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During the ICANN meeting in Colombia on December 9, 2010, the ICANN Board's BGC refused to change its decision in August regarding the approval of the.jobs Phased Allocation Program despite the persistent petition from .JOBS Charter Coalition. However, the BGC recommended that "the Board direct the CEO, and General Counsel and Secretary, to ensure that ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Department closely monitor Employ Media’s compliance with its Charter. ICANN's decision allowed Employ Media continue its RFP process, to auction and allocate premium domain names to its partners but not to expand beyond the charter of the .jobs TLD.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/committees/reconsideration/bgc-recommendation-09dec10-en.pdf Recommendation Of The Board Governance Committee, Reconsideration Request 10-2, 9 December 2010]</ref> <ref>[http://domainincite.com/did-jobs-win-or-lose-in-cartagena/ Did .jobs win or lose in Cartagena?]</ref>
During the ICANN meeting in Colombia on December 9, 2010, the ICANN Board's BGC refused to change its decision in August regarding the approval of the.jobs Phased Allocation Program despite the persistent petition from .JOBS Charter Coalition. However, the BGC recommended that "the Board direct the CEO, and General Counsel and Secretary, to ensure that ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Department closely monitor Employ Media’s compliance with its Charter. ICANN's decision allowed Employ Media continue its RFP process, to auction and allocate premium domain names to its partners but not to expand beyond the charter of the .jobs TLD.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/committees/reconsideration/bgc-recommendation-09dec10-en.pdf Recommendation Of The Board Governance Committee, Reconsideration Request 10-2, 9 December 2010]</ref> <ref>[http://domainincite.com/did-jobs-win-or-lose-in-cartagena/ Did .jobs win or lose in Cartagena?]</ref>
==.JOBS Universe==
==Universe.Jobs==
===Launching of universe.Jobs===
On January 2011, Employ Media in partnership with the Direct Employers Association officially launched the .JOBS Universe, an interactive, community-driven network of 40,000 thousand of job related sites owned by more than 500 leading U.S. employers to enable job seekers to easily find job opportunities. Examples of websites available in the .jobs universe include boston.jobs, insurance.jobs, military.jobs, technology.jobs and many other geographical and industrial jobs.<ref>[http://www.directemployers.org/tag/jobs-universe/page/2/ A Massive Network of Employment Web Sites Launched by Direct Employers Association This Week]</ref> One month after the launch of the .JOBS Universe, Employ Media reported that more than half-million Americans visited the site.<ref>
On January 2011, Employ Media in partnership with the Direct Employers Association officially launched the .JOBS Universe, an interactive, community-driven network of 40,000 thousand of job related sites owned by more than 500 leading U.S. employers to enable job seekers to easily find job opportunities. Examples of websites available in the .jobs universe include boston.jobs, insurance.jobs, military.jobs, technology.jobs and many other geographical and industrial jobs.<ref>[http://www.directemployers.org/tag/jobs-universe/page/2/ A Massive Network of Employment Web Sites Launched by Direct Employers Association This Week]</ref> One month after the launch of the .JOBS Universe, Employ Media reported that more than half-million Americans visited the site.<ref>
[http://www.directemployers.org/tag/jobs-universe/page/2/ Over Half a Million Americans Have Visited .Jobs Universe Within Weeks of its Launch]</ref>
[http://www.directemployers.org/tag/jobs-universe/page/2/ Over Half a Million Americans Have Visited .Jobs Universe Within Weeks of its Launch]</ref>
As expected, different organization expressed their complaints against the universe.jobs website. Steve Rothberg, founder and president of CollegeRecruiter, “This new domain was promoted as only being available to employers to promote their own jobs. Clearly that hasn’t been the case.” <ref>[http://www.ere.net/2009/11/10/a-universe-of-jobs-job-boards-is-set-to-launch/ A “Universe” Of .Jobs Job Boards Is Set To Launch]</ref> Other organizations such as the Newspaper Association of America, the American Society of Association Executives and the American Staffing Association believed that the universe.jobs as flawed according to recruitment consultant Peter Weddle. <ref>[http://www.ere.net/2010/10/26/fix-flawed-dot-jobs-process-weddle-says/#more-15452 Fix Flawed Dot-jobs Process, Weddle Says]</ref>
As expected, different organization expressed their complaints against the universe.jobs website. Steve Rothberg, founder and president of CollegeRecruiter, “This new domain was promoted as only being available to employers to promote their own jobs. Clearly that hasn’t been the case.” <ref>[http://www.ere.net/2009/11/10/a-universe-of-jobs-job-boards-is-set-to-launch/ A “Universe” Of .Jobs Job Boards Is Set To Launch]</ref> Other organizations such as the Newspaper Association of America, the American Society of Association Executives and the American Staffing Association believed that the universe.jobs as flawed according to recruitment consultant Peter Weddle. <ref>[http://www.ere.net/2010/10/26/fix-flawed-dot-jobs-process-weddle-says/#more-15452 Fix Flawed Dot-jobs Process, Weddle Says]</ref>
===ICANN Issues Notice of Breach to Employ Media===
On February 27, 2011, ICANN issued a notice of breach on the .jobs registry agreement to Employ Media and SHRM after receiving complaints against the universe.jobs website from different organizations particularly from the .JOBS Charter Coalition Compliance. According to ICANN, the registry operator and its sponsor failed to establish policies in conformity with the defined purpose and intent of the .JOBS registry. The internet governing body cited that Employ Media allowed the Direct Employers Association to register 40 thousands domain names and the universe.jobs website appeared to be a jobs board competing with other websites offering the same service violates the .JObs Charter. ICANN directed the registry operator and its sponsor to resolve the issues and cancel/disavow themselves if they have benefits of any registrations that are owned by related parties.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-threatens-to-shut-down-jobs/ ICANN threatens to shut down .jobs]</ref>
On February 27, 2011, ICANN issued a notice of breach on the .jobs registry agreement to Employ Media and SHRM after receiving complaints against the universe.jobs website from different organizations particularly from the .JOBS Charter Coalition Compliance. According to ICANN, the registry operator and its sponsor failed to establish policies in conformity with the defined purpose and intent of the .JOBS registry. The internet governing body cited that Employ Media allowed the Direct Employers Association to register 40 thousands domain names and the universe.jobs website appeared to be a jobs board competing with other websites offering the same service violates the .JObs Charter. ICANN directed the registry operator and its sponsor to resolve the issues and cancel/disavow themselves if they have benefits of any registrations that are owned by related parties.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-threatens-to-shut-down-jobs/ ICANN threatens to shut down .jobs]</ref>
===Employ Media Response to ICANN Notice of Breach===
In response to ICANN's Notice of Breach against Employ Media, the registry operator expressed its disappointment and disagreement to the position of the internet governing body. The company also invoked the cooperative engagement provision of its registry agreement and assigned its vice president and general counsel Brian Johnson as representative. Furthermore, the company emphasized that it is not waving its rights or remedies against ICANN regarding any issue and reserves its right to resolve the problem in any appropriate forum.<ref>
[http://goto.jobs/pdf/Response%20to%20ICANN%20Notice.pdf Employ Media Responce to ICANN'S Notice of Breach]</ref>
===.JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition Appeal to SHRM and ICANN===
On March 2011, following ICANN's notice of breach to Employ Media and SHRM, the .JOBS Charter Coalition appealed to SHRM to show its independence, exercise its objectives and oversight responsibilities as sponsor of the .jobs TLD to ensure the best interest of the human resource management community by compelling its registry operator to follow its charter and to stop it and its partner, the Direct Employers Association from exploiting millions of .jobs domain names.<ref>[http://www.ere.net/2011/03/03/shrm-asked-to-reconsider-its-jobs-position/#more-17703 http://www.ere.net/2011/03/03/shrm-asked-to-reconsider-its-jobs-position/#more-17703]</ref>
On Dec 17, 2011, the coalition filed a formal notice with ICANN's compliance department regarding the universe.jobs website that was launched by the Direct Employers Association, a partner of Employ Media. They also encouraged ICANN to stop the operations of the universe.jobs website.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/coalition-complains-to-icann-about-universe-jobs/ Coalition complains to ICANN about Universe.jobs]</ref>
On Dec 17, 2011, the coalition filed a formal notice with ICANN's compliance department regarding the universe.jobs website that was launched by the Direct Employers Association, a partner of Employ Media. They also encouraged ICANN to stop the operations of the universe.jobs website.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/coalition-complains-to-icann-about-universe-jobs/ Coalition complains to ICANN about Universe.jobs]</ref>