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Welcome to the world of ICANN!
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 Addresses 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 Org and Board to do its part in Internet Governance.

ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)

Supporting Organizations edit

ICANN has three Supporting Organizations (SOs).

GNSO edit

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), which replaced the DNSO, develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to gTLDs.

GNSO Council edit

The GNSO Council is led by elected representatives from the Contracted and Non-Contracted House Parties.

Contracted Party House edit

The CPH consists of:

The Registrar Stakeholder Group and
The Registries Stakeholder Group

Non-Contracted Party House edit

The NCPH consist of:

The Commercial Stakeholder Group, which consists of three constituencies:
- The BC (CBUC)
- The IPC
- The ISPC
The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, which consists of two constituencies:
- The NCUC
- The NPOC

ccNSO edit

The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to ccTLDs.

ccNSO Council edit

The ccNSO Council consists of a group of representatives elected from the ccNSO representatives of their respective ccTLD managers, which ICANN refers to as ccNSO members.

ASO edit

The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to Internet Protocol and addresses.

Address Council edit

The ASO is led by the Address Council.

Regional Internet Registries edit

The Address Council consists of elected representatives from each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs):

Advisory Committees edit

ICANN is comprised of four Advisory Committees (ACs).

Goverment Advisory Committee edit

The Government Advisory Committee (GAC) consists of representatives from various governments who advise the ICANN Board on public policy issues, national laws, and international agreements. GAC Members are the government organizations that participate in GAC, and GAC representatives convey their respective government's interests to the committee.

GAC Leaders edit

GAC Leadership refers to the five representatives who have been elected to shepherd members toward consensus on ICANN policy developments and coordinate the committee's advice process on a given topic and convey it to the ICANN Board.

At-Large Advisory Committee edit

The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) presents the interests and concerns of individual Internet users, as represented by the At-Large Community.

Regional At-Large Organizations edit

The ALAC consists of three representatives from each of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs):

At-Large Structures edit

RALOS are comprised of At-Large Structures (ALSes) and individuals who seek to represent the interest of the At-Large Community.

RSSAC edit

The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) advises the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System. The RSSAC consists of voting representatives from each of the 12 organizations operating the 13 root name servers, alternates, and non-voting liaisons to and from root zone service organizations. The RSSAC Caucus is a pool of experts that support the voting representatives.

SSAC edit

The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) consists of 34 members who advise the ICANN Board on the security and integrity of domain names and the allocation of IP addresses, including security assurance for operational matters, administrative matters, and registrations matters.

Other ICANN Groups edit

As ICANN takes an inclusive approach, it incorporates the public sector, the private sector, and technical experts to fulfill its mission.

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-[[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''Welcome to the world of ICANN!'''<br />
+{{Template:Articles needing attention}}
-'''[[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.
+'''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. 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)]]
 ==[[SO|Supporting Organizations]]==
 ICANN has three Supporting Organizations (SOs).
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 ====[[GNSO Council]]====
 :The GNSO Council is led by elected representatives from the Contracted and Non-Contracted House Parties.
-====[[CPH|Contracted House Party]]====
+=====[[CPH|Contracted Party House]]=====
 :The CPH consists of:
 *The [[RrSG|Registrar Stakeholder Group]] and
 *The [[RySG|Registries Stakeholder Group]]
-====[[NCPH|Non-Contracted House Party]]====
+=====[[NCPH|Non-Contracted Party House]]=====
 :The NCPH consist of:
 *The [[CSG|Commercial Stakeholder Group]], which consists of three constituencies:
-**The [[CBUC]],
+**The [[BC]] (CBUC)
-**The [[IPC]], and
+**The [[IPC]]
-**The [[ISPC]]; and
+**The [[ISPC]]
-*The [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]], which consist of
+*The [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]], which consists of two constituencies:
-**The [[NCUC]] and
+**The [[NCUC]]
 **The [[NPOC]]
 ===[[ccNSO]]===
-:The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Country code top-level domain|ccTLD]]<nowiki/>s.
+:The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Country code top-level domain|ccTLD]]s.
 ====[[ccNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]]====
-The ccNSO Council consists of a group of representatives elected from the ccNSO representatives of their respective ccTLD managers, which ICANN refers to as ccNSO members.
+:The ccNSO Council consists of a group of representatives elected from the ccNSO representatives of their respective ccTLD managers, which ICANN refers to as ccNSO members.
 ===[[ASO]]===
 :The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Internet Protocol]] and addresses.
 ====[[ASO#Address Council|Address Council]]====
-The ASO is led by the Address Council.
+:The ASO is led by the Address Council.
-====[[Regional Internet Registries]] (RIRs)====
+=====[[Regional Internet Registries]]=====
-The Address Council consists of elected representatives from each of the five RIRs:
+:The Address Council consists of elected representatives from each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs):
 *[[AFRINIC]]
 *[[APNIC]]
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 *[[LACNIC]]
 *[[RIPE NCC]]
 ==[[AC|Advisory Committees]]==
 ICANN is comprised of four Advisory Committees (ACs).
 ===[[GAC|Goverment Advisory Committee]]===
-:The Government Advisory Committee (GAC) consists of representatives from various governments who advise the ICANN Board on public policy issues, national laws, and international agreements.
+:The Government Advisory Committee (GAC) consists of representatives from various governments who advise the ICANN Board on public policy issues, national laws, and international agreements. GAC Members are the government organizations that participate in GAC, and GAC representatives convey their respective government's interests to the committee.
-*[[GAC Members]] are the government organizations that participate in GAC.
+====[[GAC#Structure|GAC Leaders]]====
-*[[GAC Representatives]] convey their respective government's interests to the committee.
+:GAC Leadership refers to the five representatives who have been elected to shepherd members toward consensus on ICANN [[PDP|policy developments]] and coordinate the committee's advice process on a given topic and convey it to the ICANN Board.
-*[[GAC Leaders]] are a small group of representatives who have been elected to shepherd members toward consensus on ICANN [[PDP|policy developments]] and convey the committee's advice on a given topic to the ICANN Board.
 ===[[ALAC|At-Large Advisory Committee]]===
 :The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) presents the interests and concerns of individual Internet users, as represented by the [[At-Large Community]].
 ====[[RALO|Regional At-Large Organizations]]====
-The ALAC consists of three representatives from each of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs):
+:The ALAC consists of three representatives from each of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs):
 *[[AFRALO]]
 *[[APRALO]]
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 *[[LACRALO]]
 *[[NARALO]]
-====[[ALS|At-Large Structures]]====
+=====[[ALS|At-Large Structures]]=====
 :RALOS are comprised of At-Large Structures (ALSes) and individuals who seek to represent the interest of the [[At-Large Community]].
 ===[[RSSAC]]===
-:The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) advises the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's [[Root Server System]].
+:The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) advises the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System. The [[RSSAC#Structure|RSSAC]] consists of voting representatives from each of the 12 organizations operating the 13 root name servers, alternates, and non-voting liaisons to and from root zone service organizations. The RSSAC Caucus is a pool of experts that support the voting representatives.
 ===[[SSAC]]===
-:The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) advises the ICANN Board on the security and integrity of [[domain name]]s and the allocation of [[IP]] addresses, including security assurance for operational matters, administrative matters, and registrations matters.
+:The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) consists of 34 members who advise the ICANN Board on the security and integrity of [[domain name]]s and the allocation of [[IP]] addresses, including security assurance for operational matters, administrative matters, and registrations matters.
+==Other ICANN Groups==
+As ICANN takes an inclusive approach, it incorporates the public sector, the private sector, and technical experts to fulfill its mission.
 ===[[NomCom]]===
-: The Nominating Committee (NomCom) oversees the selection of various ICANN officers. It is designed to operate independently of all other ICANN bodies and to act in the interest of the global Internet community.
+:The Nominating Committee (NomCom) oversees the selection of various ICANN officers. It is designed to operate independently of all other ICANN bodies and to act in the interest of the global Internet community.
+====[[Nominating Committee Appointees]]====
-====[[NCA]]s====
 :The NomCom selects and appoints people to SOs, ACs, and the ICANN Board.
-===<h3>Ombudsman</h3>===
+===[[TLG|Technical Liaison Group]]===
-::: ''Main article: [[Ombudsman]]''
+:The Technical Liaison Group (TLG) provides the ICANN Board with appropriate sources of technical advice. The TLG consists of two representatives from each of the following four organizations:
-:: 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.
+*[[ETSI|European Telecommunications Standards Institute]]
+*[[ITU-T|International Telecommunications Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector]]
-===[[IETF]]===
+*[[W3C|World Wide Web Consortium]]
-:The '''Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''' is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
+*[[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]]
+====[[Technical Experts Group]]====
-===[[ICANN Board]]===
+: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.
-:The ICANN Board of Directors is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.
-===[[ICANN Staff]]===
-: 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]].
-'''Other Committees'''
-* [[BGC]]
-* [[CEO Search Committee]]
-* [[OSC]]
-* [[PPSC]]
-* [[SIC]]
-'''Working Groups''' ('''[[WG]]s'''), '''Drafting Teams''' ('''[[DT]]s'''), '''Work Teams''' ('''[[WT]]s'''),
-* [[CCT]]
-* [[FFWG]]
-* [[GCOT]]
-* [[IDN WG]]
-* [[IRT]]
-* [[JIG]]
-* [[PEDNR WG]]
-* [[PDP-WT]]
-* [[RAP WG]]
-* [[STI-DT]]
-* [[TDG]]
-* [[VIWG]]
-* [[WGIG]]
-* [[GA]]
-* [[ICANN Studienkreis]]
-* [[IESG]]
-* [[MAG]]
-* [[RSTEP]]
-* [[TLG]]
-* [[TMC]]
-* [[Whois Task Force]]
-[[Category:Getting started]]
+===[[Customer Standing Committee]]===
+:The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) monitors [[PTI|Public Technical Identifiers]]' performance of the [[IANA]] naming function.
+===[[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]].