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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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| *[[W3C|World Wide Web Consortium]] | | *[[W3C|World Wide Web Consortium]] |
| *[[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] | | *[[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] |
| + | ====[[Technical Experts Group]]==== |
| + | :The Technical Experts Group (TEG) is the part of ICANN's Technical Liaison Group that focuses on future technical and technological issues that warrant the Board's attention. |
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| ===[[Customer Standing Committee]]=== | | ===[[Customer Standing Committee]]=== |
| :The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) monitors [[PTI|Public Technical Identifiers]]' performance of the [[IANA]] naming function. | | :The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) monitors [[PTI|Public Technical Identifiers]]' performance of the [[IANA]] naming function. |
| ===[[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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