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| *ICANN suggested timeline: 6 weeks <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources PDT FAQ v.2.2, ICANN]</ref> | | *ICANN suggested timeline: 6 weeks <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources PDT FAQ v.2.2, ICANN]</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> | | ** 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: 17-24 days | + | *Applicant timeline examples: 17-24 days, with an outlier of 39 days. |
| ** 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> |
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| ** 24 days; for Donuts Inc. <ref name="Ondo"></ref> | | ** 24 days; for Donuts Inc. <ref name="Ondo"></ref> |
| ** 18 days, Nov. 4-21; for DotStrategy's .buzz<ref name="buzz">Doshier, Bill. Personal Communication.</ref> | | ** 18 days, Nov. 4-21; for DotStrategy's .buzz<ref name="buzz">Doshier, Bill. Personal Communication.</ref> |
| + | ** 39 days, Jan. 13-Feb. 20; for Top Level Design's .ink. |
| ===Tips & Resources=== | | ===Tips & Resources=== |
| *Changes to the PDT Process may be made by ICANN, possibly regarding data escrow, in the coming months; those applicants who have already completed PDT will not be held accountable for new or differing requirements.<ref name="webinar"></ref> | | *Changes to the PDT Process may be made by ICANN, possibly regarding data escrow, in the coming months; those applicants who have already completed PDT will not be held accountable for new or differing requirements.<ref name="webinar"></ref> |