At the beginning of this conference, approximately 50 organizations had stated their intent to sign. After the frank and open exchange, approximately 80 organization have signed.
Signatories come from all over globe and a wide range of organizations and industries.
The complete list will be posted shortly. Many participants in the conference arrived with deep concerns about the plan and the two days of discussion developed a very strong consensus. By signing the Memorandum of Understanding, organizations are stating their desire to participate in the creating the evolution. Participants in the conference developed a strong sense of concern and hope that the PAB would become active and constructive in the process of gTLD evolution. An example of the energy and commitment which was produced over the course of the conference is the spontaneous decision to hold an immediate meeting of those PAB members present, for the remainder of this morning.