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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 | 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> | ||
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<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
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| 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]
| Associate Organization | CENTR Representative(s) | TLDs |
| .ORG, The Public Interest Registry | Alexa Raad | .org |
| Afilias | Desiree Miloshevic | .info |
| CNNIC | Jian Zhang | .cn |
| JPRS | Hiro Hotta | .jp |
| NeuStar | Marco Bernardi | .us, .biz |
| NIC-Mexico | Oscar Robles-Garay | .mx |
| VeriSign | Ricardo Pedraza Barrios | .com, .net, .cc, .tv |
| Observer Organization | CENTR Representative(s) | TLDs |
| AfTLD | Eric Akumiah | none |
| APTLD | Ramesh Kumar Nadaraja | none |
| Autonomica | Kurt Erik Lindqvist | none |
| EurolSPA | Michael Rotert | none |
| European Commission | Michael Niebel | none |
| ICANN | Kim Davies | none |
| ISOC | Frederic Donck | none |
| LACTLD | Erick Iriarte Ahon | none |
| NLnetLabs | Olaf Kolkman | none |
| OARC | Duane Wessels | .eu |
| RIPE | Rob Blokzijl | none |
| RIPE NCC | Axel Pawlik | none |
References[edit | edit source]