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* In June 2000, the Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry was signed between the government, CIRA, and University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca domain name registry was also signed between CIRA and University of British Columbia. Through these agreements CIRA gained the complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref> By then, there were 86,976 .ca registrations in effect. | * In June 2000, the Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry was signed between the government, CIRA, and University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca domain name registry was also signed between CIRA and University of British Columbia. Through these agreements CIRA gained the complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref> By then, there were 86,976 .ca registrations in effect. | ||
* CIRA officially opened its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2, 2001. CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name) voted in the first Board of Directors election in June, 2001. The first CIRA Annual General Meeting was held in Toronto in December, 2001. By the end of 2001 | * CIRA officially opened its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2, 2001. CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name) voted in the first Board of Directors election in June, 2001. The first CIRA Annual General Meeting was held in Toronto in December, 2001. By the end of 2001 the registry managed 270,655 .ca domain names.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/cira-history/ CIRA.ca ]</ref> | ||
* CIRA Launched Public Board Elections in March, 2001.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d'Ottawa ]</ref> | * CIRA Launched Public Board Elections in March, 2001.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d'Ottawa ]</ref> |