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The '''Generic Names Supporting Organization''' (GNSO) brings together smaller stakeholder groups, which in turn bringsup together [[Constituency|constituencies]] and other groups, together into one [[SO|Supporting Organization]] to develop policies, form consensus, and make recommendations related to [[gTLD]]s to the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/ GNSO.ICANN.org]</ref> This GNSO was previously known as the [[Domain Name Supporting Organization]] (DNSO), which it replaced in 2003.

The '''Generic Names Supporting Organization''' (GNSO) is a collective of Stakeholder Groups, themselves composed of [[Constituency|Constituencies]], which together form one [[SO|Supporting Organization]] which develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations related to [[gTLD]]s to the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/ GNSO.ICANN.org]</ref> This GNSO was previously known as the [[Domain Name Supporting Organization]] (DNSO), which it replaced in 2003.

==Overview==  

==Overview==  

The main objective of the GNSO is to keep [[gTLD]]s 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:

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.  

* 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?

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]].

* What happens if someone registers a domain name that is very similar to another domain name?

''Non-Contracted Parties''

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

* [[Non-Commercial Users Stakeholder Group]], 6 appointments

* [[Non-Commercial Users Stakeholder Group]], 6 appointments

* [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]], 6 total appointments coming from constituencies  

* [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]], 6 total appointments coming from the 3 constituencies  

** [[CBUC|Commercial and Business Users Constituency]], 2 appointments

** [[CBUC|Commercial and Business Users Constituency]], 2 appointments

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

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

** [[ISPC|Internet Service and Connection Providers Constituency]], 2 appointments

** [[ISPC|Internet Service and Connection Providers Constituency]], 2 appointments

* [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], 3 appointments

* [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], 3 appointments

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

==GNSO Council==  

==GNSO Council==  

[[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 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. [[James Bladel]] is its current chair.  

[[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.  

 

Members Include:

Members Include:  

===GNSO Council===

===GNSO Council===

==='''[[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)

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

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

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

====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]====  

====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]====  

* Pam Little - Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

* [[Pam Little]] - Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

* [[Darcy Southwell]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

* [[Darcy Southwell]] - North America (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2019)

* [[Michele Neylon]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Michele Neylon]] - Europe (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

====[[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)

* [[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]]'''

* [[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)

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

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

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