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==Application Details==

==Application Details==

===Big Room, Inc.===

===Big Room, Inc.===

One public applicant, [[Big Room Inc.]], announced a partnership with [[Afilias]] for their back-end and technical needs, and also announced that they intend to apply for the TLD as a [[Community gTLD]]. They have been working with a Council of 13 environmental groups on a Policy Charter for .ECO since 2009. The Council is currently chaired by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) International and Akatu Institute (Brazil). Other members include Greenpeace, Green Cross International, and Green Belt Movement International. In addition, over 20 other environmental groups, including 350.org, Ocean Conservancy, Amazon Watch and others. The goal is to demonstrate the requisite community support and define a purpose and policies for .ECO for the greater good.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/06/dot-eco-interview Dot ECO Interview, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

One public applicant, [[Big Room Inc.]], announced a partnership with [[Afilias]] for their back-end and technical needs, and has applied for .eco as a [[Community gTLD]] for the environmental community. They have been working with a Council of 12 environmental groups on a Policy Charter for .ECO since 2008. The Council is currently chaired by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) International and Akatu Institute (Brazil). Other members include Greenpeace, Green Cross International, and Green Belt Movement International. In addition, over fifty other environmental groups, including 350.org, Ocean Conservancy, Amazon Watch and others support the effort, making it one of the largest environmental coalitions ever assembled. The Executive Directors of the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Global Compact also included letters supporting a community-designated .eco domain and welcoming a multi-stakeholder approach to administering it on behalf of the environmental community.

 

The goal is to demonstrate the requisite community support and define a purpose and policies for .ECO for the greater good.<ref>[http://doteco.org/]</ref>

==Early Contention==

==Early Contention==