Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] Fwd: Subsequent New gTLD Program Activities under Consideration â Initial Work Plan Published
Carlton
I suspect there'll be quite a bit of interest from brands who didn't apply in
this round, or who applied and then withdrew. I'd also expect that quite a few
cities that missed out this time round will be looking at applying in a
subsequent round.
Some more coverage here:
http://domainincite.com/17434-second-new-gtld-round-possible-but-not-probable-in-2016
Regards
Michele
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I might have missed the clamour for additions to the namespace...
[image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-22-en
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Subsequent New gTLD Program Activities under Consideration â Initial Work Plan
Published
22 September 2014
ICANN today published a draft Work Plan to describe the set of community
reviews and activities underway and planned to support consideration of an
additional application process for the next round of generic top-level domain
(gTLD) names under the New gTLD Program.
Download the Draft Work Plan
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/reviews-assessments-draft-work-plan-22sep14-en.pdf>
[PDF, 397 KB]
The New gTLD Program is enabling the largest-ever expansion of the domain name
system. It is designed to enable increased opportunity, diversity, and
innovation at the top level of the Domain Name System (DNS).
"We are very pleased with the initial results of the current round of gTLDs,
the first of which was delegated into the Internet in October 2013,"
said Akram Atallah, president of ICANN's Global Domain's Division. "In the past
several months there has been an increasing level of interest in the timing of
the next application process. While we have been focusing our resources on
ensuring the current round of gTLDs are ushered safely into the Internet, we
are now at a point where we can kick-off discussions regarding a subsequent
round."
Based on current estimates, a subsequent application round is not expected to
launch until 2016 at the earliest.
The gTLD Applicant Guidebook <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>
provided that ICANN's goal is to launch subsequent gTLD application rounds as
quickly as possible, noting that the exact timing would be based on experiences
gained and changes required after the completion of the first round.
As of 22 September, 515 applicants have signed registry agreements with ICANN;
395 new gTLDs have been delegated under the program; 312 TLDs have submitted
TLD Startup Information to ICANN for publication. Initial Evaluation has been
completed for all applications, with a small number undergoing re-evaluation
due to application change requests initiated by the applicants. The remaining
objection processes and contention resolution processes are proceeding
according to schedule. Program statistics are updated weekly and may be viewed
here.
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/statistics> With these operations
proceeding in a stable manner, ICANN is now allocating resources to
preparations for subsequent rounds.
Guided by ICANN's stated goal of opening a new application round in a timely
manner, the activities described in the Work Plan are intended to ensure that
the next application round can take place with the added benefits of experience
gained in the first round. The Work Plan is intended to enable ICANN to support
and facilitate the reviews and discussions to occur through the
multi-stakeholder process on the future of the Program.
A session is planned at the upcoming ICANN public meeting in Los Angeles to
present and discuss the plan.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet.
To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your
computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know
where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the
world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN
was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with
participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure,
stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the
Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet.
It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But
through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an
important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more
information please visit: www.icann.org.
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