td><td>'''TLDs'''</td></tr>
 
<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="64%" cellpadding="5"><tr><td width="45%">'''Member Organization'''</td><td>'''CENTR Representative(s)'''</td><td>'''TLDs'''</td></tr>
Line 80: Line 80:
 
<tr><td>[[UCY-DNS]]</td><td>[[Agathoclis Stylianou]]</td><td>[[.cy]]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>[[UCY-DNS]]</td><td>[[Agathoclis Stylianou]]</td><td>[[.cy]]</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
 +
 +
<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="64%" cellpadding="5"><tr><td width="45%">'''Associate Organization'''</td><td>'''CENTR Representative(s)'''</td><td>'''TLDs'''</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[.ORG]], The Public Interest Registry</td><td>[[Alexa Raad]]</td><td>[[.org]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[Afilias]]</td><td>[[Desiree Miloshevic]]</td><td>[[.info]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[CNNIC]]</td><td>[[Jian Zhang]]</td><td>[[.cn]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[JPRS]]</td><td>[[Hiro Hotta]]</td><td>[[.jp]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[NeuStar]]</td><td>[[Marco Bernardi]]</td><td>[[.us]], [[.biz]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[NIC-Mexico]]</td><td>[[Oscar Robles-Garay]]</td><td>[[.mx]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[VeriSign]]</td><td>[[Ricardo Pedraza Barrios]]</td><td>[[.com]], [[.net]], [[.cc]], [[.tv]]</td></tr>
 +
</table>
 +
 +
<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="64%" cellpadding="5"><tr><td width="45%">'''Observer Organization'''</td><td>'''CENTR Representative(s)'''</td><td>'''TLDs'''</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[AfTLD]]</td><td>[[Eric Akumiah]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[APTLD]]</td><td>[[Ramesh Kumar Nadaraja]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[Autonomica]]</td><td>[[Kurt Erik Lindqvist]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[EurolSPA]]</td><td>[[Michael Rotert]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[European Commission]]</td><td>[[Michael Niebel]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[ICANN]]</td><td>[[Kim Davies]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[ISOC]]</td><td>[[Frederic Donck]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[LACTLD]]</td><td>[[Erick Iriarte Ahon]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[NLnetLabs]]</td><td>[[Olaf Kolkman]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[OARC]]</td><td>[[Duane Wessels]]</td><td>[[.eu]]</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[RIPE]]</td><td>[[Rob Blokzijl]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
<tr><td>[[RIPE NCC]]</td><td>[[Axel Pawlik]]</td><td>none</td></tr>
 +
</table>
 +
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
 +
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 05:37, 11 February 2011

Centr.png
Type: Non-Profit
Industry: Internet governance
Founded: UK (1999)
Headquarters: Belliardstraat 20, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Country: International, European focus
Website: centr.org
Key People
Peter Van Roste, General Manager
Wim Degezelle, Communications Manager
Linda Verhaegen, Office Manager
Patrick Myles, Information Manager
Mathieu Weill, Chairman of the Board & AFNIC Rep
Juhani Juselius, Treasurer of the Board & FICORA Rep
Annebeth Lange, Board Member & NORID Rep
Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder, Board Member & .se Rep
Peter Vergote, Board Member & DNS.be Rep

The Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) is an association of Internet country code top-level domain registry (ccTLD) managers,[1] whose objective is to promote and participate in the development of high standards for ccTLDs.[2]

CENTR provides a forum to discuss matters of policy affecting ccTLD registries. It acts as a channel for communication between registries, Internet governing bodies, and other organizations involved with the Internet, and promotes the interests of not-for-profit ccTLDs, lobbying on their behalf.[3] It does not speak or act for individual registry managers. [4]

Although CENTR has a European focus, there are no geographical limitations on membership.

History[edit | edit source]

The project that was to become CENTR began as an offshoot of RIPE NCC in March 1998[5] and was funded informally by participating registries. In 1999, CENTR was legally established in the UK as a non-profit company separate from RIPE. In 2006, CENTR relocated to Belguim. CENTR activities are funded by membership fees and are performed by a secretariat based in Brussels.[6]

Members[edit | edit source]

As of January 2011, CENTR consists of 49 members, 10 Associate Members and has granted Observer status to 12 organisations.[7]

Member OrganizationCENTR Representative(s)TLDs
.SE (Stiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur)Danny Aerts.se
AFGNICMuhammad Aslam.af
AFNICMathieu Weill.fr, .yt, .re, .wf, .tf, .pm
AKEPAdriatik Allamani.al
Andorra TelecomJoan-Marc Lauga i Courtil.ad
ARNESBarbara Povse Golob.si
CARNetZoran Vlah.hr
CHIPBalazs Martos.hu
CIRAMichael G. Stewart.ca
Coordination Center for TLD RUAndrei Kolesnikov.ru
CZNICOndrej Filip.cz
DENICStephan Welzel.de
Department of Telecommunications of the Governorate of the Vatican City StateP. Fernando Vérgez.va
DK HostmasterPer Koelle.dk
DNS BelgiumPhilip Du Bois.be
doMEnZeljko Draskovic, Predrag Lešić, Nataša Đukanović.me
Domicilium LtdPhil Adcock.im
DomregDaiva Tamulioniene.lt
EURidMarc Van Wesemael.eu
FCCNPedro Veiga.pt
FICORAJuhani Juselius.fi
FORTH-ICSVaggelis Segredakis.gr
IEDRDavid Curtin.ie
IPM/IRNICAlizera Saleh.ir
Island NetworksNigel Roberts.gg, .je
ISNICJens Petur Jensen.is
ISOC-ILDoron Shikmoni.il
IT-NICDomenico Laforenza.it
NASKArtur Piechocki.pl
NIC.ACPaul Kane.ac, .sh, .io
NIC.ATRichard Wein.at
NIC.FOIsak N. Jacobsen.fo
NIC.LIVKatrina Sataki.lv
NIC.TRAttila Özgit.tr
NIC MaltaVictor Nezval.mt
Nominet UKLeslet Cowley.uk
NORIDHilde Thunem.no, .bv, .sj
PNINAMarwan Radwan.ps
RED.ESSebastián Muriel.es
Register.BGDragomir Slavov.bg
RESTENA DNS-LUGilles Massen.lu
RNCEugenie Staicut.ro
RNIDSGoran Milankovic.rs
Sapphire NetworksJimmy Imossi, Desiree Miloshevic.gi
SIDNRoelof Meijer.nl
SK-NICPatrik Krauspe.sk
SWITCHMarcel Schneider.ch, .li
UCY-DNSAgathoclis Stylianou.cy
Associate OrganizationCENTR Representative(s)TLDs
.ORG, The Public Interest RegistryAlexa Raad.org
AfiliasDesiree Miloshevic.info
CNNICJian Zhang.cn
JPRSHiro Hotta.jp
NeuStarMarco Bernardi.us, .biz
NIC-MexicoOscar Robles-Garay.mx
VeriSignRicardo Pedraza Barrios.com, .net, .cc, .tv
Observer OrganizationCENTR Representative(s)TLDs
AfTLDEric Akumiahnone
APTLDRamesh Kumar Nadarajanone
AutonomicaKurt Erik Lindqvistnone
EurolSPAMichael Rotertnone
European CommissionMichael Niebelnone
ICANNKim Daviesnone
ISOCFrederic Doncknone
LACTLDErick Iriarte Ahonnone
NLnetLabsOlaf Kolkmannone
OARCDuane Wessels.eu
RIPERob Blokzijlnone
RIPE NCCAxel Pawliknone


References[edit | edit source]


External Links[edit | edit source]