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| [[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''Welcome to the world of ICANN!'''<br /> | | [[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''Welcome to the world of ICANN!'''<br /> |
− | '''[[ICANN]]''' stands for the '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers'''. It is a private, non-profit organization for the management of the Internet [[DNS]], [[IP Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model. | + | '''[[ICANN]]''' stands for the '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers'''. It is a private, non-profit organization for the management of the Internet [[DNS]], [[IP Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model. The following bodies represent the ICANN community, which works closely with the [[ICANN Organization|ICANN Org]] and [[ICANN Board|Board]] to do its part in [[Internet Governance]]. |
| [[Image:ICANN-Organizational-Structure.png|655px|thumbnail|right|border|ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)]] | | [[Image:ICANN-Organizational-Structure.png|655px|thumbnail|right|border|ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)]] |
| ==[[SO|Supporting Organizations]]== | | ==[[SO|Supporting Organizations]]== |
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| ===[[RZERC|Root Zone Evolution Review Committee]]=== | | ===[[RZERC|Root Zone Evolution Review Committee]]=== |
| :The Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) reviews architectural changes to the content, hard- and soft-ware systems, and distribution mechanisms used in the [[DNS]] [[root zone]]. | | :The Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) reviews architectural changes to the content, hard- and soft-ware systems, and distribution mechanisms used in the [[DNS]] [[root zone]]. |
− | ===[[Ombudsman]]===
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− | :The Ombudsman is an informal dispute resolution office for members of the ICANN community who wish to lodge complaints about ICANN staff, board, or supporting organizations.
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− | ===[[ICANN Board]]===
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− | :The ICANN Board of Directors is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.
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− | ===[[ICANN Staff]]===
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− | :ICANN Staffers, including [[ICANN Officers]], ensure that policies and advice can be developed by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and approved and implemented by the ICANN Board in accordance with the [[ICANN Bylaws]] and ICANN's commitment to the [[Multistakeholder Model]].
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− | ====[[ICANN Officers]]====
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− | :*The Office of [[Contractual Compliance]] gathers information from and enforces the contractual compliance of registries and registrars through complaint-driven informal and formal resolution processes, ICANN-initiated monitoring, or random auditing.
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