Getting a New gTLD online is no mean feat. This session gives an overview of program progress, incorporating the latest figures, and provides insight and guidance as to how applications can complete the process with minimal delay.

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New gTLD Program Update
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13 October 2014
Christine Willett
Vice President, GDD Operations

2. Agenda
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• Program Status Update
• Contention Resolution
• Contracting
• Post-Contracting
• Q&A
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3. 418 Text One Year.
New gTLD Delegations.

4. Program Timeline
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Completed Remaining
Calendar Years
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
52%
42%
36%
100%
96%
32%
100%
4%
First new gTLD Delegation: 23 Oct 2013
Application
Window
Application
Evaluation
Dispute
Resolution
Contention
Resolution
Contracting
PDT
Delegation
48%
58%
64%
68%
Note: This graphic depicts forecast completion dates based on current program operations; forecast dates are subject to change

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Contention Resolution
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6. Contention Set Status: Resolution Accelerating
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92
21
Resolved Since
First Auction
Self-resolved Since
First Auction
50 42
120
233 Total Contention Sets
Active
On-Hold
Resolved

7. Path to Resolution for Unresolved Sets
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Current Status of Unresolved Contention Sets
85
1
7
20
Scheduled for Auction
Invited to CPE
Not yet eligible for CPE
Not yet eligible for Auction
Majority of contention sets will be resolved in FY2015

8. Community Priority Evaluation – Status (apps)
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• Primary reasons CPE eligibility is impacted:
o Pending accountability mechanisms
o Pending Change Requests
o Unresolved GAC advice
• Cycle Time of Evaluations
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10
1
16
Not yet Eligible for CPE
Invited to CPE
Completed CPE

9. Auctions – Status
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40
30
20
10
Auctions Scheduled Per Month
• Primary reasons sets are not yet eligible for an auction:
o Awaiting CPE
o Pending Accountability Mechanisms / Sets on Hold
o Indirect Contention Sets – public comment on rules November 2014
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3
16
21 21
13 11
28
0
October '14 November '14 December '14 January '15 February '15 March '15 Ineligible

10. Auction Financial Summary
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Description
Proceeds
Costs
Net Proceeds
Auction Development Costs
$ 351,750
$ (351,750)
4 June 2014 Auction
$ 600,000
$ 24,500
$ 575,500
9 July 2014 Auction
$ 10,500
$ (10,500)
6 August 2014 Auction
$ 20,500
$ (20,500)
17 September 2014 Auction
$ 14,349,776
$ 637,741
$ 13,712,035
Current Total
$ 14,949,776
$ 1,044,991
$ 13,904,785
Auctions proceeds will be segregated until the Board
consults with the community and decides upon an
appropriate use of the funds
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds
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Contracting
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12. Text Contracting Pipeline
55
467
114
540
Not Yet Responded to CIR
In Contracting
Waiting for Applicant to Sign
Registry Agreement Executed
1,176
Invited to
Contracting

13. Contracting Pipeline – Aging
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Stage Number of
• Top 3 Reasons applicants are in Contracting stage longer
than the 18-day Contracting cycle time:
o Non-Compliant COI (253)
o Negotiation/Specification 13 (332)
o Change Requests (72)
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TLDs
Average Number
of Days in Stage
Not Yet Responded to CIR 55 242
In Contracting 467 52
Awaiting Applicant’s
Signature 114 78

14. Contracting Extensions
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o Incremental deadlines provided to ensure progress.
o Incremental deadlines account publication of Specification
13 and Code of Conduct requests.
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TLDs meeting requirements for the 29
July 2015 extension to execute the
Registry Agreement.
TLDs receiving other extension periods.
345
154

15. Specification 13 and Code of Conduct Statistics
Text
Specification 13
Code of Conduct Exemption
9
108
278
34 45
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Pre Comment
Period
In Comment
Period
Post Comment
Period
Waiting for
Applicant to
Sign
Executed
1
19
11 10
17
20
15
10
5
0
Pre Comment
Period
In Comment
Period
Post Comment
Period
Waiting for
Applicant to Sign
Executed

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Post-Contracting
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17. PDT Status and News
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• Operating significantly below capacity
• Aging invites
o Only 51% of applicants responding to PDT Invite within 2
weeks of RA execution (average 27 days)
• Test Specifications Update – released 10 Oct 2014
o Primarily IDN focused
• Testing Updates for RDDS (Whois) Clarification
Advisory coming in January 2015
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18. Transition to Delegation Could Go Faster
Text
200
150
100
50
• Primary reasons cycle time exceeds expectation:
o Applicants not scheduling PDT
o Registries not completing Registry Onboarding in parallel with PDT
§ Only 34% of gTLDs complete onboarding in parallel with PDT
o Not redeeming delegation token with IANA
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78 81 97
71 92 99 116
152
105 95
-
Days
Average Days R.A. to Delegation
Average Days RA to Delegation Expected Cycle time (70 Days)

19. Applicant Experiences
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1. Uniregistry
2. .LAT
3. .ECO
4. .Bayern
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20. GDD + Related Sessions
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Wednesday, 15 October
o Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Program Update
o Contractual Compliance Update
o IDN Root Zone LGR (workshop)
o Name Collision
o Registry Services Update
o Rights Protection Mechanisms: User Feedback Session
o DNS Risk Framework
o GDD Service Delivery, Customer Service & SLAs
o Universal Acceptance
Thursday, 16 October
o DNSSEC Key Rollover Workshop
o Thick WHOIS Implementation (Working Session)
o Deploying the IETF’s WHOIS Replacement

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linkedin.com/company/icann
gplus.to/icann
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