Changes

On 6 October 2014 the Economist Intelligence Unit, ICANN's community priority evaluator, awarded Big Room Inc.'s .eco application priority, [https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/eco/eco-cpe-1-912-59314-en.pdf scoring the application 14/16 points]. On 18 November 2014 the ICANN Board issued a [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/determination-little-birch-minds-machines-18nov14-en.pdf final determination] upholding the result. On October 24, 2014, approximately 2 weeks after passing the community priority evaluation, the status was changed to "on-hold" due to a pending accountability mechanism for applicant Big Room, Inc.   

On 6 October 2014 the Economist Intelligence Unit, ICANN's community priority evaluator, awarded Big Room Inc.'s .eco application priority, [https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/eco/eco-cpe-1-912-59314-en.pdf scoring the application 14/16 points]. On 18 November 2014 the ICANN Board issued a [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/determination-little-birch-minds-machines-18nov14-en.pdf final determination] upholding the result. On October 24, 2014, approximately 2 weeks after passing the community priority evaluation, the status was changed to "on-hold" due to a pending accountability mechanism for applicant Big Room, Inc.   

On February 20, 2015 Jacob Malthouse, a former [http://doteco.org/big-room/ executive] and [https://www.icann.org/profiles/jacob-malthouse/ Regional Liason Manager] on the Global Partnerships team at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), responsible for ICANN engagements with the Caribbean and Canada and co-founder/Director of Big Room Inc., filed a Reconsideration Request against ICANN’s staff members, on the behalf of Big Room Inc.

The .eco gTLD contention set has been placed "on hold" by ICANN pending the resolution of [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/mechanisms-2014-03-20-en] ICANN accountability mechanisms] invoked by Tin Dale LLC and Minds + Machines Group Limited. On February 20, 2015 Jacob Malthouse, Co-founder and Director of Big Room Inc., and formerly at ICANN and UNEP [http://doteco.org/big-room/] filed a <ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/reconsideration-15-2-big-room-inc-2015-02-23-en Board Reconsideration Request (15-2)]</ref> on behalf of Big Room Inc. pertaining to one of these accountability mechanisms, the [[Cooperative Engagement Process]]. The request stated: "Big Room Inc. (“Big Room”) respectfully requests Board reconsideration of ICANN staff inaction in connection with its failure to terminate the ongoing Cooperative Engagement Process (“CEP”) pertaining to the .ECO generic top-level domain (gTLD) subject matter." The request was withdrawn prior to ICANN Board consideration of the matter. An [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/various-v-icann-eco-hotel-2015-09-02-en independent review panel] has convened to consider whether the ICANN Board Governance Committee acted appropriately in issuing a [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/determination-little-birch-minds-machines-18nov14-en.pdf Final Determination] denying Tin Dale LLC and Minds + Machines Limited request for Board Reconsideration of the Big Room Inc. .eco CPE result. A hearing was held on December 7 2015. ICANN is now awaiting a final determination from the IRP panel.

==Objection==

==Objection==