Transcript Welcome to .aero - D

First Domain Name Day
New gTLDs Workshop
Rosa M. Delgado
Internet Affairs & New Business Incubation Director
SITA
Milan, 5th November 2002
What is .aero?
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The aviation community Internet domain name
First Industry specific Top Level Domain
Enables to register names under a specific
naming convention
Expects to reduce domain disputes within the
closed community
Sponsored by SITA
Launched in March 2002
Why .aero?
Inconsistent aviation domains
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Airlines
klm.com
 delta-air.com
 lanchile.com
 fly-pia.com
 ce-air.com
 garuda-indonesia.com
 aircanada.ca
 aerolineas.com.ar
 ana.co.jp
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Airports
flysfo.com
 mlbair.com
 phl.org
 londonairport.on.ca
 munich-airport.de
 airport-stuttgart.de
 gva.ch
 adp.fr
 ci.houston.tx.us/has
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Integrates the Aviation Community
Customers
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agents
Suppliers
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partners
Airports
Aerospace
Airlines
Civil
aviation
Industry Benefits
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Brand protection
Strengthens aviation sector’s Internet presence
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Reliable service controlled by, and for the AC
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Validation process (prevents cyber-squatting)
Community supervision
Consistent and effective name structure
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Entities & individuals register their own domain
Easy customer identification (ba.aero, jfk.aero)
Structured domain name space
Improves reliability, safety and security
Who Can Register?
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airlines and commercial
operators
airports
aviation industry associations
civil aviation authorities
aerospace
air freight & logistics
companies
air navigation services
providers
air safety, medical and
certification
aviation distribution systems
Business aircraft operators
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aviation education and
research
aviation media
government organizations
linked to aviation
air sports
pilots
aerial works
aviation professionals
aviation suppliers & service
providers
recreational aviation
How to register names?
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Membership to partner associations proves affiliation
to the Aviation Community
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Aviation members receive ID’s (free of charge)
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Strict requirements - only for valid aviation companies and
suppliers
Aviation id and password from registrar provides validation to
register domains in .aero
About $100 per name/year
www.information.aero
Aviation Community Membership ID
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Required for every domain name registration
Determines the Registrant Group and privileges to
register names
One entity may receive more than one ID, if it
belongs to more than one Registrant Group
Issued centrally by .aero Office (automatically or
following a manual review)
ID record contains
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Organization name, contact person (email or fax), ID and
password string, registrant group, code element (where
industry code applies)
Structure
Sponsor Organization
SITA SC
Dot-Aero Council (DAC)
Expert Advisory Group
IATA, ACI, ICAO, SITA, etc.
Registry Operator
SITA INC BV
Associations
Handle requests for domain names
Registrar 1
Screening
Registrar 2
Registrar 3
Screening
Screening
Aviation Community
(Registrants)
Other Registrars
Screening
Partner Associations
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
 ACI (Airports Council International)
 ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
 CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation)
 FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale)
 GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturers Association)
 NBAA (National Business Aviation Association)
 NAG (Netherlands Aerospace Group)
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Aero Policy
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Domain Management Policy is defined in coordination with the community
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Conventions and standards
Validation process
Adopts ICANN policies in the context that
will not interfere with AC competence
Charter eligibility (CEDRP)
 Eligibility policy level (EPLDR)
 Universal Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
 ICANN Registrar Accreditation Criteria
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Naming Convention
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Distinctive and appropriate convention is set
according to specific industry sectors
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name.aero
name.airline.aero
name.service.aero
trademark.aero
name.airport.aero
name.freight.aero
Priority is given to community standards,
aviation industry designators and trademarks
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recognises aviation industry conventions and
designators
Airline Designator Codes Usage
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Uses IATA airline designator codes (2-charac
IATA codes) as SLD identifiers
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e.g. ba.aero, af.aero, sr.aero, 1b.aero
Approved by ISO Maintenance Agency
Secretariat and ICANN (GAC)
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2-letter combinations shall not be used in a
manner which is inconsistent with the ISO 3166
Maintenance Agency Secretariat's Alpha-2 code
elements
Some Statistics
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3’000 domains registered across all sectors of
the aviation community
More than 40% of names are registered by
airlines and airports
30 out of top 50 airports registered domain
names
The most popular sub-domain (airport.aero)
More than 30% of registered names have
operational sites
Some Examples
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Airlines
swiss.aero
 virginexpress.aero
 aerlingus.aero
 cathay-pacific.aero
 kenya-airways.aero
 ba.res.aero (reservation)
 helicopter.aero
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airbus.aero
 boeing.aero
 rollsroyce.aero
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saudiairports.aero
 las.aero
 dublin.airport.aero
 frankfurt.airport.aero
Organizations
aci.aero
 fai.aero
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Civil Aviation
us.dgca.aero
 jp.dgca.aero
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Airports
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Aerospace
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Air freight
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dhl.aero
Others
airambulance.aero
 flightinternational.aero
 cockpit.aero
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Current TLD Registration Figures
com
org
info
biz
name
aero
museum
coop
2002
20.0 mi
2.0 mi
0.8 mi
0.7 mi
0.5 mi
0.003 mi
0.003 mi
0.008 mi
2000
27.0 mi
2.5 mi
gTLDs
sTLDs
Selected by ICANN in Nov’2000
Conclusions
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Customers need further awareness
Clarify confusion (“sponsored”, “generic” & “ccTLDs”)
 .com trends are changing
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New TLDs registries expectations were not met
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Enhanced marketing strategies are needed
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Will the market continue to decrease?
Co-operation among sTLD Registries is critical
Enhance co-operation with Registrars
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Registrars need to differentiate sTLDs /gTLDs
How to attract specialized registrars?
“White label” interface for registrars (SITA)
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How the re-organization will affect business?
More TLDs (how many more?)
IDN
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Community needs more clear ICANN plans
Many Thanks
Http://www.information.aero