.archi
| Status: | Delegated |
| Registry: | Afilias |
| Registry Backend: | Afilias |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Professional |
| Priority #: | 1687 - Starting Dot |
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.archi is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. STARTING DOT, a French new gTLD start up company applying for 5 total TLDs, is the only applicant for .archi.[1] The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 31 March 2014.[2]
STARTING DOT plans to restrict the registration of .archi domain names to certified architects and individuals who have graduated with a degree in architecture.[3] The application is supported by the Paris-based International Architectural Union (UIA), the umbrella trade organization for more than one million architects.[4] 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.[5]
The UIA has objected to the open gTLD application for .architect submitted by Donuts.[6]
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.[7]
The warning notes that architects are a certified and regulated sector in France and asks that the TLD be limited to only legitimate architects.[8]
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.[9]
Delegation and Availability
.archi was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 31 March, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[2]
References
- ↑ Our Top Level Domains, startingdot.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 15 April 2014
- ↑ Our Top Level Domains, startingdot.com
- ↑ Another contention battle confirmed as Starting Dot reveals five gTLD bids
- ↑ Qui Sommes nous, UIA-Architectes.org
- ↑ CommentDetails, gTLDcomment.ICANN.org
- ↑ GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org Retrieved 26 Nov 2012
- ↑ Archi FR, GACweb.ICANN.orgRetrieved 26 Nov 2012
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 10 Feb 2014