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==Overview==  

==Overview==  

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.  

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. As ICANN sets policy by contract, the GNSO develops policy with the involvement of both the contracted and non-contracted parties who hold equal influence and equal voting rights. In addition, two independent appointments to the Council of non-voting members are made by [[NomCom|ICANN's Nominating Committee]].

 

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]].

''Non-Contracted Parties''

''Non-Contracted Parties''

==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 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.  

[[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 [[Constituency|Constituencies]] involved in [[ICANN]]'s multistakeholder model. [[Heather Forrest]] is its current chair.  

Members Include:  

Members Include:  

===GNSO Council===

===Liaisons and Nominating Committee Appointees===

 

===[[ccNSO]]===

* [[Ben Fuller]] - '''ccNSO Liaison''', Africa - Non-Voting, Non-Member

* [[Ben Fuller]] - '''ccNSO Liaison''', Africa - Non-Voting, Non-Member

* [[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]] - '''ALAC Liaison''', Asia-Pacific - Non-Voting Member<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm GNSO Council, ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 April 2017</ref>

* [[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]] - '''ALAC Liaison''', Asia-Pacific - Non-Voting Member<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm GNSO Council, ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 April 2017</ref>

==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

==='''[[Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

==='''[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

==='''[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]'''===  

* [[Rafik Dammak]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

* [[Rafik Dammak]] - '''Vice-Chair''', Asia Pacific (Term ends at [[Annual Meeting|AGM]] 2018)

====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====

====[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]====