BRG CONNECT
Welcome to our first edition of BRG CONNECT - a brief community update to keep you informed about dotBrands.If you are attending ICANN69 Virtual AGM, please join us for the BRG Community Session on Tuesday 13 October, 10:00 UTC to find out more and hear from "dotBrands in Action".
20/20 Dot Brand Vision – Webinar Series
What's been happening in the dotBrand industry this year? How does a global company migrate their core digital landscape across to their dotBrand Top-Level Domain? How do you develop business case models for deployment of a dotBrand?
Find out in our 20/20 Dot Brand Vision webinars.
Brands & Domains 2019 – The Growing Success & Evolution of dotBrands
With our highest attendance, rich content and an enjoyable networking dinner, Brands & Domains 2019 was a great way to end a busy week. Find out more here.
What is a dotBrand?
A “dotBrand” is a top-level-domain which allows a brand-holder to operate its own registry at the root of the Internet. Companies from different industries applied for their dotBrands in 2012 and over 550 are now live, providing a trusted space where brand owners have complete control of the domain allocation that supports their business. More organisations are expected to apply for their own dotBrand in the future via ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Community & Events
The BRG and its members participate in many events globally every year. We host and co-sponsor workshops, panels and networking across the domain-name industry. We create a space where our members can share expertise and experiences.
Membership
The BRG is an association of brand owners who have been delegated one or more dotBrand top-level domain registries. We also have associated members who intend to apply to operate a dotBrand registry in the future.
Joining the BRG allows organisations access to some of the top experts in the domain name industry—people who are knowledgeable in launching and operating dotBrand registries. We share information and “war stories”, and help promote and advocate the use of dotBrand domain names. The BRG organises and participates in a number of events for and on behalf of its members. Many of our events and activities are also open to prospective new members and the public.
Your dotBrand
The BRG supports members and their dotBrand registries.
The BRG is well placed to help its members develop, launch and operate their new top-level brand domains. We lead on best practice for dotBrand operations and provide information, use cases and lessons learned for a dotBrand business.
This is new territory for many dotBrands. The BRG has information and links to analysis of dotbrand domain name launches, trends and new developments. Our Best Practice Resource Guide can help with operational tips and a review of common issues. We can help you think about how to market your dotBrand within your organisation.
Let us help you with best practice for your dotBrand registry and stay at the forefront of the domain name industry.
Policy & Advocacy
The BRG represents and promotes its members’ interests as dotBrand owners.
As an association the BRG speaks with a unique voice representing brand owners across the globe. We work to improve and develop domain name policies and operational practices in support of BRG members’ dotBrand registries.
Find out more about changing ICANN policies, the multistakeholder model, key groups you can be involved in, and recent policy developments. Get information from BRG experts. Better understand the policy development process that is relevant to dotBrands.
The Latest From @BrandRegistries

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News From ICANN
ICANN Announcements
- ICANN Org Launches Audit of Registrar Compliance with DNS Security Threat Obligations January 15, 2021
- ICANN70 Will Be Held as Virtual Community Forum January 14, 2021
- Additional Second-Level Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) Published January 13, 2021
- ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program January 13, 2021
- Announcement Reminder for Planning Webinars January 11, 2021
- Changes Coming to Registry Reports on the ICANN Open Data Platform January 7, 2021
- ICANN and APTLD Join Efforts to Promote Universal Acceptance in the APAC Region January 6, 2021