ICANN has received 12 responses to the call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for independent evaluators in the new generic top-level domain name (gTLD) program.
The application period for organizations interested in evaluating applications for new gTLDs took place between 13 April and 15 September 2009. The respondents are well-qualified and respected organizations from Australia, Belgium, Iran, Jordan, United Kingdom, and the United States.The panel selection process is part of the New gTLD Program’s operational readiness and organizations will be retained to examine the applications covering the following areas: (1) Applicant Evaluation (Technical and Financial Evaluation); (2) Geographical Names; (3) String Similarity; (4) Community Priority (formerly known as Comparative Evaluation).Here is the list of respondents : 1. Deloitte & Laga Belgium2. Economist Intelligence Unit United States3. Ernst & Young United States4. Fulcrum Financial Inquiry United States5. GeoLang LTD United Kingdom6. InterConnect Communications United Kingdom7. IranNSR Iran8. JAS Communications United States9. KPMG United States10. TAEUS International United States11. Talal Abu Ghazaleh Information Technology International Jordan12. Webb Henderson Australia
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