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{{TLD|
{{TLD|logo =
|logo =
|status = Terminated
|status = Proposed
|manager =
|manager =
|country =
|country =
|language =
|language =
|translation =
|translation =
|registryprovider =[[CoCCA]]
|registryprovider =
|registrations =
|registrations =
|date =
|date =
|type = [[gTLD|Generic]]
|type = [[gTLD|Generic]]
|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]
|category =
|community =
|community =
|PIC = Yes, [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1076 Download Here]
|priority = 599 - [[Atgron, Inc.]]
|priority = 599 - [[Atgron, Inc.]]
|keypeople =
|keypeople = [[Adrienne McAdory]]
}}
|Website=http://www.atgron.wed}}
'''.wed''' was an active [[gTLD]] that was proposed [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The [[Registry]] and manager of the TLD was [[Atgron, Inc.]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 23 January 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://domainincite.com/15628-ten-more-new-gtlds-go-live Ten More New gTLDs Go Live, DomainIncite] Retrieved 24 Jan 2014</ref>
On December 7, 2017, ICANN submitted a Notice of Breach to Atgron, Inc. for failure to pay fees an initiated terminations proceedings.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/989/serad-to-mcadory-7dec17.pdf .wed - Notice of Breach (PDF)]</ref> After the completion of arbitration proceedings, ICANN terminated the Registry Agreement for .wed on October 5, 2020.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/wed-2013-10-01-en ICANN - .wed Registry Information]</ref>
==Application Details==
==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The driving force for both our Company and Community missions is our Chief Executive Officer, with the support of the Atgron, Inc. Board of Directors. Our CEO and Board chose a gTLD extension, which would create inherent leadership roles for women. Our CEO also spent a significant portion of her career working with soldiers and sailors and recognizes the invaluable training our veterans obtain while in service. There is a perception it is a civic duty to employ veterans and while that is a noble sentiment, it distracts from a far more important factor to a successful business. Veterans represent an outstanding candidate pool of capable resources with training and discipline that will benefit any company.
The driving force for both our Company and Community missions is our Chief Executive Officer, with the support of the Atgron, Inc. Board of Directors. Our CEO and Board chose a gTLD extension, which would create inherent leadership roles for women. Our CEO also spent a significant portion of her career working with soldiers and sailors and recognizes the invaluable training our veterans obtain while in service. There is a perception it is a civic duty to employ veterans and while that is a noble sentiment, it distracts from a far more important factor to a successful business. Veterans represent an outstanding candidate pool of capable resources with training and discipline that will benefit any company.
18.2.3 Pledge to Customers
18.2.3 Pledge to Customers
The .WED gTLD will provide a wholesome, responsive venue for couples and families involved in the planning and execution of a wedding. We will strive to provide couples with their desired domain names in a timely fashion by discouraging domain name parking and other forms of domain name speculation.
The .WED gTLD will provide a wholesome, responsive venue for couples and families involved in the planning and execution of a wedding. We will strive to provide couples with their desired domain names in a timely fashion by discouraging domain name parking and other forms of domain name speculation.
18.1.4 Pledge to Employees
18.1.4 Pledge to Employees
Our employees will enjoy a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects diversity, new ideas, and hard work.
Our employees will enjoy a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects diversity, new ideas, and hard work.
Our key constituency is couples planning their wedding around the world but with an initial marketing focus in the United States of America. Our target market is couples who want to share their experience via the internet without the need to use the gateways of wedding website resellers in the .com, .biz, .org, .net and other gTLD and ccTLD spaces. The .WED TLD brand will be one that epitomizes the special nature of a wedding and recognizes the significant investment families make in creating an event they will treasure forever. Couples will no longer have to provide their personal information to login to wedding website vendor reseller sites or leverage these reseller website offerings at the third level due to the limited availability of .com and other gTLD domain names. .WED provides an immediate connection between the domain name and the event eliminating the need for longer domain name strings.
Our key constituency is couples planning their wedding around the world but with an initial marketing focus in the United States of America. Our target market is couples who want to share their experience via the internet without the need to use the gateways of wedding website resellers in the .com, .biz, .org, .net and other gTLD and ccTLD spaces. The .WED TLD brand will be one that epitomizes the special nature of a wedding and recognizes the significant investment families make in creating an event they will treasure forever. Couples will no longer have to provide their personal information to login to wedding website vendor reseller sites or leverage these reseller website offerings at the third level due to the limited availability of .com and other gTLD domain names. .WED provides an immediate connection between the domain name and the event eliminating the need for longer domain name strings.
Registrar policies: Bulk registrations and renewals will only be allowed if registrars confirm the bulk registration or bulk renewal is a result of direct interaction between the registrant and couples or families planning a wedding. Any accredited registrars offering .WED TLD domain names for longer than two year terms, will need to obtain electronic acknowledgement from registrants of their understanding of the significant price increase for .WED TLD domain name registrations beyond two years."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1076 Application Details, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 18 Feb 2013</ref>
Registrar policies: Bulk registrations and renewals will only be allowed if registrars confirm the bulk registration or bulk renewal is a result of direct interaction between the registrant and couples or families planning a wedding. Any accredited registrars offering .WED TLD domain names for longer than two year terms, will need to obtain electronic acknowledgement from registrants of their understanding of the significant price increase for .WED TLD domain name registrations beyond two years."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1076 Application Details, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 18 Feb 2013</ref>
===PIC===
The applicant submitted [[PIC]]s, effectively showing its intent to bind itself to the commitments made in its application.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1076 PIC Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] 12 March 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
In October 2013, [[Atgron, Inc.]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .wed after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14609-pink-and-two-other-gtlds-get-contracts gTLDs get contracts] Retrieved 03 Oct 2013</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.wed was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on January 23, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
==Applicant Video==
ICANN published a series of videos interviewing applicants for New gTLDs. [[Adrienne McAdory]] explains the idea behind .wed:
{{#ev:youtube|D25tXJdr5Bg}}
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|wed]]
[[Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|wed]]
[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|wed]]