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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.

ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)

Supporting Organizations (SOs)[edit | edit source]

ICANN has three Supporting Organizations.

GNSO[edit | edit source]

Main article: GNSO

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

The GNSO is comprised of the Contracted House Party (CPH) and the Non-Contracted House Party (NCHP).

The Contracted House Party[edit | edit source]

The CPH consists of two Stakeholder Groups (SGs)

Non-Contracted Party House[edit | edit source]

The NCPH consist of:

A Commercial Stakeholder Group, and
A Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

which consist of:

Constituencies[edit | edit source]

ccNSO[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

ICANN is comprised of four Advisory Committees (ACs):

GAC

Main article: GAC

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

are the government organizations that participate in GAC;
GAC Representatives represent their government's interests on the committee; and
GAC Leaders shepherd members toward consensus on ICANN policy developments and convey the committee's advice on a given topic to the ICANN Board.

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.

ALAC is comprised of five

Regional At-Large Organizations:
- AFRALO
- APRALO
- EURALO
- LACRALO
- NARALO

Which are comprised of At-Large Structures (ALSes) and individuals, which seek to represent the interest of 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.

=Other important ICANN Bodies[edit | edit source]

NomCom[edit | edit source]

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.

=NCAs[edit | edit source]

Main Article: NCAs

The NomCom selects and appoints people to SOs, ACs, and the ICANN Board.

Ombudsman[edit | edit source]

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.

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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.

ICANN's Board of Directors

Main article: ICANN Board

The ICANN Board is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.

ICANN Staff

Main article: 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

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

Whois Task Force

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 [[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''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.
+[[Image:ICANN-Organizational-Structure.png|655px|thumbnail|right|border|ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)]]
+==Supporting Organizations ([[SO]]s)==
-[[Image:ICANN-Organizational-Structure.png|650px|center
+ICANN has three Supporting Organizations.
-|border|alt='''ICANN Organizational Chart''']]
+===<h3>GNSO</h3>===
+:: ''Main article: [[GNSO]]''
-[[ICANN Board]]<br />
+: The '''Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)''' 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]].
-[[ICANN Staff]]<br />
+The GNSO is comprised of the [[CPH|Contracted House Party]] (CPH) and the [[NCPH|Non-Contracted House Party]] (NCHP).
+====The Contracted House Party====
-'''Supporting Organizations''' ('''[[SO]]s'''):
+:The CPH consists of two '''Stakeholder Groups''' ([[SG]]s)
-::<h3>GNSO</h3>
+:* [[RrSG|The Registrar]]
-::: ''Main article: [[GNSO]]''
+:* [[RySG]]
-:: 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
+====Non-Contracted Party House====
-* [[CPH|Contracted Party House]]
+The NCPH consist of:
-* [[NCPH|Non-Contracted Party House]]
+* A [[CSG|Commercial Stakeholder Group]], and
-which are comprised of
+* A [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]
-'''Stakeholder Groups''' ('''[[SG]]s'''):
+which consist of:
-* [[CSG]]
+====='''[[Constituency|Constituencies]]'''=====
-* [[NCSG]]
-* [[RrSG]]
-* [[RySG]]
-which are comprised of
-'''[[Constituency|Constituencies]]''':
 * [[CBUC]]
 * [[IPC]]
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 * [[NPOC]]
-::<h3>ccNSO</h3>
+===<h3>ccNSO</h3>===
 ::: ''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.
-::<h3>ASO</h3>
+===<h3>ASO</h3>===
 ::: ''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.
+ICANN is comprised of four '''Advisory Committees''' ('''[[AC]]s'''):
 ::<h3>GAC</h3>
 ::: ''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.
+:: The '''Government Advisory Committee (GAC)''' is an ICANN body that consists of representatives from various governments who advise the ICANN Board on public policy issues, national laws, and international agreements.
+::*[[Category:GAC Member|GAC Members]] are the government organizations that participate in GAC;
+::*[[Caterogy:GAC Representative|GAC Representatives]] represent their government's interests on the committee; and
+::*[[Caterogy:GAC Leadership|GAC Leaders]] shepherd members toward consensus on ICANN [[PDP|policy developments]] and convey the committee's advice on a given topic to the ICANN Board.
 ::<h3>ALAC</h3>
 ::: ''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]].
+:: ALAC is comprised of five
+* [[RALO|Regional At-Large Organizations]]:
+** [[AFRALO]]
+** [[APRALO]]
+** [[EURALO]]
+** [[LACRALO]]
+** [[NARALO]]
+::Which are comprised of '''At-Large Structures''' ('''[[ALS]]es''') and individuals, which seek to represent the interest of the [[At-Large Community]].
 ::<h3>RSSAC</h3>
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 :: 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.
-::<h3>NomCom</h3>
+===Other important ICANN Bodies==
+====<h3>NomCom</h3>====
 ::: ''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.
+=====NCAs====
+::: ''Main Article: [[NCA]]s
+:: The NomCom selects and appoints people to SOs, ACs, and the ICANN Board.
-::<h3>Ombudsman</h3>
+====<h3>Ombudsman</h3>====
 ::: ''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.
-::<h3>IETF</h3>
+===<h3>IETF</h3>
 ::: ''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.
-[[Category:Getting started]]
+::<h3>ICANN's Board of Directors</h3>
+::: ''Main article: [[ICANN Board]]''
+:: The ICANN Board is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.
-'''Advisory Committees''' ('''[[AC]]s'''):
+::<h3>ICANN Staff</h3>
-* [[ALAC]]
+:::''Main article: [[ICANN Staff]]''
-* [[GAC]], [[:Category:GAC|GAC Members]]
+:: 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]].
-* [[RSSAC]]
-* [[SSAC]]
-'''Other Committees''':
+'''Other Committees'''
 * [[BGC]]
 * [[CEO Search Committee]]
-* [[NomCom]]
 * [[OSC]]
 * [[PPSC]]
 * [[SIC]]
-</td><td style="vertical-align:top">
-'''At-Large Structures''' ('''[[ALS]]es'''):
+'''Working Groups''' ('''[[WG]]s'''), '''Drafting Teams''' ('''[[DT]]s'''), '''Work Teams''' ('''[[WT]]s'''),
-* [[RALO]]s:
-** [[AFRALO]]
-** [[APRALO]]
-** [[EURALO]]
-** [[LACRALO]]
-** [[NARALO]]
-'''Working Groups''' ('''[[WG]]s'''), '''Drafting Teams''' ('''[[DT]]s'''), '''Work Teams''' ('''[[WT]]s'''), '''etc''':
 * [[CCT]]
 * [[FFWG]]
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 * [[PDP-WT]]
 * [[RAP WG]]
 * [[STI-DT]]
 * [[TDG]]
 * [[VIWG]]
 * [[WGIG]]
-'''Other''':
 * [[GA]]
-* [[ICANN Board]]
 * [[ICANN Studienkreis]]
 * [[IESG]]
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 * [[TLG]]
 * [[TMC]]
 * [[Whois Task Force]]
-</td></tr></table>
+[[Category:Getting started]]