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	Public Interest Registry - Press Release
		The Public Interest Registry (PIR) is pleased to announce that Ascio Technologies, Inc., a prominent ICANN-accredited registrar and portfolio management company, and CORE, a not-for-profit membership association of Internet domain name registrars, providing registrars and registries back-end services, have joined the Protectyour.org international public awareness campaign as partners.
		Ascio and CORE are the first registrars to partner with PIR on the campaign, which was announced in November as part of an effort by the non profit registry to raise awareness of the increasing value of the.ORG top-level domain and the dangers of allowing.ORG domain names to expire.
		PIR’s mission is to manage the.ORG domain in an exemplary manner, while educating and empowering the global non-commercial community to use the Internet more effectively and, concurrently, to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and related issues on behalf of the.ORG community.
	www.pir.org /News/PressRelease.aspx?id=50 (583 words)

	ICANN \| .org Registry Agreement: Appendix W
		Registry Operator, or parent of Registry Operator on behalf of Registry Operator, shall acquire, prior to the Effective Date, at least US $10,000,000 in comprehensive general liability insurance from a reputable insurance provider with an A.M. Best rating of "A" or better and shall maintain insurance meeting these requirements throughout the Term of this Agreement.
		Registry Operator may merge, consolidate or otherwise reorganize into or with a (1) Registry Operator which has less than 10,000,000 Registered Names under management, or (2) a domain name registrar, only upon the express written consent of ICANN, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
		Registry Operator [VeriSign, Inc.] agrees that such funds, once paid to ICANN, will become the property of ICANN and/or ICANN's designee, and that Registry Operator [VeriSign, Inc.] will have no ownership or other rights or interests in such funds or in the manner in which they are used or disbursed.
	www.icann.org /tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-appw-24oct02.htm (702 words)

	.org - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Not technically sponsored, but PIR is connected with the Internet Society
		The.org TLD has been operated since 1 January 2003 by Public Interest Registry.
		Although organizations anywhere in the world can register.org domains, many countries have a second-level domain with a similar purpose under their own country code TLD.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/.org (309 words)

	ICANN \| .org Registry Agreement: Appendix H
		PIR will ensure, in a form and through ways described in the PIR Equivalent Access Certification below, that the revenues and assets of the Registry Operator are not utilized to advantage PIR, its affiliates, any contractor to PIR, or any owner of any such contractor to the detriment of other ICANN-Accredited Registrars.
		Public Interest Registry is incorporated under the Pennsylvania Non Profit Corporation Laws in the United States of America on a non-stock basis.
		PIR will, in all cases, endeavor to ensure that PIR and its employees do not release any information to any ICANN-Accredited Registrar, or their respective employees that could be used by the ICANN-Accredited Registrar to the detriment of any other ICANN-Accredited Registrar regardless of the official stated sensitivity of the information.
	www.icann.org /tlds/agreements/org/registry-agmt-apph-23oct02.htm (2422 words)

	NewsForge \| .org registry names President/CEO
		PIR was created to manage the.ORG registry by the Internet Society, and is committed to setting a new standard for registry services in its management of the.ORG top-level domain.
		PIR is committed to meeting the unique needs and interests of the noncommercial Internet community around the world.
		PIR's mission is to manage the.ORG domain in a way that supports the continuing evolution of the Internet as a research, education and communications infrastructure, and educates and empowers the noncommercial community to most effectively utilize the Internet.
	newsvac.newsforge.com /newsvac/03/02/28/1538207.shtml?tid=52 (551 words)

	» Public Interest Registry launches global Protectyour.ORG Domain Name News - The Domain Industry News at ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		PR from PIR: Every day, approximately 2,000.ORG domain names become available because domain holders, also known as registrants, allowed them to expire or were unaware that the domain names were up for renewal.
		PIR, the.ORG registry, is taking steps to protect.ORG domain name holders from this kind of activity through the protectyour.org public awareness campaign.
		The PIR protectyour.org public awareness campaign includes a set of five steps that can be taken to reduce the possibility of losing a ORG domain name.
	www.domainnews.com /general/1120070416/public-interest-registry-launches-global-protectyourorg (322 words)

	Public Interest Registry - Terms of Use
		PIR is the registry operator for the.ORG top-level domain (TLD).
		Except for certain extraordinary circumstances, PIR alters a record in the registry only at the request of the authorized registrar.
		If you access another Web site through this PIR Web site, please understand that other Web sites are independent from PIR and that PIR has no control over their content.
	www.pir.org /AboutPIR/TermsOfUse.aspx (249 words)

	ZDNet India > Insight > pressreleases > Public Interest Registry Co-Sponsors Privacy Conference: Building Bridges on ...
		Public Interest Registry (PIR), the.ORG registry; the ICANN Noncommercial Users Constituency; The Registry Constituency; and Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP co-sponsored a privacy conference at the Vancouver, Canada, ICANN meeting.
		"PIR is pleased to have sponsored this event," said David Maher, senior vice president of law and policy for PIR.
		Public Interest Registry (http://www.pir.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) to manage the.ORG domain.
	www.zdnetindia.com /news/pressreleases/stories/131156.html (534 words)

	InterNIC \| FAQs on .org Transition
		The registry operator keeps the master database and also generates the "zone file" which allows computers to route Internet traffic to and from.org domains anywhere in the world.
		Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) to manage the.org registry.
		PIR was selected from among eleven competing proposals judged on criteria including: the need to preserve a stable, well-functioning.org registry, enhancement of competition for registration services; responsiveness to the noncommercial Internet user community; and the type, quality, and cost of the registry services proposed.
	www.internic.net /faqs/org-transition.html (553 words)

	Public Interest Registry - eNewsletter
		This effort is part of PIR’s continuing commitment to support practices and policies that strengthen the Internet in general and the.ORG community in particular.
		PIR is pleased to welcome three new members to the.ORG Advisory Council: Frans Gerbosch, Rack 66 (Europe); Ala'a Al-Din Kadhem Al-Radh, CIPE (Asia); and Khaled Koubaa, ICT independent consultant (Africa).
		PIR is pleased to announce that two European registrars have joined the international Protect Your.ORG public awareness campaign: Ascio Technologies, Inc., a prominent ICANN-accredited registrar and portfolio management company, and CORE, a not-for-profit membership association of Internet domain name registrars.
	www.pir.org /Publications/eNewsletter.aspx (918 words)

	Will Big Business Dictate Public Interest?
		The problem is, ISOC executives promised the public something a little different than what ICANN and its evaluation committee heard about when it picked the organization from a crowd of 10 other bidders to manage one of the largest domain name extensions in the Internet world.
		establishing the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to act as a "completely separate organization" to avoid any potential conflict of interest, according to one ISOC official.
		PIR's new board of directors meets tomorrow morning to elect its officers -- chairman, president, secretary and treasurer.
	dc.internet.com /news/print.php/1481441 (607 words)

	Take Action
		PIR launches campaign to help.org domain name holders protect the value of their.org domains
		The Public Interest Registry (PIR) has announced a new international public awareness campaign aimed at protecting.ORG domain name holders from the potentially damaging consequences of allowing their.ORG domain names to expire.
		It offers steps for locating, managing, consolidating, and securing domain names in order to reduce the potential for problems that may occur when domain names lapse either intentionally or because the registrant was unaware that a name had expired.
	www.thepublicvoice.org /take_action/default.html (114 words)

	Call for Nominations to the Public Interest Registry .ORG Advisory Council
		The council continues to provide PIR with beneficial recommendations to improve registry operations and support the noncommercial.ORG community.
		Interested individuals are encouraged to submit nominations, including self-nominations.
		The council consists of 21 members selected by the PIR board of directors in accordance with the Charter of the Council [PDF].
	www.circleid.com /posts/pir_public_interest_registry_org_advisory_council (917 words)

	Presseportal: Public Interest Registry - PIR Announces New Members of Worldwide .ORG Advisory Council
		The Advisory Council is one of PIR's key resources established to solicit input from and be responsive to the needs, concerns, and views of the global non-commercial Internet community in the management of the.ORG Internet domain registry.
		About PIR Public Interest Registry (www.pir.org) is a not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society to manage the.ORG domain.
		PIR's mission is to manage the.ORG domain in an exemplary manner while educating and empowering the global non-commercial community to more effectively utilize the Internet.
	www.presseportal.de /story.htx?nr=543544 (555 words)

	.org registry vanishes into thin air \| The Register
		The registry for all.org domains appears to have collapsed - meaning that all the details of who owns any.org domain are unobtainable.
		PIR took over the domain on New Year's Day this year after VeriSign was forced to hand over the not-for-profit registry to encourage competition.
		Unfortunately almost exactly four months later, something catastrophic appears to have happened and the registry servers (we are praying there are several servers but we sadly doubt they are in more than one location) have fallen over.
	www.theregister.com /2003/05/19/org_registry_vanishes_into_thin (648 words)

	Public Interest Registry Names Alexa A. S. Raad as New CEO
		By The Public Interest Registry (PIR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexa A. Raad, an entrepreneurial technology executive, as its new CEO.
		As chief marketing officer at dotMobi, an Ireland-based joint venture company, she was instrumental in the start-up of the company and in making.mobi one of the most successful TLD launches.
		We believe her passion, along with her unique business savvy, will make it possible for PIR to increase the registry business and ensure continued funding of the Internet Society.
	www.circleid.com /posts/public_interest_registry_new_ceo (936 words)

	Public Interest Registry Assumes Control of .ORG Domain Name Registry
		Reston, VA - January 2, 2003 - The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that it has assumed the role of registry operator for the.ORG top-level domain in a smooth handoff from former operator VeriSign Global Registry Services.
		This historic transition, which commenced yesterday when PIR officially assumed control of registry operations, marks the beginning of the largest transfer of data from one registry to another in the history of the Internet.
		PIR was created to manage the.ORG registry by the Internet Society (ISOC), and is committed to setting a new standard for registry services in its management of.ORG that will meet the unique needs and interests of noncommercial organizations around the world.
	www.afilias.info /news/press_releases/pr_articles/2003-01-02 (510 words)

	Public Interest Registry Announces 5,000,000 .ORG Domains Registered Worldwide
		By The Public Interest Registry (PIR), managers of the.ORG registry, announced today that 5,000,000.ORG domains are now registered worldwide.
		The phenomenal growth experienced by the.ORG registry in 2006 reflects the continued increase in awareness, value and use of the.ORG brand, in addition to the success of.ORG registrars internationally.
		PIR congratulates and thanks all.ORG registrars on their success and contributions to this milestone.
	www.circleid.com /posts/pir_announces_5_million_org_domains (950 words)

	Internet Society (ISOC)
		The work of the Internet Society focuses on four "pillars:" standards, public policy, education and training, and membership.
		Authors interested in submitting articles for publication on the Internet Society web site should submit them to: briefings@isoc.org Depending upon content, the articles will appear in the appropriate publications section.
		Sociétés de l'information is a French language publication providing analysis of current Internet issues to a francophone readership.
	www.isoc.org (523 words)

	ICANN \| Materials on .org Reassignment
		On 31 December 2002, the previous registry agreement for the operation of the.org top-level domain (TLD) expired.
		On 2 December 2002, ICANN entered into an agreement with Public Interest Registry designating it as the successor operator.
		Public Interest Registry (PIR) was selected as the successor operator.
	www.icann.org /tlds/org (707 words)

	Public Interest Registry - ICANNWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		PIR, a not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) in 2002, manages the.ORG top-level domain (TLD) and plays a number of roles in helping.ORG thrive.
		PIR's primary responsibility is managing the database of.ORG domain names (Internet addresses), which it does with support from its technical provider, Afilias Limited.
		PIR also works with registrars, the organizations through which individuals register domain names, to better understand and meet.ORG customers' needs.
	www.icannwiki.org /Public_Interest_Registry (457 words)

	ICANN Names New .Org Organization
		PIR will succeed VeriSign as the registry operator for.org when VeriSign's contract with ICANN expires on Dec. 31, 2002.
		The formal agreement beween PIR and ICANN is expected to be completed later this month.
		PIR will also establish a.org advisory council to be made up of noncommercial community leaders.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,55756,00.html (861 words)

	$1 domains for the developing world \| The Register
		From the start of July, PIR (Public Interest Registry) will provide domain-name sellers with a $5 rebate for every domain they sell in Latin America and India.
		Registrars will not be obliged to hand the rebate to the end user, but PIR president and CEO Edward Viltz told us he hoped some of it will trickle down to those hoping for their own piece of cyberspace.
		PIR is also working on introducing the world's most widely spoken language, Spanish, into its systems but because of the enormous impact this is likely to have (and considering possible conflicts with Portuguese), the organisation is following the "carpenter's process" of measuring twice and cutting once, Viltz said.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2005/07/18/one_dollar_domains (657 words)

	phpBB • View topic - Public Interest Registry's Public Awareness Campaign
		I found this in the latest ISOC newsletter and thought it may be of interest here.
		Well, the whole newsletter should obviously be of interest, but this is a "reminder" from them which means it is of particular interest to them, and what is of particular interest to ISOC I'll consider significant.
		Interesting an a quick check on one that I have shows that it expires next month - forgotten that.
	www.phpbb.com /community/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=493158&p=2712116 (395 words)

	PIR - Protocol Independent Routing, Public Interest Registry
		PIR is a acronym that can contains many meanings which are listed below.
		There may be many popular meanings for PIR with the most popular definition being that of Protocol Independent Routing, Public Interest Registry
		PIR is also derived from Public Interest Registry
	www.auditmypc.com /acronym/PIR.asp (208 words)

	Internet Society (ISOC) Dot org Bid
		The Public Interest Registry (PIR) is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA, which has a well-established not-for-profit corporate law statute consistent with PIRand#146;s goals and objectives.
		The PIR Board is composed of individuals who have shown themselves to be extremely competent through long and distinguished careers and they are clearly capable of directing PIR through the transition and through the first year of start-up:
		He was a member of the IAHC (International Ad Hoc Committee), which provided the foundation for the UDRP, is a member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals, and is a member of the Visiting Committee to the Divinity School at the University of Chicago.
	www.isoc.org /dotorg/10-8.shtml (1331 words)

	Public Interest Registry , Campaign to Protect .ORG Domains Gains Traction With Partnership Program, pressrelease
		Public Interest Registry, Campaign to Protect.ORG Domains Gains Traction With Partnership Program, pressrelease
		Interest Registry (PIR) is pleased to announce partnership agreements
		Public Interest Registry (http://www.pir.org/) is a 501(c) (3)
	www.pressemeldinger.no /read.asp?recno=31454 (525 words)

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