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Sunrise Period

Presunrise Period: October 29, 2001–November 12, 2001
Affects: Institutions that are applying for new .edu domain names and do not currently have one
How: These institutions need to begin planning for new .edu eligibility criteria and Web-based application process, which begins on November 12, 2001, at the EDUCAUSE .edu domain Web site www.educause.edu/edudomain.
 
Affects: Institutions currently holding .edu domain names
How: VeriSign will continue to process requests to update administrative details in the registry.

Sunrise Phase One Period: November 12, 2001–January 4, 2002
Affects: Institutions that are applying for new .edu domain names and do not currently have one
How: Applications for new .edu domain names are placed through EDUCAUSE via the interactive form on this Web site. The application will require (1) basic institutional information, including accreditation, and (2) contact information for the individual submitting the application.
  In order to apply for a new .edu domain name, the following condition must be met:
The applicant must be a regionally accredited degree-granting institution, accredited by one of the six United States regional accrediting associations (New England Association of Schools and Colleges, http://www.neasc.org; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.msache.org; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org; Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges http://www.cocnasc.org; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools http://www.sacs.org; Western Association of Schools and Colleges http://www.wascweb.org).
There will be no first-come, first-served priority during this period, and no feedback other than acknowledging receipt of an application will be provided until the completion of Phase One.
  • Guideline for Proposing a Unique Domain Name—To increase the chances of securing a unique domain name during Phase One and to avoid delays of the duplicate-name resolution process during Phase Two (see below), each institution is strongly advised to try to propose a name that no other institution is likely to request. That means avoiding acronyms with the fewest number of letters. For example, say an institution's name is "Central Valley Community College" and it is located in Alaska. Proposing "cvcc.edu" as a domain name would likely duplicate the name proposed by other community colleges whose two-word names began with "c" and "v." Proposing "centralvalleycc.edu" might be more unique, but "centralvalleyakcc.edu" or "cvakcc.edu" would probably be even more likely to be unique. Obviously, there is no guarantee of a unique proposal, and because there is no first-come, first-served advantage to applying early during Phase One, each institution would do well to consider potentially unique combinations of letters and numbers in proposing a name. Also worth considering in this particular example is that, while those residing in Central Valley's particular geographical region of Alaska would recognize "cvcc," a more uniquely descriptive .edu domain name might better serve the institution's global Internet identity.

Sunrise Phase Two Start Date: January 7, 2002
Affects: Institutions that applied for new .edu domain names during Phase One
How:
  1. Each institution that proposed a unique domain name, i.e., a name requested by no other institution, will be notified by e-mail that it may complete the registration process. Upon successful completion, the institution will have its name activated in the registry.
  2. Groups of institutions that proposed the same name will be notified by e-mail of the duplication and will receive instructions about the resolution process. Briefly, this will involve an initial period of time during which group members will consult each other and try to resolve the duplication, with each choosing an unduplicated name and notifying EDUCAUSE. Where resolution cannot be achieved, an independent auditing firm will conduct a fair, impartial, and open procedure for assigning the requested name. The process will be repeated in subsequent rounds until all institutions that applied during Phase One have unique domain names.
Affects: Institutions that failed to apply before the Phase One deadline of January 4, 2002
How: No applications will be accepted until Phase Two is completed, a date that will be announced on the EDUCAUSE Web site.

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