.engineer
| Status: | Delegated |
| Manager: | Demand Media |
| Registry Provider: | Demand Media |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Professional |
| PIC Submitted: | Download Here |
.engineer is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Rightside/Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.).[1] Their application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 4 June 2014.[2]
GAC Early Warning
The application was issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.[3] The warning notes that the TLD refers to a regulated market but that the applicant has not provided for adequate measures to protect from consumer harm.[4]
Contract Signed
On 6 March 2014 Rightside received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .engineer after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.[5]
Delegation and Availability
.engineer was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 4 June 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[2]
References
- ↑ Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 11 July 2014
- ↑ GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org Retrieved 24 Nov 2012
- ↑ Engineer AU, GACweb.ICANN.org Retrieved 24 Nov 2012
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 4 June 2014