DAC 7 Sponsor’s update April 19, 2005 Geneva

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 2www.information.aero Domain registration and use Number of registered names stable – 3,908 names registered by 1,711 customers – Renewal rate around 80% Number of registrants is growing Non renewals mainly from – Brand protection registrations – Variants of names – Names in Sub-domains Use of names is increasing – Industry associations using.aero (NATA.aero, EASO.aero, WBAA.aero, NAA.aero)

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 3www.information.aero Marketing activities – new website launched using new content management systemwww.information.aero –dedicated private area for DAC members –dedicated private area for registrars –dedicated document repository and mailing list for developers Issue 9 Newsletter – distributed and posted on web Three year anniversary activities –web site launched –press release – More than just a domain name –internal PR, SITA – More than just a domain name –Special thanks to ACI and NBAA for coverage in newsletters!

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 4www.information.aero Marketing activities (cont) Web advertising –EBACE, ACI,SITA homepage –Web adverts of associations and industry events can be placed on our site Print advertising schedule –EBACE - EBACE Directory, Aviation International on-site convention news, Bart International on-site distribution plus normal subscription distribution. –Paris Airshow – Bart International subscription distribution –NBAA – Bart International on-site distribution plus normal subscription distribution..aero Collateral –Airline and Airport Solutions brief – Updated content available May –.aero Executive Overview – Updated content available May –.aero events flyer – New content available May

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 5www.information.aero Development update Workshops and presentations –Dr. Mockapetris at ACI’s IT SC in Lisbon (October 2004) –Presentation about DNSSEC to IATA IMC (November 2004) –Workshop with Dr. Klensin with SITA, IATA, airlines (November 2004) Intensive 1-1 meetings and correspondence with several airlines –Application opportunities identified - see Progress report: B2B applications Revised web site now provides a dedicated area for development SITA internal review in progress to determine priorities

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 6www.information.aero Policy Issues The following policy questions have been raised: Eligibility criteria for « aviation media » (see request 7/1) Allocation of geographic names (see request 7/2) Reservation and pre-registration of FAA airport codes Ocassional requests to close or open registration in new subdomains for different registrant groups. For example: tristar.group.aero (see request 7/3)

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 7www.information.aero ICANN update – WSIS and policy WSIS (World Summit on Information Society) has a major impact on ICANN –Governments increasingly interested in Internet Governance –ITU and some countries openly challenge ICANN’s position (ccTLD administration, policy issues and IPv6 allocation issues) –ICANN forced to defend itself - major increases in budget, staffing, centralisation of control MoU between ICANN and US DoC to end next year, expect –Stronger position of the GAC (Governmental advisory committee) in ICANN –Increased GAC influence on policy matters like Who-is, security and internationalisation –Some oversight by DoC to remain (IANA function, key to functioning of Internet is subject to different contract) SITA is neutral in ICANN vs. ITU contest

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 8www.information.aero ICANN Update – new TLDs New sponsored Top Level domains –.travel (Tralliance) and.jobs approved –.mobi (Nokia, Microsoft etc),.post (Universal Postal Union) a.cat (Catalan community) in negotiation –.asia,.mail,.tel,.xxx subject to further review Implications on.aero –more public awareness about new top level domains –possible erosion of the role of the Sponsor - some new sTLDs are for profit ventures rather than community initiatives –positioning with regard to.travel

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 9www.information.aero ICANN update – policy matters New contract templates –increase focus on competition matters, centralisation rather than delegation –eliminate much of the difference between sponsored and unsponsored TLDs –restrict ability to introduce new registry services –would require.aero to comply with all ICANN policies including those of no relevance to.aero –much higher fixed and variable fees ($2/name fee for.travel compared to ours $0.25/name) Who-is policy development at deadlock –All registration details must be publicly available on Internet to anyone –Not compliant with EC directives and privacy regulations of many countries –Efforts to harmonise policy with laws at “deadlock”, ombudsman called to resolve

7 th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 10www.information.aero Re-applying for.aero Contract expires on Dec 17, 2006 –to retain.aero, SITA must formally re apply by Dec 17, 2005 New contract template presents a concern –certain level of appreciation of this issue exists –difference between a not for profit sponsored community TLD like.aero and a venture capital funded for profit domain SITA negotiation strategy yet to be finalised Industry support key to retain or improve the conditions Coordination with similarly affected.museum and perhaps.coop