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*Applicant timeline examples:  
 
*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.<ref>Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation</ref>
 
** 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.<ref>Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation</ref>
*Self-Test Tools are available at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources
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* [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources ICANN's Self-Test Tools] icann's self test tools, [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt#resources here]
  
 
==Transition to Delegation==
 
==Transition to Delegation==

Revision as of 00:28, 5 December 2013

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

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

Contracting Information Request

Registry Agreement

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

Post RA Provisioning

  • Contact Sheet - Establishes appropriate contacts for various contingencies.

Pre-Delegation Testing

  • 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]
  • ICANN's Self-Test Tools icann's self test tools, here

Transition to Delegation

  • ICANN suggested timeline: 2 weeks
  • Applicant timeline examples:

Delegation

Registry Onboarding

Sunrise Period

  • 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

References

  1. PDT FAQ v.2.2, ICANN
  2. Papac, Krista. Registry Onboarding. PDF download
  3. Omer, Yasmin. dotShabaka Registry – Delegation & Beyond, ICANN 48 Presentation
  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