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===GNSO Council=== | ===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) | * [[Erika Mann]] - '''NCA''', Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | ||
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==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''=== | ==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''=== | ||
* [[Donna Austin]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia-Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | * [[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]]==== | ====[[Registry Stakeholder Group]]==== | ||
* [[Keith Drazek]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | * [[Keith Drazek]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | ||
* [[Rubens Kuhl]] - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] | * [[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) | * [[Donna Austin]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | ||
====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]==== | ====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]==== | ||
* | * Pam Little - Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019) | ||
* [[Darcy Southwell]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] | * [[Darcy Southwell]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019) | ||
* [[Michele Neylon]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] | * [[Michele Neylon]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | ||
==='''[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]'''=== | ==='''[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]'''=== | ||
* [[ | * [[Rafik Dammak]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018) | ||
* [[ | * [[Syed Ismail Shah]] - Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019) | ||
====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]==== | ====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]==== | ||
'''Commercial and Business Users - [[BC|Business Constituency]]''' | '''Commercial and Business Users - [[BC|Business Constituency]]''' | ||
* | * Marie Pattullo - Europe (Term ends [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | ||
* [[Susan Kawaguchi]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | * [[Susan Kawaguchi]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | ||
'''[[Intellectual Property]] Interests - [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]]''' | '''[[Intellectual Property]] Interests - [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]]''' | ||
* [[Paul McGrady]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] | * [[Paul McGrady]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | ||
* [[Heather Forrest]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | * [[Heather Forrest]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | ||
'''[[ISP]] Interests - [[ISPC|ISP Constituency]]''' | '''[[ISP]] Interests - [[ISPC|ISP Constituency]]''' | ||
* | * Phillippe Fouquart - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | ||
* [[Tony Harris]] - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] | * [[Tony Harris]] - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | ||
====[[NCSG| Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]==== | ====[[NCSG| Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]==== | ||
* [[Rafik Dammak]]- Asia-Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | * [[Rafik Dammak]]- Asia-Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | ||
* [[Ayden Férdeline]] - Europe | * [[Ayden Férdeline]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | ||
* [[Stephanie Perrin]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | * [[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) | * [[Martin Pablo Silva Valent|Martin Silva Valent]] - Latin American/Carribean (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2018) | ||
* [[Tatiana Tropina]] - Europe | * [[Tatiana Tropina]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | ||
* [[Arsene Tungali]] - Africa (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting]] 2019) | |||
==GNSO Development Process== | ==GNSO Development Process== | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 15 February 2018
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) brings together smaller stakeholder groups, which in turn bringsup 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 GNSO 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 organizing 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 expire, 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.
- Non-Commercial Users Stakeholder Group, 6 appointments
- Commercial Stakeholder Group, 6 total appointments coming from constituencies
- Commercial and Business Users Constituency, 2 appointments
- Intellectual Property Interests Constituency, 2 appointments
- Internet Service and Connection Providers Constituency, 2 appointments
- Registrar Stakeholder Group, 3 appointments
- Registry Stakeholder Group, 3 appointments
New GNSO Policy Briefing Published in ABU DHABI[edit | edit source]
The GNSO Policy Briefing is produced by ICANN's Policy staff supporting the GNSO. It is drafted specifically in preparation for ICANN meetings to provide the Community with concise background information on all relevant GNSO policy efforts.
GNSO Council[edit | edit source]
The GNSO Council consists of 23 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. James Bladel is its current chair.
Members Include:
GNSO Council[edit | edit source]
- Heather Forrest - GNSO Council Chair, Asia Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2018)
- Erika Mann - NCA, Europe (Term ends at AGM 2018)
ccNSO[edit | edit source]
- Ben Fuller - ccNSO Liaison, Africa - Non-Voting, Non-Member
ALAC[edit | edit source]
- Cheryl Langdon-Orr - ALAC Liaison, Asia-Pacific - Non-Voting Member[2]
Contracted Parties House[edit | edit source]
- Donna Austin - Vice-Chair, Asia-Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2018)
- Carlos Gutierrez - Voting NCA, Europe (Term ends at AGM 2019)
Registry Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]
- Keith Drazek - North America (Term ends at AGM 2018)
- Rubens Kuhl - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at AGM 2019)
- Donna Austin - Vice-Chair, Asia Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2018)
Registrar Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]
- Pam Little - Asia Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2019)
- Darcy Southwell - North America (Term ends at AGM 2019)
- Michele Neylon - Europe (Term ends at AGM 2018)
Non-Contracted Parties House[edit | edit source]
- Rafik Dammak - Vice-Chair, Asia Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2018)
- Syed Ismail Shah - Asia Pacific (Term ends at AGM 2019)
Commercial Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]
Commercial and Business Users - Business Constituency
- Marie Pattullo - Europe (Term ends Annual Meeting 2019)
- Susan Kawaguchi - North America (Term ends at Annual Meeting 2018)
Intellectual Property Interests - Intellectual Property Constituency
- Paul McGrady - North America (Term ends at Annual Meeting 2019)
- Heather Forrest - Vice-Chair, Asia Pacific (Term ends at Annual Meeting 2018)
ISP Interests - ISP Constituency
- Phillippe Fouquart - Europe (Term ends at Annual Meeting 2018)
- Tony Harris - Latin America/Caribbean (Term ends at Annual Meeting 2019)
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group[edit | edit source]
- 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 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[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]
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. 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:
- The creation of a Working Group Model
- Revising the PDP (Policy Development process)
- The restructuring of GNSO Council
- Communication improvement and a better coordination between ICANN structures
- Improving constituency procedures [3]
GNSO Policy Development process[edit | edit source]
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[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 and Advisory Committees[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:
- Address Supporting Organization (ASO)
- Country Code Domain Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
- At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
- Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GNSO.ICANN.org
- ↑ GNSO Council, ICANN.org Retrieved 19 April 2017
- ↑ GNSO improvements
- ↑ URS Implementation Finally to Commence Under GNSO Direction. Internet Commerce Association. Published 2012 September 20.
- ↑ ICANN supporting organizations