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The main objective of the GNSO is to ensure that [[gTLD]]s operate in a fair and orderly manner across the global Internet, without hindering innovation or competition.  

 

Four [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] appoint 18 individuals to the GNSO Council. Two appointments are also made by [[NomCom|ICANN's Nominating Committee]]. Certain Stakeholder Groups, like the Commercial one, opt to delegate the appointment of their representatives to their [[Constituency|Constituencies]].

** [[Intellectual Property Interests Constituency]], 2 appointments

* [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], 3 appointments

* [[Registry Stakeholder Group]], 3 appointments

[[File:GNSO Council.jpg|thumb|GNSO Council, as photographed at ICANN 60 in Abu Dhabi in November 2017.]]

[[File:GNSO-Council.png|655px|thumbnail|right|Organizational Structure of the GNSO Coucnil(Image from ICANN.org)]]The GNSO Council consists of 23 members, 20 of whom are voting members; they come from a variety of different regions and represent the aforementioned [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] and [[Constituencies]] involved in [[ICANN]]'s multistakeholder model. [[Heather Forrest]] is its current chair.  

===GNSO Council===

* [[Heather Forrest]] - '''GNSO Council Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Erika Mann]] - '''NCA''', Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

===[[ccNSO]]===

* [[Ben Fuller]] - '''ccNSO Liaison''', Africa - Non-Voting, Non-Member

===[[ALAC]]===

* [[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]] - '''ALAC Liaison''', Asia-Pacific - Non-Voting Member<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm GNSO Council, ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 April 2017</ref>

==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

* [[Donna Austin]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia-Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Carlos Gutierrez]] - '''Voting NCA''', Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

====[[Registry Stakeholder Group]]====

* [[Keith Drazek]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Rubens Kuhl]] - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

* [[Donna Austin]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

 

==='''[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

* [[Rafik Dammak]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Marie Pattullo]] - Europe (Term ends [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

* [[Susan Kawaguchi]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Paul McGrady]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

* [[Heather Forrest]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Phillippe Fouquart]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Tony Harris]] - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

* [[Rafik Dammak]]- Asia-Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Ayden Férdeline]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

* [[Stephanie Perrin]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Martin Pablo Silva Valent|Martin Silva Valent]] - Latin American/Carribean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018)

* [[Tatiana Tropina]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

* [[Arsene Tungali]] - Africa (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019)

==GNSO Development Process==  

The GNSO is the primary engine within the [[ICANN]] community for developing, recommending changes, and making modifications to [[gTLD|generic top-level domain]] policies. The GNSO aims to identify ways to improve the inclusiveness and representativeness of its work while increasing its effectiveness and efficiency.

An important GNSO improvement was the development of recommendations for the new GNSO policy development process. The ICANN Board launched a set of recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the GNSO in June, 2008. These recommendations were related to GNSO activities, operations and structure.

===GNSO Improvements===  

GNSO Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI). The SCI will be responsible for reviewing and assessing the effective functioning of recommendations provided by the Operational Steering Committee (OSC) and Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) and approved by the GNSO Council.

# Revising the [[PDP]] (Policy Development process)

# Communication improvement and a better coordination between [[ICANN]] structures

# Improving constituency procedures <ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ GNSO improvements]</ref>

The Policy Development Process (PDP) Updates are one-page documents prepared by ICANN staff to inform the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and other interested parties about potential opportunities to engage in and contribute to on-going GNSO PDP efforts. They are published on a regular basis and translations of these can be found on the GAC website. Please, also refer to our GNSO Policy Briefing for information on these and other GNSO activities.

==Implementation of URS==

In September 2012, ICANN senior executive [[Kurt Pritz]] sent a public email to [[GNSO]] Council Chairman [[Stephane Van Gelder]] advising him that URS implementation could begin after a year of delay. Implementing URS included a pair of open meetings in Fall 2012, including one at [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto. ICANN acknowledged the role played by the GNSO Council in developing and approving the model and said they were willing to "work in whichever way the GNSO wishes to proceed".<ref>[http://internetcommerce.org/URS_Implementation URS Implementation Finally to Commence Under GNSO Direction]. Internet Commerce Association. Published 2012 September 20.</ref>

==ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees==  

Apart from GNSO, there are other [[SO]]'s (supporting organizations) and advisory committees which help [[ICANN]] to fulfill its objectives. They include:

* [[ASO|Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO)

* [[ccNSO|Country Code Domain Name Supporting Organization]] (ccNSO)

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

* [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)<ref>[http://www.icann.org/tr/english.html ICANN supporting organizations]</ref>