Key Topic Overviews:
These documents provide succinct overviews of various AGB topics, relevant policies, and procedures, using plain language where practicable.
Topics:
- Community input
- Geographic names
- Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Early Warnings and Consensus Advice
- Objections and appeals
- Trademark protections
Additional topics are in development and will be published when available. All content within these supplemental materials is considered draft form until the Applicant Guidebook is finalized and published in its entirety.
Implementation Review Team Resources:
ICANN org is currently working with the Implementation Review Team (IRT), which consists of ICANN community members, to ensure the language in the Application Guidebook is consistent with the policy outputs developed by the ICANN community.
If you would like to review working documents and meeting materials related to the drafting of the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook, please visit the Implementation Review Team Wiki Space.
Public Comment Proceedings:
Prior to completion of the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook, draft language is being published for Public Comment on a rolling basis as each section becomes available. A final Public Comment proceeding, focused on the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook text in its entirety, is expected to be published for Public Comment in May 2025. Please refer to the list below to view open and/or previously completed Public Comment proceedings:
- Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB (14 February–2 April 2025)
- Third Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round Applicant Guidebook (19 December 2024–7 February 2025)
- Second Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook (10 September–21 October 2024)
- Public Comment Proceeding on the Proposed Language for the Next Round Applicant Support Program and Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program Terms and Conditions (24 July–23 August 2024)
- Public Comment Proceeding on the Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook #1 (12 February–2 April 2024)