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'''ICANN Empowered Community''' is an organizational effort to ensure transparency as well as serves as a mechanism for the community to understand the powers being exercised and process progress throughout. <ref>ICANN Launches New Empowered Community. Retrieved 26 May 2017. </ref>

'''ICANN Empowered Community''' is an organizational effort to ensure transparency as well as serves as a mechanism for the community to understand the powers being exercised and process progress throughout. <ref>ICANN Launches New Empowered Community. Retrieved 26 May 2017. </ref>

The Empowered Community (EC) is the post IANA Transition body that provides oversight of ICANN and a mechanism to enforce the community’s powers. It is incorporated as a nonprofit association in the State of California and bestows the power to legally enforce the community’s powers under California law in the hands of ICANN’s Supporting Organizations (SOs) and two of the Advisory Committees (ACs).

The Empowered Community (EC) is the post [[IANA]] Transition body that provides oversight of [[ICANN]] and a mechanism to enforce the community’s powers. It is incorporated as a nonprofit association in the State of California and bestows the power to legally enforce the community’s powers under California law in the hands of ICANN’s [[Supporting Organizations]] (SOs) and two of the [[AC|Advisory Committees]] (ACs).

The EC consists of 5 Decisional Participants, which include:

The EC consists of 5 Decisional Participants, which include:

* Address Supporting Organization (ASO)

* [[Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO)

* Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

* [[Country Code Names Supporting Organization]] (ccNSO)

* Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

* [[Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO)

* At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)

* [[At-Large Advisory Committee]] (ALAC)

* Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)

* [[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)

The EC acts through the Empowered Community Administration, which is composed of five representatives, with one appointed by each Decisional Participant. The Administration’s primary roles include supporting the EC’s Powers by:

The EC acts through the Empowered Community Administration, which is composed of five representatives, with one appointed by each Decisional Participant. The Administration’s primary roles include supporting the EC’s Powers by:

* Receiving and sending notifications and communications that are required in exercising its powers and/or requirements

* Receiving and sending notifications and communications that are required in exercising its powers and/or requirements

IX. Take necessary and appropriate action to enforce its powers and rights, including through the various procedures provided within the community mechanism or an action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.

IX. Take necessary and appropriate action to enforce its powers and rights, including through the various procedures provided within the community mechanism or an action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.

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