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'''Digital Archery''' was a mechanism developed by the [[ICANN]] to determine the processing time or batch slots for each gTLD application using "target time variance." Digital archery was approved by ICANN during a special meeting of the [[ICANN Board]] on March 28. 2012,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-approves-digital-archery-gtld-batching/ ICANN approves “digital archery” gTLD batching]</ref> but suspended on June 23, 2012, following complaints that there were unexpected variances in the results of the process due to various circumstances, including network latency.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23jun12-en.htm Digital Archery Suspended, icann.org]</ref> It was officially cancelled on June 28th, with no alternative named.<ref>[http://www.itworld.com/internet/282901/icann-cancels-digital-archery-program-has-no-immediate-alternative ICANN cancels Digital Archery program, has no immediate alternative, itworld.com]</ref>

'''Digital Archery''' was a mechanism developed by the [[ICANN]] to determine the processing time or batch slots for each gTLD application using "target time variance." Digital archery was approved by ICANN during a special meeting of the [[ICANN Board]] on March 28. 2012,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-approves-digital-archery-gtld-batching/ ICANN approves “digital archery” gTLD batching]</ref> but suspended on June 23, 2012, following complaints that there were unexpected variances in the results of the process due to various circumstances, including network latency.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23jun12-en.htm Digital Archery Suspended, icann.org]</ref> It was officially cancelled on June 28th, with no alternative named.<ref>[http://www.itworld.com/internet/282901/icann-cancels-digital-archery-program-has-no-immediate-alternative ICANN cancels Digital Archery program, has no immediate alternative, itworld.com]</ref>

The process was completed in the following four steps:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28mar12-en.htm Approved Board Resolutions| Special Meeting of the ICANN Board| March 28, 2012]</ref>

Applicants must follow the four steps in the digital archery batching process:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28mar12-en.htm Approved Board Resolutions| Special Meeting of the ICANN Board| March 28, 2012]</ref>

* '''Step 1''': Applicants will enter their batch preference and a target date and time into the batching system accessed via [[TAS]]/. For example: Target Date: 11 June 2012 and Target Time: 08:00:00 EST

* '''Step 1''': Applicants will enter their batch preference and a target date and time into the batching system accessed via [[TAS]]. For example: Target Date: 11 June 2012 and Target Time: 08:00:00 EST

* '''Step 2''': Applicants must re-enter TAS as close as possible to the original time stamp to generate a message to the batching system. The online batching system will then record when this message was received. For example: Message Received Date: 11 June 2012 and Message Received Time: 08:00:03)

* '''Step 2''': Applicants must re-enter TAS as close as possible to the original time stamp to generate a message to the batching system. The online batching system will then record when this message was received. For example: Message Received Date: 11 June 2012 and Message Received Time: 08:00:03)

* '''Step 3''': The secondary time stamp will be calculated by the system using the time variance between step one (when the applicant entered his/her target time) and step two (when the message received date/time was generated/recorded). The example shows that the secondary time stamp between step one and step two is 3 seconds. An application will be included in an earlier batch to be processed if the time stamp is closer to 0, if the applicant selected to participate in the earliest batch to be processed.

* '''Step 3''': The secondary time stamp will be calculated by the system using the time variance between step one (when the applicant entered his/her target time) and step two (when the message received date/time was generated/recorded). The example shows that the secondary time stamp between step one and step two is 3 seconds. An application will be included in an earlier batch to be processed if the time stamp is closer to 0, if the applicant selected to participate in the earliest batch to be processed.

* '''Step 4''': The batching selection process will combine the applicant's batching preferences, the secondary time stamp and the geographic region of a specific new gTLD application to determine which applicants end up in which batches.

* '''Step 4''': The batching selection process will combine the applicant's batching preferences, the secondary time stamp and the geographic region of a specific new gTLD application to determine which applicants end up in which batches.

==History of Digital Archery==

==Background==

During the ICANN Board meeting on December 8, 2011 the ICANN president and [[ICANN CEO|CEO]] was tasked to develop a plan for a "secondary time stamp," which will be used to determine the processing order in case multiple batches of applications need to be processed. It was decided, applicants are required to get a time stamp right after the closing of application window if they are interested to be included in the first batches to processed. A random selection and the date of application will not be used as preference to determine batches. The Board also resolved that once the final plan of the secondary time stamp batching process is completed, it will be presented to the community. The ICANN Board will approved the final operational details and it will be added to the [[Applicant Guidebook]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#1.2 ICANN Board Approved Resolutions-Batching]</ref>

During the ICANN Board Meeting on December 8, 2011, ICANN President and [[ICANN CEO|CEO]] [[Rod Beckstrom]] was tasked to develop a plan for a "secondary time stamp," which would be used to determine the processing order in case multiple batches of applications needed to be processed. It was decided that a random selection and the date of application submission would not be used as preference to determine batches. Instead, applicants would be required to get a time stamp right after the closing of application window if they were interested in being part of the first batches to be processed. The Board also resolved that once the final plan of the secondary time stamp batching process was completed, it would be presented to the community. The ICANN Board would then approve the final operational details and it would be added to the [[Applicant Guidebook]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#1.2 ICANN Board Approved Resolutions-Batching]</ref>

On March 2012, during the ICANN public meeting Pritz discussed the “target time variance" (secondary time stamp) system in determining the batch slots for each application.  He explained that right after the deadline of the application window, new gTLD applicants need to submit a “target time” in the TLD Application System ([[TAS]]) as to when they desire their applications to be processed . Once all the target times are collected, batches will be determined based on fastest applicant from each of the five ICANN geographic regions followed by the second fastest...The selection will be done in a round-robin fashion. [[GNSO]] Council chair [[Stephane Van Gelder]] commented, "It’s clearly first-come first served." <ref>[http://domainincite.com/heres-how-new-gtld-batching-will-work/ Here’s how new gTLD batching will work]</ref>

In March 2012, during [[ICANN 43]] in Costa Rica, [[Kurt Pritz]] discussed the “target time variance" (secondary time stamp) system for determining the batch slots for each application.  He explained that right after the deadline of the application window, new gTLD applicants would need to submit a “target time” in the TLD Application System ([[TAS]]) as to when they desired their applications to be processed. Once all the target times were collected, batches would be determined based on the fastest applicant from each of the five ICANN geographic regions. The selection would be done in a round-robin fashion. [[GNSO]] Council chair [[Stephane Van Gelder]] commented, "It’s clearly first-come first served."<ref>[http://domainincite.com/heres-how-new-gtld-batching-will-work/ Here’s how new gTLD batching will work]</ref>

==Complaints Against Digital Archery==

==Complaints Against Digital Archery==