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'''.me''' is a country code top level domain name ([[ccTLD]]) delegated to the Government of Montenegro under ISO-3166 standard. Montenegro is a European country with an estimated population of 700,000. On September 11, 2007, [[ICANN Board]] approved the delegation of the .me ccTLD to Montenegro and the operations at the time was handled by the Center of Information Systems (CIS) of the University of Montenegro. <ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2007/me-report-11sep2007.html IANA Report on Delegation of .me]</ref> <ref>
'''.me''' is a country code top level domain name ([[ccTLD]]) delegated to the Government of Montenegro under ISO-3166 standard and it is also used as a personal domain name extension. At present there are more than 530,000 registered .me domain names within 200 countries worldwide.[[Predrag Lesic]] serves as CEO/Executive Director of .Me Registry, responsible in managing the operations of the .me ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.domain.me/me-celebrates-exceptional-growth-in-domain-registrations .ME Celebrates Exceptional Growth In Domain Registrations]</ref>
==Background==
On September 11, 2007, [[ICANN Board]] approved the delegation of the .me ccTLD to Montenegro and the operations at the time was handled by the Center of Information Systems (CIS) of the University of Montenegro. <ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2007/me-report-11sep2007.html IANA Report on Delegation of .me]</ref> <ref>
[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-11sep07.htm Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors]</ref>
[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-11sep07.htm Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors]</ref>
On November 2007, the government of Montenegro issued a Request for Proposal in search for a registry operator capable of transforming the ,me ccTLD as a world-class domain space. doMEn, d.o.o. doing business as [[.Me Registry]] with its partners [[Afilias]] Limited, [[GoDaddy]].com, Inc., and [[ME-net]] won the contract. [[Predrag Lesic]] serves as CEO of the company.<ref>[http://www.domainsdir.com/profile/me-registry/ .Me Registry]</ref> The new .me domain name space was relaunched and the Sunrise registration was held on July 17, 2008.<ref>
On November 2007, the government of Montenegro issued a Request for Proposal in search for a registry operator capable of transforming the ,me ccTLD as a world-class domain space. doMEn, d.o.o. doing business as [[.Me Registry]] with its partners [[Afilias]] Limited, [[GoDaddy]].com, Inc., and [[ME-net]] won the contract. <ref>[http://www.domainsdir.com/profile/me-registry/ .Me Registry]</ref> The new .me domain name space was re-launched and the Sunrise registration was held on July 17, 2008.<ref>
[http://www.agip.com/news.aspx?id=1361&lang=en Registration Begins for .me]</ref>
[http://www.agip.com/news.aspx?id=1361&lang=en Registration Begins for .me]</ref>
By August 5, 2008, .me domain names reached 100,000 registrations.Majority of the registrants (71%) are located in the United States.<ref>
By August 5, 2008, .me domain names reached 100,000 registrations.Majority of the registrants (71%) are located in the United States.<ref>
[http://www.domain.me/me-domain-crosses-100000-milestone .Me Crosses 100,000 Milestone]</ref> There are more than 100 registrars offering the .me domain space. The List of .me accredited registrars can be found [http://www.domain.me/list-of-reg '''here''']
[http://www.domain.me/me-domain-crosses-100000-milestone .Me Crosses 100,000 Milestone]</ref> There are more than 100 registrars offering the .me domain space. The List of .me accredited registrars can be found [http://www.domain.me/list-of-reg '''here''']
==Policies==
==Policies==
* Sanja Lazovic, Chief Accounting Assistant
* Sanja Lazovic, Chief Accounting Assistant
* Vuksan Rajkovic, Business Development
* Vuksan Rajkovic, Business Development
==Partnership with SEDO==
On January 24, 2012, .Me Registry and Sedo, a domain market place monetization provider announced their partnership in auctioning the premium .me domain names which starts on February 2, 2012. Some of the premium domain names for auction include:<ref>
[http://www.domain.me/sedo-and-me-registry-partner-to-auction-previously-unreleased-premium-me-domain-names Sedo And .ME Registry Partner To Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .Me Domain Names]</ref>
* Hotel.Me
* Singles.Me
* Boats.Me
* Yoga.Me
* Creditcard.Me
* Gift.Me
* Movies.Me
* Webhosting.Me
* Friends.Me
==ICANN Participation==
.Me registry announced the re-launching of .me ccTLD during the [[ICANN 32]] meeting in Paris and its sales director Natasa Djukanovic has been actively promoting the domain name space within the [[ICANN]] community during the succeeding ICANN meetings Cairo, Mexico, Sydney, Seoul, Cartagena, Belgium and San Francisco respectively. The ccTLD was also promoted during the [[DOMAINfest]] and [[TRAFFIC]] conferences.<ref>[http://www.webfactory.rs/me/me-events .Me Events]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xShSSsvoM ICANN Mexico DotMe You Tube Video]</ref>
==References==
==References==