CHARTER OUTLINE







A. General Description of the Charter



1. TLD String Requested



.eco



2. Category



Special Purpose Membership



.ECO will as defined by the International Co-operative Alliance's

Statement on the Co-operative Identity setup a membership

autonomous association of persons & organizations united to

meet their common economic, social, cultural, needs

and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically

controlled top-level Internet domain .ECO



The IPB corporation has initiated through the Open Nic Project the formal request

to develop and sponsor the .eco TLD as a means of bridging the common points

of interest between economies and ecology. It is planned that this effort will help

build a common global forum between the two bodies and promote the best types

of practices that can have a beneficial and lasting effect on humanity and the

planet. IPB targets a qualified membership registrant base, with a particular focus

on the end user base having a goal of conducting it's affairs in an honorable and a

sustainably progressive manner so as to promote a high level of best practices for

the .eco community.



3. Registry Operator



IPB corporation was created during 2005 and incorporated by 2006 as the eventual

recipient of staff, resources and clients from it's predecessor companies. IPB's

being given all this enabled it to launch Internet related services that were the

outgrowth of prior software and hardware developments. As a Florida based

corporation, IPB benefits by the the rapid growth and development which is the

hallmark of Florida's rise in status as a economic and geographic powerhouse.

The unique experience of software development, hosting and audio/video

streaming services and it's current 5 distributed master DNS routing servers at

66.84.79.20 thru 66.84.79.25 which currently process over 7 billion look-up

requests a day.


This makes IPB ideally suited to the demands that will be placed on the companies

staff to do what is necessary to make the project a success.



Due to the scale at which IPB's services are currently being used globally and

the large scale distribution of services through it's existing Internet platform, it

has been proven conclusively that the assignment and distribution of .eco

designations and it's accompanying website content can be distributed with ease.



4. Registry-Registrar Model



For the first 4 year term from initial launch to 4 calendar years maturity, IPB in it's

current and eventual form will be the sole managing agent and registrar for the

cooperative. This is vital to the overall intent of providing the domain holders

with a consistent and progressive growth in a cooperative type of environment

that fosters trust and a fertile atmosphere of sharing the best ideas and practices

to be used by those who are part of the cooperative environment.



IPB will act as the managing agent in the day to day operations for the 4 year period

as outlined in the cooperative management guidelines, with a renewable clause

which provides for a continuation after that period based on the body of active

users/members individually being given one vote per registered .eco to reaffirm

their support of IPB's management relationship.



Other related affairs and policy procedures conducted by IPB Corporation

that are essential for daily operations will be contained in the latter outlined

cooperative management guidelines.





B. Technical Review



1. Summary Description



IPB Corporation proposes a sponsored (.eco) TLD that is devoted to a cooperative

type of setting that harmonizes economics with ecology in a globally sustainable

environment. Due to an unknown number of applicants and potentially qualified

holders of this designation, preparations are being made for internal systems

to support millions of users. Technically, a combination of traditional and new

innovations will be blended to create a hybrid architecture to administrate the

day to day operations that will be reflected in the front end user interface as

well as DNS administrative tools.



2. Support of Charter Plan by the Technical Plan



a. The start-up period is projected to be slow but with an aggressive timetable

to be executed over a period of 90 days from launch to completion of

phase 1. Subsequent actions will be determined by the volume of users

and resources necessary to continually expand services for staffing

and revenues necessary for infrastructure support of the project.



b. The projected growth rate is estimated to be slow during phase 1 but with

promotional efforts and referrals it is expected to grow exponentially within

the following 6 months. The current and proposed hardware needs are

therefore considered to be not only adequate but meet all anticipated

growth potential.



c. The total capacity of this project has been designed to be scalable based

on the new hybrid model. This takes the best of what is currently been

used and proven in the area of software and hardware and also the new

innovations designed by IPB Corporation. The result is a fault tolerant

system that requires minimal manpower for operation as well as systems

designed to service the client without being labor and time intensive as

has been the case with some current business models. Additional services

needed by a client will be available on a as needed basis through an

automated services ticket feature.



d. Security is an important factor and is addressed through standardized means

already available and considered as generally accepted by industry peers.

This will continue to be a point of focus due to the growing needs and the

continual security challenges that are directed towards projects of this

nature on a daily basis.



e. Member services will be refined due to the importance of a cooperative

type of environment. This subject is important due to the shared objectives

of those participating whether it is an individual or and organization. Each

registered member will be given the opportunity to have a voice and a means

of participation so that a collective consensus of this project continues to

give the best possible experience and demonstrate the projects potential

as it is expanded. A distributed model of member participation and the

responsibilities will help the secondary expansion phase in order to meet the

needs of new staffing and resources. Project innovations come from member

ranks so that new ideas and opportunities can first come from within instead

of outside this project.



3. Synergies with oversight group



The .ECO cooperative in order to provide an atmosphere that ensures compatibility and

compliance with member organizations and others who may collaborate with this

project, will elect members as needed to serve on oversight committees to review and

recommend necessary procedures and policies to the general body for approval and action.





4. Management Grievance Policy



The cooperative has employed a management firm to handle and police it's membership

operations and it is empowered to take action against members up to and not excluding

revoking membership status from the cooperative.



In the case of any member disputes requiring further arbitration, an additional

process fee of $100.00 will be collected before arbitration will be started. Once filed

the three parties involved:

1.> The originator of the arbitration request

2.> The other party in the original grievance

3.> The management firm who made the initial decision

All will have 1 week to prepare and deliver by email their statements.

These statements will then be sent to the entire membership via a bulk mail.



This bulk mail will use the standard verifiable independent ballot

system where the email will include a spot for casting an electronic vote.

The membership will then have 1 week to revue and cast their electronic vote.

Absentee ballots not cast by that time will revert back to a proxy vote by the

management company. Should the decision be in favor of the filing party the

levying fee will be returned. A subsequent bulk mail will inform the membership

of the outcome.

You should probably post the content of your comment in the body of the page :)