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− | <big><b>[[ICANN Fellow]]</b></big> | + | <big><b>[[Registry]]</b></big> |
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− | [[ICANN Fellow]] refers to an individual who is a member of the Internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the [[ICANN]] Fellowship Program. | + | A [[Registry]] is the database of all domain names registered under a certain [[TLD]]. A Registry Operator, also known as Network Information Center ([[NIC]]), refers to person(s) or entity(ies) responsible for providing registry services. These services include customer database administration, zone file publication, [[DNS]] and [[DNSSEC]] operation, marketing and policy determination. A Registry may outsource some, all, or none of these services. Different registries exist for different TLDs. |
− | The ICANN Fellowship Program provides financial grants to 25-42 eligible individuals to attend a given [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN meeting]] as to actively contribute to ICANN processes, the [[Multistakeholder Model]] and to become part of the future leaders of the Internet governing body. The grant covers the economy class airfare, hotel accommodation, and a stipend needed to attend an ICANN conference. An effort is made to include more fellows from the region a given meeting is being held in.
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− | <strong>([[ICANN Fellow|Read the full article...]])</strong> | + | <strong>([[Registry|Read the full article...]])</strong> |
− | <div style="float:right;"><small><strong>Related: [[ICANN Meetings]] - [[Multistakeholder Model]] - [[ICANN Board]]</strong></small></div><div style="clear: left;"></div></div> | + | <div style="float:right;"><small><strong>Related: [[Registrar]] - [[DNS]] - [[DNSSEC]]</strong></small></div><div style="clear: left;"></div></div> |
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