.archi

Status:	Delegated
Type:	Generic
Category:	Professional
Priority #:	1687 - Starting Dot
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.archi is a delegated TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. STARTING DOT, a French new gTLD start up company applying for 5 total TLDs, was the only applicant for .archi. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 31 March 2014.

STARTING DOT plans to restrict the registration of .archi domain names to certified architects and individuals who have graduated with a degree in architecture. The application is supported by the Paris-based International Architectural Union (UIA), the umbrella trade organization for more than one million architects. The UIA was founded in 1948, UIA is the most representative professional organization of architects and the only global network of architecture, covering120 countries and territories through its members sections.

The UIA has objected to the open gTLD application for .architect submitted by Donuts.

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.

The warning notes that architects are a certified and regulated sector in France and asks that the TLD be limited to only legitimate architects.

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.

Delegation and Availability

.archi was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 31 March, 2014, completing the successful application for the string. The TLD is online ([1]).

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