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|logo  =  
|logo  =  
|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager  = [[Punto Madrid]]
|manager  = [[Comunidad de Madrid]]
|country  =  
|country  =
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|registrations  =
|registrations  =
|date  =
|date  = 20 November 2014
|type  = [[GeoTLD| geographical TLD]]
|type  = [[GeoTLD]]/[[Community TLD]]
|priority = 1245
|community  =  
|community  =  
|keypeople  = Alexander Siffrin, President
|keypeople  =  
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.madrid is a delegated [[GeoTLD]] in ICANN's [[New gTLD Program]] by the Government of Madrid. It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 20th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 7th December 2014.</ref>
 
 
==Background==
The Comunidad de Madrid (Government of the Region of Madrid) is applying for the .madrid TLD to serve Madrid's community, defined as the community of individuals and legal entities with a bona fide presence, direct or indirect, in the Region of Madrid, including Madrid as the capital of Spain.
 
The goals of .madrid are:
* Facilitating digital communications from, to and within the Region of Madrid.
*  Providing a platform for the urban development in the digital space of the Region of Madrid.
*  Strengthening the image of Madrid in the online world.


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==Contract signed==
On the 1st May 2014, the government of Madrid received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .madrid after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 07 December 2014</ref>


'''.madrid''' is new [[GeoTLD| geographical TLD]] proposed to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by [[Punto Madrid]], a non-profit organization dedicated in promoting business, social, cultural, internet and new technologies for the benefit of communities in Madrid. Punto Madrid's initiative to apply for the .madrid string is headed by [[Alexander Siffrin]] of [[Key-Systems]]; [[Jose Lagos]] of Dinamiq and Jose Maria Santo Tomas of Estudio Juridico Serrano Internacional. They serve as the organizations' president, vice president and secretary respectively. <ref>[http://www.puntomadrid.org/en/asociacion.aspx Punto Madrid]</ref>
==Delegation==
.madrid was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 20th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 7th December 2014.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 23 March 2015

Status: Delegated
Manager: Comunidad de Madrid
Date Implemented: 20 November 2014
Type: GeoTLD/Community TLD
Priority #: 1245

More information:

.madrid is a delegated GeoTLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program by the Government of Madrid. It was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on the 20th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1]


Background[edit | edit source]

The Comunidad de Madrid (Government of the Region of Madrid) is applying for the .madrid TLD to serve Madrid's community, defined as the community of individuals and legal entities with a bona fide presence, direct or indirect, in the Region of Madrid, including Madrid as the capital of Spain.

The goals of .madrid are:

  • Facilitating digital communications from, to and within the Region of Madrid.
  • Providing a platform for the urban development in the digital space of the Region of Madrid.
  • Strengthening the image of Madrid in the online world.

Contract signed[edit | edit source]

On the 1st May 2014, the government of Madrid received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .madrid after passing the Initial Evaluation.[2]

Delegation[edit | edit source]

.madrid was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on the 20th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ICANN delegated strings Retrieved 7th December 2014.
  2. Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 07 December 2014
  3. ICANN delegated strings Retrieved 7th December 2014.