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'''Supporting Organizations''' ('''[[SO]]s'''):
::<h3>GNSO</h3>
::<h3>GNSO</h3>
::: ''Main article: [[GNSO]]''
::: ''Main article: [[GNSO]]''
:: The '''Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)''' is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Generic top-level domain|gTLD]]<nowiki/>s.
:: The '''Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)''' is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Generic top-level domain|gTLD]]<nowiki/>s. The GNSO replaced the [[DNSO]]. The GNSO is comprised of
** [[CPH|Contracted Party House]]
** [[NCPH|Non-Contracted Party House]]
which are comprised of
'''Stakeholder Groups''' ('''[[SG]]s'''):
* [[CSG]]
* [[NCSG]]
* [[RrSG]]
* [[RySG]]
which are comprised of
'''[[Constituency|Constituencies]]''':
* [[CBUC]]
* [[IPC]]
* [[ISPC]]
* [[NCUC]]
* [[NPOC]]


::<h3>ccNSO</h3>
::<h3>ccNSO</h3>
::: ''Main article: [[ccNSO]]''
::: ''Main article: [[ccNSO]]''
:: The '''Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)''' is an ICANN body that 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)''' is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to [[Country code top-level domain|ccTLD]]<nowiki/>s.  


::<h3>ASO</h3>
::<h3>ASO</h3>
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[[Category:Getting started]]
[[Category:Getting started]]
The following are all past or present bodies within [[ICANN]]'s structure:
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'''Supporting Organizations''' ('''[[SO]]s'''):
* [[ASO]]
* [[CcNSO]]
* [[DNSO]]
* [[GNSO]]
** [[CPH]]
** [[NCPH]]
'''Stakeholder Groups''' ('''[[SG]]s'''):
* [[CSG]]
* [[NCSG]]
* [[RrSG]]
* [[RySG]]
'''[[Constituency|Constituencies]]''':
* [[CBUC]]
* [[IPC]]
* [[ISPC]]
* [[NCUC]]
* [[NPOC]]


'''Advisory Committees''' ('''[[AC]]s'''):
'''Advisory Committees''' ('''[[AC]]s'''):

Revision as of 21:25, 6 February 2021

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.

ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

MAIN ARTICLE:
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

SEE ALSO:
ICANN Board
ICANN Staff
ICANN Meetings
ICANN Bodies

ICANN Organizational Chart

ICANN Organizational Chart

Supporting Organizations (SOs):

GNSO

Main article: GNSO
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to gTLDs. The GNSO replaced the DNSO. The GNSO is comprised of

which are comprised of Stakeholder Groups (SGs):

which are comprised of Constituencies:

ccNSO

Main article: ccNSO
The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to ccTLDs.

ASO

Main article: ASO
The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) is an ICANN body that develops policies, forms consensus, and makes recommendations to the ICANN Board related to Internet Protocol and addresses.

GAC

Main article: GAC
The Government Advisory Committee (GAC) is an ICANN body that consists of representatives from various governments and advises the ICANN Board on public policy issues, national laws, and international agreements.

ALAC

Main article: ALAC
The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is an ICANN body that presents the voices and concerns of individual Internet users, as represented by the At-Large Community.

RSSAC

Main article: RSSAC
The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) is an ICANN body that advises the ICANN community and Board on issues pertaining to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.

SSAC

Main article: SSAC
The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is an ICANN body that advises the ICANN Board on matters related to the security and integrity of domain names and the allocation of IP addresses, including security assurance for operational matters, administrative matters, and registrations matters.

NomCom

Main article: Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee (NomCom) is the ICANN body that 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.

Ombudsman

Main article: Ombudsman
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.

IETF

Main article: IETF
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.

Advisory Committees (ACs):

Other Committees:

At-Large Structures (ALSes):

Working Groups (WGs), Drafting Teams (DTs), Work Teams (WTs), etc:

Other:

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).

Country Code Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (ICANN Bylaws).

Address Supporting Organization. Advises the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses (ICANN Bylaws).

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

At-Large Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group.

Root Server System Advisory Committee. Advises the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System (ICANN Bylaws).

Security and Stability Advisory Committee. Advises the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems (ICANN Bylaws).

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