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| {{TLD| | | {{TLD| |
− | |logo = Dotarchi.JPG | + | |logo = DotArchiLogo.png |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
− | |manager = Starting Dot | + | |manager = |
− | |country = International | + | |country = |
| |language = | | |language = |
| |translation = | | |translation = |
− | |stringcontention = No | + | |stringcontention = |
− | |registryprovider = | + | |registryprovider = [[Afilias]] |
− | |registrations = | + | |registrations = |
| |date = | | |date = |
− | |type = [[Niche TLD]] | + | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] |
| + | |category = [[:Category:Professional New gTLDs|Professional]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
− | |keypeople = [[Godefroy Jordan]], CEO <br> [[Guillaume Buffet]], General Manager | + | |website = [http://www.domains.archi/ domains.archi] |
| + | |twitter = DotArchi |
| + | |priority = |
| + | |keypeople = |
| + | }} |
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| + | '''.archi''' is a [[gTLD]] delegated to the [[Root Zone|DNS Root Zone]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on 31 March 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> [[Afilias]] is the [[registry]] operator for the gTLD. It was originally managed by [[Starting Dot]] until Afilias acquired the company and its rights to .archi and two other gTLDs ([[.bio]] and [[.ski]])<ref>[http://afilias.info/news/2016/08/08/afilias-acquires-premium-tlds-archi-bio-and-ski Afilias Acquires Premium TLDs .ARCHI, .BIO and .SKI]</ref> |
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| + | ==Meaning== |
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| + | .archi is short for architect or architecture depending on the context. |
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| + | ==Registration Policy== |
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| + | Registration of .archi domain names is restricted to teh architecture community, including: |
| + | * registered, certified, or licensed architects |
| + | * architecture students |
| + | * architecture agencies |
| + | * universities and colleges |
| + | * other architecture organizations |
| + | * members of the International Union of Architects (UIA) |
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− | }}
| + | .archi is supported by the Paris-based International Architectural Union (UIA)<ref>[http://www.uia.archi/en/exercer/dotarchi/about#.V6nhmNArKmk About .archi]</ref> The UIA, founded in 1948, is an umbrella trade organization, representing more than 1.3 million architects in more than 100 countries.<ref>[http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/international/uia/AIAP073960 About UIA]</ref> |
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| + | The UIA has objected to the open gTLD application for [[.architect]] submitted by [[Donuts]].<ref>[https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/2034 CommentDetails, gTLDcomment.ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| + | ==Contract Signed== |
| + | On 06 February 2014 [[Starting Dot]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .archi after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 10 Feb 2014</ref> |
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− | '''.archi''' is short term for the word "architecture" and a proposed ([[Niche TLD]]) submitted to [[ICANN]] under the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by [[Starting Dot]], a French start-up company seeking to serve as registry operator. Starting dot plans to restrict the registration of .archi domain names to certified architects and for those individuals who graduated with a degree in architecture. <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/our-top-level-domains/ Our Top Level Domains-.archi]</ref>
| + | ==GAC Early Warning== |
| + | France issued [[GAC]] early warnings to this string and the related [[.architect]] string. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/gac-early-warning GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Nov 2012</ref> |
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− | The application for .archi string is supported by the Paris-based International Architectural Union, the umbrella trade organization of more than one million architects. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/another-contention-battle-confirmed-as-starting-dot-reveals-five-gtld-bids/ Another contention battle confirmed as Starting Dot reveals five gTLD bids]</ref> | + | The warning notes that architects are a certified and regulated sector in France and asks that the TLD be limited to only legitimate architects.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Archi-FR-49620.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353451915000 Archi FR, GACweb.ICANN.org]Retrieved 26 Nov 2012</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Professional New gTLDs|archi]] | | [[Category:Professional New gTLDs|archi]] |
| + | [[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|archi]] |
| + | __NOTOC__ |