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<big><b>[[NomCom]]</b></big><br>
<big><b>[[Root Zone]]</b></big><br>
The ICANN [[Nominating Committee]] (NomCom) is in charge of selecting all [[ICANN]] officers except the Director and positions selected by other [[Supporting Organizations]] and [[Advisory Committee]]s, as set forth by [[ICANN Bylaws|ICANN's Bylaws]]. The NomCom is designed to operate independently from the [[ICANN Board]], the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees, and members of the NomCom are to act purely on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community as a whole. Being a NomCom member is voluntary; there is no monetary compensation for the positions, although members are reimbursed for expenses directly related to their duties. <strong>([[NomCom|Read the full article...]])</strong>
[[Root Zone]] refers to the highest level of the [[Domain Name System]] (DNS) structure. It contains the names and the numeric [[IP address]]es for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s (.com, .net, .org, .jobs), and all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s), for example (.us, .uk .ph), including the entire list of all the root servers.<strong>([[Root Zone|Read the full article...]])</strong>
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<small><strong>Related: [[Supporting Organizations]] - [[Advisory Committee]]s - [[ALAC]]</strong></small>
<small><strong>Related: [[DNS]] - [[IP Address]]s - [[NTIA]]</strong></small>
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