Changes

==Drawing==

==Drawing==

On October 10, 2012, ICANN announced that it had designed a metering program to determine the order in which applicants would proceed towards implementation, and it would be a manual draw.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10oct12-en.htm Announcement, ICANN.org]</ref> A chance-based process such as this had initially been avoided due to California's lottery laws, which apply to ICANN as it is headquartered in California. The organization applied for a non-profit, "fundraising" exemption permit in order to be allowed to run the lottery system. Lottery tickets will cost $100. The number pulled in the draw would determine the order in which applications proceed, first with the release of their Initial Evaluation, and then with their potential contention or formal objections, [[GAC]] or otherwise. Applicants that pass the Initial Evaluation and have no other outstanding issues can elect to go directly on to signing the general [[Registry Agreement]], or to negotiate a different agreement with [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10oct12-en.htm Announcement 2 10Oct12], ICANN.org. Published 10 October 2012.</ref>

On October 10, 2012, ICANN announced that it had designed a metering program to determine the order in which applicants would proceed towards implementation, and it would be a manual draw.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10oct12-en.htm Announcement, ICANN.org]</ref> A chance-based process such as this had initially been avoided due to California's lottery laws, which apply to ICANN as it is headquartered in California, but the organization for a non-profit, "fundraising" exemption permit in order to be allowed to run the lottery system.<ref name="announcement">[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10oct12-en.htm Announcement 2 10Oct12], ICANN.org. Published 10 October 2012.</ref>

ICANN estimated that this should speed up the implementation of new gTLDs; new gTLDs will be released beginning in the second quarter of 2013, rather than the earlier estimate of the fourth quarter of 2013/first quarter of 2014. Initial evaluation results will be released at a rate of about 150 per week starting in March, 2013. Contracts and pre-delegation testing will be done at a rate of about 20 per week, which allows for about 1,000 new gTLDs to be introduced in any given year. [[IDN]] new gTLD applications will be given priority in the process; ICANN has explained that this is in the interest of better diversifying the Internet internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10729-new-gtld-winners-will-be-decided-by-lottery-after-all New gTLD Winners Will be Decided by Lottery After All], DomainIncite.com.</ref>

The lottery, renamed a "Prioritization Draw", will take place from December 12th through December 16th, 2012 at Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, with the final draw taking place on the morning of December 17th, 2012. Tickets for the Prioritization Draw cost USD $100.00 per ticket, with one application per ticket.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/prioritization-draw New gTLD Prioritization Draw], ICANN.org.</ref> The number pulled in the draw would determine the order in which applications proceed, first with the release of their Initial Evaluation, and then with their potential contention or formal objections, [[GAC]] or otherwise. Applicants that pass the Initial Evaluation and have no other outstanding issues can elect to go directly on to signing the general [[Registry Agreement]], or to negotiate a different agreement with [[ICANN]].<refname="announcement"></ref>

The lottery, renamed a "Prioritization Draw", will take place from December 12th through December 16th, 2012 at Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, with the final draw taking place on the morning of December 17th, 2012. Tickets for the Prioritization Draw will cost USD $100.00 per ticket, with one application per ticket.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/prioritization-draw New gTLD Prioritization Draw], ICANN.org.</ref>

ICANN estimated that this system should speed up the implementation of new gTLDs; new gTLDs will be released beginning in the second quarter of 2013, rather than the earlier estimate of the fourth quarter of 2013/first quarter of 2014. Initial evaluation results will be released at a rate of about 150 per week starting in March, 2013 Contracts and pre-delegation testing will be done at a rate of about 20 per week, which allows for about 1,000 new gTLDs to be introduced in any given year. [[IDN]] new gTLD applications will be given priority in the process; ICANN has explained that this is in the interest of better diversifying the Internet internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10729-new-gtld-winners-will-be-decided-by-lottery-after-all New gTLD Winners Will be Decided by Lottery After All], DomainIncite.com.</ref>

ICANN CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]] explains the new system:

ICANN CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]] explains the new system: