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New gTLD Program

New gTLD Program. Moscow, 31 May 2011 RU-CENTER. Tim Cole Chief Registrar Liaison ICANN. Agenda. Overview about domain names, gTLD timeline and the New gTLD Program Why is ICANN doing this; potential impact of this initiative to businesses, governments, Internet communities and users

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New gTLD Program

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  1. New gTLD Program Moscow, 31 May 2011 RU-CENTER Tim Cole Chief Registrar Liaison ICANN

  2. Agenda • Overview about domain names, gTLD timeline and the New gTLD Program • Why is ICANN doing this; potential impact of this initiative to businesses, governments, Internet communities and users • Program - who, when, what, how, how much • Where to get more information 2

  3. Internet - An Evolving Ecosystem What’s next? 2000+ Social Media, Apps, Mobile Internet and more VoIP/TV Blogs Social Networking 1990+ Music/Images/Video Search Engines Wireless Connectivity 1991 World Wide Web 1972 E-mail 1969 Arpanet

  4. ROOT .mil .dm .org .jp .be .va .ws .gov .com .asia .jobs gTLD ccTLD .cn .eg .tr .int .sg .nl .edu .info .net .hr .cl .name .tv .py .museum .mx .jm .cv .mobi .pro .post .pt .travel .biz .kr .is .au .cc .arpa .br .tel .aero .mo .eu .nz .ru .cat .coop New gTLD Program Fast Track Program New gTLDs IDN ccTLDs .acronym مصر .city .சிங்கப்பூர் .generic .brand . ไทย .امارات .gIDNs .香港 .community .region .рф السعودية .

  5. What is the New gTLD Program? • An initiative that will enable the introduction of unlimited generic top-level domain names or extensions (both ASCII and IDN) into the domain name space • Managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 5

  6. gTLD Timeline Predating ICANN (before 1998) 2004 Round .com .edu .gov .int .mil .net .org .arpa .aero .biz .coop .info .museum .name .pro .asia .cat .jobs .mobi .tel .travel .post 2000 Round New gTLD Program Policy development Dec 2005 to Sep 2007 6

  7. Public Participation and the Draft Applicant Guidebook • November 2008 (version 1) • May 2009 (excerpts) • March 2009 (version 2) • October 2009 (version 3) • February 10 (excerpts) • May 2010 (version 4) • November 2010 (Proposed Final version) • April 2011 (Discussion Draft) Program Launch Board Approval of Final Guidebook On-going status reporting on ICANN’s website ICANN Board Policy approval Jun 2008 Publication Final Applicant Guidebook Communications Campaign With launch dates + application details 7

  8. Why Expand the Top-Level? • Remove existing limitations to ASCII gTLDs which donot reflect growing Internet reality and needs • Create platform to innovation in the industry and Internet • Open doors to increase choice and competition in the market place 8

  9. Potential Impact - Businesses • Opportunity for investment • More choice and competition • Platform for innovation; new business model opportunities • Brand management and online marketing practices • Impact to industry sectors; security; control; user behavior • Upgrade systems/applications to accept new TLDs 9

  10. Potential Impact -Governments & Communities • Increase of online cultural, linguistic, geographic communities • More globally and culturally inclusive internet with IDNs • Local ccTLDs • Geographic names 10

  11. Potential Impact – Internet Users • More choice; innovation; competition • Online cultural, linguistic, geographic communities • New ways to find information, products and services 11

  12. Who Can Apply? Entities from anywhere in the world that meet the pre-defined criteria and requirements as outlined in the Applicant Guidebook ATTENTION! • Not for individuals • This is a business commitment to become a REGISTRY! 12

  13. How Much? Evaluation fee - US$ 185,000 • Paid to ICANN • US$5,000 of which is due upon TAS registration • Refunds apply in certain cases • Other fees may apply – might not bepaid to ICANN On-going Registry Fees • US$ 25,000 annual Registry fee • Transaction fee US$ 0.25 These are evaluation and Registry fees only. Consider carefully the costs for running a Registry. 13

  14. Evaluation Process at a Glance Application Period Module 1 Transition to Delegation Module 5 Module 5 Initial Evaluation Module 2 Module 2 Objections & Dispute Resolution Module 3 Extended Evaluation Module 2 String Contention Module 4 Administrative check Module 1 Processed by ICANN & Third Parties 14

  15. Draft - Final Guidebook Timelines 15-Apr-11 Final Scorecard & Guidebook extracts w/ “track changes” for constituency comment May 19-20 Board Retreat, Istanbul June 19-24th 41st Meeting – Singapore 30-May-11 Post final Guidebook 18-Mar-11 SF/SV Board Meeting 15-May-11 Close public comment 20-May-11 Proposed GAC-Board teleconference on Final Scorecard (Teleconference) 25-Mar-11 GAC feedback expected and will be taken into account 20-Jun-11 Board Consideration

  16. More Information… • Applicant Guidebook • Factsheets • Global Events • Public Comments • Status Reports • more… • www.icann.org • New gTLD Program web-pages • Questions? Email us: newgtld@icann.org NewgTLDsICANN 16

  17. Thank You Tim Cole Chief Registrar Liaison ICANN tim.cole@icann.org

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