World Wide Alliance of Top Level Domain-names

Workplan

Interim ccTLD Secretariat work plan

as set in the Request for Proposals

The Interim secretariat will provide an executive function, operating under guidelines of the ccTLD Administrative Committee, and act as a single point of contact for all ccTLD business.

While these functions are not as yet fully described or qualified, they will include, at a minimum:

1. Maintaining the ccTLD web site, with appropriate links to items of import and interest to ccTLD constituency, ICANN, and Internet Governance in general.

   1.1 Providing translation of web pages and documents into several languages, to encourage greater understanding, participation, and increase the speed of consensus formation within the constituency.

   1.2. Performing final edits and preparing for publication the various official documents of the ccTLD constituency, again, with translation into appropriate languages.

2. Maintaining, archiving, and publishing mailing lists

3. Publicizing, promoting, and conducting outreach activities for the ccTLD.

   3.1 Internally, this function requires contacting and attracting ccTLD managers who are not presently attending meetings or participating in ccTLD lists. Such outreach to be conducted in a language appropriate to facilitate contact with the ccTLD manager or administrator, be it an individual or an organization.

   3.2 Externally, this function includes publicizing the ccTLD and it’s issues and work to the greater population of Internet users, and to the Public in general.

4. Provide organization services for ccTLD meetings, including notifications, meeting room bookings and set-ups, audio visual equipment rental, scribe and note taking services, for tele-conferences as well as actual, in person meetings.

5. Bookkeeping and accounting services, including operation of a bank account for ccTLD related income and expense disbursements.

6. Maintain a ‘help desk’ via e-mail and telephone whereby members of the ccTLD constituency can have their questions and requests answered, or referred to the appropriate places or persons for answers, in a timely manner.

7. The Interim service period will be from 1 May 2000 through 15 November 2000, co-incident with the November ICANN annual meeting, at which time we intend to have the permanent solution resolved.
8. Minimum human resources requirement: Please submit brief CV of personnel you propose for positions 8.1 and 8.2. Position 8.3 and 8.4 may be outsourced.