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Type:	Non-profit Organization
Industry:	Domain Industry
Founded:	1999
Founder(s):	ISPA Belgium Agoria Beltug
Country:	Belgium
Website:	www.dnsbelgium.be
Key People
Philip Du Bois, General Manager

DNS Belgium is the organization that manages the registration of Belgium's .be ccTLD.^[1] They are also registry for the .brussels and .vlaanderen gTLDs, which they announced in March 2012 after receiving 10 years of contracts from both the Flemish and Brussels governments to manage the operations of the proposed gTLD strings.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

History[edit | edit source]

From 1989 to 1994, registration of .be domain names was originally performed by Pierre Verbaeten of the of the Computer Science department at the Catholic University of Leuven. During that time, there were only 129 domain names registered by Prof. Verbaeten; he then requested that registration responsibility be transferred to DNS Belgium, which was formed on February 2, 1999 by ISPA, Beltug and Agoria.

DNS Belgium assumed the responsibility on January 1, 2000.^[2] In 2006, DNS Belgium confirmed its commitment and cooperation with ICANN to ensure the security, stability and interoperability of the Domain Name System (DNS).^[3]

DNS Belgium facilitates cooperation between the nation's ISPs, dictates technical and regulatory details for registration.^[1]

Throughout 2011 and 2012, DNS Belgium has led a marketing campaign to try and convince Belgian professionals that having a website on a .be address is important.^[4] In 2013, DNS Belgium executed a marketing campaign containing direct mail, radio and online bannering to promote the launch of IDN to the .be domain.

Company Organization[edit | edit source]

DNS Belgium is organized with a Board of Directors and a Strategic Committee., the Board is the major controlling entity and is made up of three members. The Strategic Committee is formed of representatives of the three founding organizations, effective members, and advisory members. Currently, there are 9 members in this committee.

In February, 2012, Peter Vergote, Legal & Corporate Affairs Manager at DNS Belgium, was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of CENTR, which is the umbrella organization for European ccTLD registries. He will serve through 2013.^[5]

Responsibilities[edit | edit source]

As the registry operator for the .be ccTLD, DNS Belgium is responsible for the following:^[1]

Develop the registration rules & regulations, policies and procedures for the .be ccTLD
Organize the quality assurance for domain name registration in Belgium
Maintain all the required technical aspects related to the domain name registration
Establish agreements with domain name registrars
Coordinate the domain registration at a national level
Represent the .be ccTLD within international regulatory bodies and working groups
Implement the latest technology available for the domain name industry
Promote standardization and cooperation among Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

References[edit | edit source]

[mission-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Mission, DNS Belgium

[2] History of DNS.be

[3] ICANN Letter to DNS.be

[4] DNS be Information Campaign to Continue, DomainPulse.com

[5] Home, DNS Belgium

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-'''DNS Belgium''' is the organization that manages the registration of Belgium's [[.be]] ccTLD.<ref name="mission">[https://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/about-us Mission, DNS Belgium]</ref> They are also applicants for the [[.brussels]] and [[.vlaanderen]] [[gTLD]]s, which they announced in March 2012 after receiving 10 years of contracts from both the Flemish and Brussels governments to manage the operations of the proposed [[gTLD]] strings.<ref>[http://www.dns.be/en//dnsbe_operator_vlaanderen DNS.be operator .vlaanderen]</ref><ref>[http://www.dns.be/en//brussels_operated_by_dnsbe_as_well .brussels operated by DNS.be as well]</ref> All three extensions have their own separate websites, and they have already received their initial evaluations for .brussels and .vlaanderen.<ref>[http://www.dnsbelgium.be www.dnsbelgium.be]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnsvlaanderen.be www.dnsvlaanderen.be]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnsbrussels.be www.dnsbrussels.be]</ref>
+'''DNS Belgium''' is the organization that manages the registration of Belgium's [[.be]] ccTLD.<ref name="mission">[https://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/about-us Mission, DNS Belgium]</ref> They are also registry for the [[.brussels]] and [[.vlaanderen]] [[gTLD]]s, which they announced in March 2012 after receiving 10 years of contracts from both the Flemish and Brussels governments to manage the operations of the proposed [[gTLD]] strings.<ref>Since September 2014 both .vlaanderen and .brussels are in a controlled launch process leading to general availability from 20th of January 2015<ref>[http://www.dnsbelgium.be www.dnsbelgium.be]</ref>
 ==History==