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==GNSO Council==
==GNSO Council==
The GNSO Council consists of 22 members, 20 of which are full voting members; they come from a variety of different regions and represent the aforementioned [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] and Constituencies involved in [[ICANN]]'s multi-stakeholder model.  [[Stephane Van Gelder]] is its current chair.  
The GNSO Council consists of 22 members, 20 of which are full voting members; they come from a variety of different regions and represent the aforementioned [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] and Constituencies involved in [[ICANN]]'s multi-stakeholder model.  [[Jonathan Robinson]] is its current chair.  


Members Include:
Members Include:
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==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''===
==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''===
====[[Registry Stakeholder Group]]====
====[[Registry Stakeholder Group]]====
* [[Jeff Neuman]], North America, (December 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2012) '''Vice Chair'''
* [[Jeff Neuman]], North America, (December 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2014)  
* [[Jonathan Robinson]], Europe, (Term ends at [[ICANN 42]])
* [[Jonathan Robinson]], Europe, (Term ends at [[ICANN 48]]) '''Chair'''
* [[Ching Chiao]], Asia/Pacific, (December 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2012)
* [[Ching Chiao]], Asia/Pacific, (December 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2014)


====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]====
====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]====
* [[Tim Ruiz]], (North America)
* [[Mason Cole]], North America (term ends [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2013) '''Vice-Chair'''
* [[Stephane Van Gelder]], (Europe, Term ends after 2012 [[Annual Meeting]]) '''Chair'''
* [[Volker Greimann]], Europe (term ends after 2014 [[Annual Meeting]])
* [[Adrian Kinderis]], (Asia Pacific)
* [[Yoav Keren]], Asia Pacific (term ends [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2013)


====[[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] Appointee====
====[[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] Appointee====
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====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====
====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====
'''Commercial and Business Users - [[BC|Business Constituency]]'''
'''Commercial and Business Users - [[BC|Business Constituency]]'''
* [[Zahid Jamil]], (Asia Pacific, Term ends October 2011)
* [[Zahid Jamil]], (Asia Pacific, Term ends [[Annual Meeting]] 2013)
* [[John Berard]], (North America, Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2012)
* [[John Berard]], (North America, Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2014)
'''[[Intellectual Property]] Interests - [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]]'''
'''[[Intellectual Property]] Interests - [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]]'''
* [[Kristina Rosette]], (North America, Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2011)
* [[Brian Winterfeldt]], North America (term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2013)
* [[David Taylor]], (Europe)  
* [[Petter Rindforth]], Europe (term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2014)
'''[[ISP]] Interests - [[ISPC|ISP Constituency]]'''
'''[[ISP]] Interests - [[ISPC|ISP Constituency]]'''
* [[Wolf-Ulrich Knoben]], (Europe, Terms ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2011)
* [[Wolf-Ulrich Knoben]], (Europe, Terms ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2013) '''Vice-Chair'''
* [[Jaime Wagner]], (Latin America/Caribbean, Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2011)
* [[Osvaldo Novoa]], (Latin America/Caribbean, Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2013)


====[[NCSG| Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====
====[[NCSG| Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====
* [[Rafik Dammak]], (Africa)
* [[Magaly Pazello ]], (Latin America) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2014
* [[William Drake]], (Europe)
* [[Maria Farrell ]], (Europe) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2014
* [[Debra Hughes]], (North America)
* [[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]], (Europe) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2013
* [[Wendy Seltzer]], (North America)
* [[Wendy Seltzer]], (North America) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2013
* [[Rosemary Sinclair]], (Asia Pacific)
* [[David Cake]], (Asia Pacific) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2014
* [[Mary Wong]], (Asia Pacific) '''Vice-Chair'''
* [[Joy Liddicoat]], (Asia Pacific) term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2013
 
====[[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] Appointee====
====[[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] Appointee====
* [[Olga Cavalli]], (Latin America/Caribbean)
* [[Lanre Ajayi]], (Africa)


===Observers & Liaisons===
===Observers & Liaisons===
* [[Han Chuan Lee]] is [[ccNSO]] observer, and is not counted as a member and is non-voting.
* [[Patrick Myles]] is the [[ccNSO]] liaison, and is not counted as a member and is non-voting.
* [[ Alan Greenberg]] is an [[ALAC]] liaison, he is counted as a member but is non-voting.
* [[Alan Greenberg]] is an [[ALAC]] liaison, he is counted as a member but is non-voting.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm GNSO Council, ICANN.org] Retrieved 04 Dec 2013</ref>
* [[Carlos Dionisio Aguirre]] represents Latin America/Caribbean as a full voting member, though he is not directly involved in the Contracted Party House or Non-Contracted Party House.


==GNSO Development Process==
==GNSO Development Process==

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The Generic Names Supporting Organization brings together smaller stakeholder groups, which in turn bring together constituencies and other groups, together into one Supporting Organization to develop policies, form consensus, and make recommendations related to gTLDs to the ICANN Board.[1] This body was previously known as the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO), which it replaced in 2003.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The main objective of the GNSO is to keep gTLDs operating in a fair and orderly manner across the Internet, while promoting innovation and competition. Some examples of the types of issues that the GNSO face are:

  • During the registration of a domain name, what type of services must the registrar provide?
  • If the registrant forgets to renew the domain name, and lets it to expires, how can the domain name be recovered?
  • What happens if someone registers a domain name that is very similar to another domain name?

Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies[edit | edit source]

Four Stakeholder Groups appoint 18 individuals to the GNSO council. Two appointments are also made by the ICANN's Nominating Committee. Certain Stakeholder groups, like the commercial one, also delegate appointments to their constituencies.

GNSO Council[edit | edit source]

The GNSO Council consists of 22 members, 20 of which are full voting members; they come from a variety of different regions and represent the aforementioned Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies involved in ICANN's multi-stakeholder model. Jonathan Robinson is its current chair.

Members Include:

Contracted Parties House[edit | edit source]

Registry Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]

Registrar Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]

Nominating Committee Appointee[edit | edit source]

Non-Contracted Parties House[edit | edit source]

Commercial Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]

Commercial and Business Users - Business Constituency

Intellectual Property Interests - Intellectual Property Constituency

ISP Interests - ISP Constituency

Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]

Nominating Committee Appointee[edit | edit source]

Observers & Liaisons[edit | edit source]

GNSO Development Process[edit | edit source]

The GNSO is the primary engine within the ICANN community for developing, recommending changes, and making modifications to 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[edit | edit source]

The main areas of GNSO improvements which were approved by the Board, and are being implemented by the GNSO, are classified into five main categories:

  1. The creation of a Working Group Model
  2. Revising the PDP (Policy Development process)
  3. The restructuring of GNSO Council
  4. Communication improvement and a better coordination between ICANN structures
  5. Improving constituency procedures [3]

Implementation of URS[edit | edit source]

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".[4]

ICANN Supporting Organizations[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]