[registrars] ICANN Board approves .asia

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-18oct06.htm

sTLD Agreement with .ASIA (DotAsia Organisation Limited)

Whereas, on 4 December 5, 2005, the board authorized the President and
General Counsel to enter into negotiations relating to proposed
commercial and technical terms for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain
(sTLD) with the applicant, DotAsia Organisation Limited,

Whereas, on 18 July, 2006, ICANN announced that negotiations with the
applicant for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain had been successfully
completed, and posted the proposed .ASIA sponsored TLD registry
agreement on the ICANN website,

Whereas, the Board has determined that approval of the agreement, and
delegation of a .ASIA sponsored top-level domain to DotAsia Organisation
Limited would be beneficial for ICANN and the Internet community,

Resolved (06.___), the proposed agreement with DotAsia Organisation
Limited concerning the .ASIA sTLD is approved, and the President is
authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the
agreement.