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|logo =
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|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager =
|manager =
|country = International
|country = International
|registrations =
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|date =
|date =
|type =Lifestyle
|type = [[gTLD|Generic]]
|category = IT
|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]
|community =
|community =
|priority = 449 - [[Donuts]] (Dog Beach, LLC)<br><s>971 - [[Afilias]]<br>1825 - [[dotCOOL, Inc.]]</s>
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'''.memorial''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
'''.memorial''' is a [[GTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 26th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 7th December 2014.</ref>
==Applicants==
==Successful Applicant==
# [[Donuts]] (Dog Beach, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/654 here].
==Previous Applicants==
# [[dotCOOL, Inc.]]<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Memorial Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
# [[Afilias]]
# [[Afilias]]
==Private Auction==
A [[private auction]] concluded in September 2014 that left Donuts as the sole applicant for .memorial. The other applicants withdrew their applications and the winning bid was not disclosed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17418-afilias-loses-chinese-info-as-seven-more-new-gtld-auctions-conclude Seven More New gTLD Auctions Conclude] ''DomainIncite'' by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 24 Sept 2014</ref>
==Contract signed==
On the 16th October 2014, [[Donuts]] (Dog Beach, LLC) received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .memorial after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 07 December 2014</ref>
==Delegation==
.memorial was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 26th November, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 7th December 2014.</ref>