New TLD contracting

The following is an outline of the Contracting process as defined by ICANN, it is our goal to supplement this with actual contracting timelines and action items that are encountered by new TLD applicants. Information can be edited directly, or contact Andrew Merriam, andrew[at]tldesign.co

Steps & Timeline edit

CIR (approx. 8 days)
1. CIR Review
Sign Registry Agreement
Pre-Delegation Testing (approx. 6 weeks)
Transition to Delegation (approx. 2 weeks)
Delegation
Registry Onboarding
1. Sunrise (min. 60 days)

Contracting Information Request edit

See Contracting Information Request summary and example.
- ICANN's CIR Guide, with examples
ICANN suggested timeline: 8 days
Applicant timeline examples: _ days

Registry Agreement edit

See Summary and Examples on Signing Registry Agreement
ICANN suggested timeline: 7 days
Applicant timeline examples:

Post RA Provisioning edit

Contact Sheet - Establishes appropriate contacts for various contingencies.

Pre-Delegation Testing edit

See Pre-Delegation Testing for summary
ICANN suggested timeline: 2-3 weeks ^[1]
- 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. ^[2]
Applicant timeline examples:
- 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.^[3]
Self-Test Tools are available at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources

Transition to Delegation edit

ICANN suggested timeline: 2 weeks
Applicant timeline examples:

Delegation edit

Registry Onboarding edit

Sunrise Period edit

See Sunrise Period summary, (min. 60 days)
- ICANN mandated timeline for Start Date Sunrise: 30 day notice period with a minimum of 30 days running ^[4]
- ICANN mandated timeline for End Date Sunrise: no notice period, minimum of 60 days running ^[4]

Trademark Clearinghouse edit

References edit

↑ PDT FAQ v.2.2, ICANN, http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources
↑ Papac, Krista. Registry Onboarding. buenosaires48.icann.org/en/.../presentation-contracting-20nov13-en.pdf‎
↑ Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Murphy, Kevin. First Come, First-Served Sunrise Periods on the Cards. http://domainincite.com/14627-first-come-first-served-sunrise-periods-on-the-cards

[1] PDT FAQ v.2.2, ICANN, http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources

[2] Papac, Krista. Registry Onboarding. buenosaires48.icann.org/en/.../presentation-contracting-20nov13-en.pdf‎

[3] Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation

[First-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Murphy, Kevin. First Come, First-Served Sunrise Periods on the Cards. http://domainincite.com/14627-first-come-first-served-sunrise-periods-on-the-cards

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