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*Applicant timeline example from receiving delegation token to delegation:
*Applicant timeline example from receiving delegation token to delegation:
**6 days, Dec. 12-18; for DotStrategy's .buzz<ref name="buzz"></ref>
**6 days, Dec. 12-18; for DotStrategy's .buzz<ref name="buzz"></ref>
===Transition to IANA===
===Transition to IANA===
** Authoritative Name servers maintained to serve the TLD
** Authoritative Name servers maintained to serve the TLD
** Registration Information: additional information including location of whois server" <ref name="dotShabaka"></ref>
** Registration Information: additional information including location of whois server" <ref name="dotShabaka"></ref>
===Tips===
*dotShabaka also had some recommendations for the delegation process, such as:
*dotShabaka also had some recommendations for the delegation process, such as:
#making sure that the Delegation POC and Primary Contact are the same
#making sure that the Delegation POC and Primary Contact are the same
#and hosting the whois server at a different location during the delegation process<ref name="dotShabaka"></ref>
#and hosting the whois server at a different location during the delegation process<ref name="dotShabaka"></ref>
*Some applicants have found it helpful to have TLD Startup Information prepared and ready to be submitted directly after the new gTLD is delegated.
*Some applicants have found it helpful to have TLD Startup Information prepared and ready to be submitted directly after the new gTLD is delegated.
*The quick 5-6 day turn around seems to be fairly consistent for delegation. Plan accordingly, and be prepared with plans for the new gTLD's website, nic.newtld.<ref name="buzz"></ref>
*A recent webinar clarified that it is not required for the applicant to have a website at nic.newtld but that at delegation whois.nic.newtld should be set up.<ref name="webinar"></ref>
*When listing your name servers for IANA during the delegation process, make sure you enter both the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses separated by a space.
==Delegation==
==Delegation==