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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                                                              Belgium
2. Economist Intelligence Unit                                              United States
3. Ernst & Young                                                                United States
4. Fulcrum Financial Inquiry                                                   United States
5. GeoLang LTD                                                                 United Kingdom
6. InterConnect Communications                                          United Kingdom
7. IranNSR                                                                         Iran
8. JAS Communications                                                        United States
9. KPMG                                                                            United States
10. TAEUS International                                                      United States
11. Talal Abu Ghazaleh Information Technology International     Jordan
12. Webb Henderson                                                          Australia

For more details check out: www.icann.com