Message from RegistryPro Advisory Board to Tina Dam
24 October 2003
Via Email
Ms. Tina Dam
Chief gTLD Registry Liaison
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina Del Ray, California 90292
RE: Request to Amend .Pro Registry Agreement
Dear Ms. Dam:
We are submitting the following statement on behalf of the RegistryPro
Advisory Board.
We understand that RegistryPro has requested a modification of its Registry
Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) to provide for the offering of a second-level .Pro domain name
alternative to the third-level .Pro domain name which ICANN has already
approved (Second-Level Domain Proposal). The primary purpose of the second-level
.Pro domain name is to offer the consumer greater choice with respect
to available naming conventions.
We believe this choice will enhance the appeal of .Pro to our distribution
channel. The proposed second-level .Pro domain will continue to uphold
Pro's existing eligibility requirements and registration restrictions
and will simply offer wider latitude to end-users.
We have reviewed the Second-Level Domain Proposal and believe it will
provide a positive alternative to the .Pro third-level domain name and
eliminate unnecessary obstacles to consumer choice and adoption.
Please feel free to contact either of us at the numbers below if you have
any questions or would like to discuss this matter further.
Sincerely,
John F. Hudson, CPA
President
Hudson Consulting Group, LLC
78 Main Street
Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706
Direct - (914) 478-8405
[Formerly, Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer,
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants]
Ron Usher
Staff Lawyer / C.E.O.
Juricert Services Inc.
The Law Society of British Columbia
845 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6B 4Z9
Direct - (604) 605-5310
