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==Role within ICANN==

==Role within ICANN==

Kurt was appointed as a Vice President of ICANN in September 2003. He was promoted as Senior Vice President for Stakeholder Relations on December 2006.<ref>[http://www.domainsget.info/tag/kurt-pritz/ domainsget.info]</ref> As VP for Stakeholder Relations, Kurt serves as spokesperson of the internet body on different issues particularly the ICANN [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He led the coordination of multiple public consultations regarding the program until it was approved and implemented by the [[ICANN Board]]. Kurt continues to provide information, presentations, answers questions and discusses issues related to the new gTLD program as they arise in different events such as the [[.Nxt Conference|.nxt conference.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/agenda/wed/keynote Keynote: Kurt Pritz]</ref>

Kurt was appointed as a Vice President of ICANN in September 2003. He was promoted as Senior Vice President for Stakeholder Relations on December 2006.<ref>[http://www.domainsget.info/tag/kurt-pritz/ domainsget.info]</ref> As VP for Stakeholder Relations, Kurt serves as spokesperson of the internet body on different issues particularly the ICANN [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He led the coordination of multiple public consultations regarding the program until it was approved and implemented by the [[ICANN Board]]. Kurt continues to provide information, presentations, answers questions and discusses issues related to the new gTLD program as they arise in different events such as the [[.Nxt Conference|.nxt conference]].<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/agenda/wed/keynote Keynote: Kurt Pritz]</ref>

In March 2012, during the [[GNSO]] Council meeting at [[ICANN 43]] in Costa Rica, Kurt informed the community that the ICANN Board plans to implement the "Target Time Variance" (secondary time stamp) system in determining how each new gTLD application will be grouped into batches. According to him an applicant will pick his or her "target time" to process the application at the TLD Application System ([[TAS]]) then click the submit button. The application batches will be divided based on the fastest applicant down to the slowest from each of five ICANN geographic regions in a round robin method. He also said the applicants will have the opportunity to try out the system to determine and adjust their response time. He also explained that random selection is not feasible because of legal issues.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/heres-how-new-gtld-batching-will-work/ Here’s how new gTLD batching will work]</ref> The target time variance, which was described by Kurt which will be used in the [[Batching|batching]] process was officially approved and named by the ICANN Board as "digital archery" on March 28, 2012.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28mar12-en.htm Batching of New gTLD Applications: Secondary Timestamp]</ref>

In March 2012, during the [[GNSO]] Council meeting at [[ICANN 43]] in Costa Rica, Kurt informed the community that the ICANN Board plans to implement the "Target Time Variance" (secondary time stamp) system in determining how each new gTLD application will be grouped into batches. According to him an applicant will pick his or her "target time" to process the application at the TLD Application System ([[TAS]]) then click the submit button. The application batches will be divided based on the fastest applicant down to the slowest from each of five ICANN geographic regions in a round robin method. He also said the applicants will have the opportunity to try out the system to determine and adjust their response time. He also explained that random selection is not feasible because of legal issues.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/heres-how-new-gtld-batching-will-work/ Here’s how new gTLD batching will work]</ref> The target time variance, which was described by Kurt which will be used in the [[Batching|batching]] process was officially approved and named by the ICANN Board as "digital archery" on March 28, 2012.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28mar12-en.htm Batching of New gTLD Applications: Secondary Timestamp]</ref>