Changes

** In prior documents, ICANN has broken this down as 2 weeks for testing, and an additional 2-3 weeks for reporting the PDT results. This seems to have been recently conflated and changed to a 6 week process, according to slides from ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires. <ref name="Onboarding"></ref>

** In prior documents, ICANN has broken this down as 2 weeks for testing, and an additional 2-3 weeks for reporting the PDT results. This seems to have been recently conflated and changed to a 6 week process, according to slides from ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires. <ref name="Onboarding"></ref>

*Applicant timeline examples:  

*Applicant timeline examples:  

** 21 days, Aug 5-Aug 26; DotShabaka. Yasmin Omer has explained that as the first applicant to go through PDT, their experience should not be taken as indicative of current ICANN processes.<ref name="dotShabaka">Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation</ref>

** 21 days, Aug. 5-Aug. 26; DotShabaka. Yasmin Omer has explained that as the first applicant to go through PDT, their experience should not be taken as indicative of current ICANN processes.<ref name="dotShabaka">Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation</ref>

** 24 days, Nov 4-Nov 28; Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website <ref>http://internetregistry.info/pre-delegation-testing-start-date-announced-dot-chinese-online-%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF-dot-chinese-website-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%BD%91/ TLD Registry: The Essential New Chinese TLDs</ref> <ref name="Newsletter">http://edm.illuminantpartners.com/t/r-1391716757ABD0662540EF23F30FEDED TLD Registry Newsletter, Dec. 2013 issue </ref>

** 24 days, Nov. 4-Nov. 28; Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website <ref>http://internetregistry.info/pre-delegation-testing-start-date-announced-dot-chinese-online-%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF-dot-chinese-website-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%BD%91/ TLD Registry: The Essential New Chinese TLDs</ref> <ref name="Newsletter">http://edm.illuminantpartners.com/t/r-1391716757ABD0662540EF23F30FEDED TLD Registry Newsletter, Dec. 2013 issue </ref>

* [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources ICANN's Self-Test Tools]

* [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources ICANN's Self-Test Tools]

==Transition to IANA and Delegation==

==Transition to IANA and Delegation==

[[File:TransitiontoDelegationSequence.png|thumb| Transition to Delegation sequence, including the status of registries in the Delegation Process]]

[[File:TransitiontoDelegationSequence.png|thumb| Transition to Delegation sequence, including the status of registries in the Delegation Process as of Nov. 18, 2013]]

*[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN's list of delegated strings]

*[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN's list of delegated strings]

*ICANN suggested timeline: 4-6 weeks <ref name="Program Update"></ref>

*ICANN suggested timeline: 4-6 weeks <ref name="Program Update"></ref>

====Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website====

====Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website====

Expected timeline<ref>http://internetregistry.info/go-live-dates-dot-chinese-online-%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF-dot-chinese-website-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%BD%91/ Isokoski, Arto. "Go-Live Dates for Dot Chinese Online (.在线) & Dot Chinese Website" (.中文网)</ref> <ref name="Newsletter"></ref>:

Expected timeline<ref>http://internetregistry.info/go-live-dates-dot-chinese-online-%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF-dot-chinese-website-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%BD%91/ Isokoski, Arto. "Go-Live Dates for Dot Chinese Online (.在线) & Dot Chinese Website" (.中文网)</ref> <ref name="Newsletter"></ref>:

*[[PDT]] begins-Monday Nov 4

*[[PDT]] begins-Monday Nov. 4

*PDT ends-Thursday Nov 28

*PDT ends-Thursday Nov. 28

*[[Sunrise]] begins-Friday Jan 17

*[[Sunrise]] begins-Friday Jan. 17

*Sunrise ends-Monday Mar 17

*Sunrise ends-Monday Mar. 17

*2 day quiet period

*2 day quiet period

*Landrush begins-Thursday Mar 20

*Landrush begins-Thursday Mar. 20

*Landrush ends-Thursday Apr 24

*Landrush ends-Thursday Apr. 24

*3 day quiet period

*3 day quiet period

*[[GA]] begins-Monday Apr 28

*[[GA]] begins-Monday Apr. 28

===Applicant Tips===

===Applicant Tips===