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− | '''CPH''' is abbreviation for '''Contracted Parties House'''. It consists of the Registrars as well as the Registries and plays a huge role in creating the dominance of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) in the world of Domain Name systems. <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/registrar_stakeholder_group_gnso_works_against_icann_multistakeholder circleid.com]</ref> | + | The '''Contracted Parties House''' ('''CPH''') is one of the two major structures making up the [[GNSO]], with the other being the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]]. The CPH consists of the [[Registry Stakeholder Group]] and the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]. |
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| + | == GNSO Council == |
| + | Six representatives from the Contracted Parties House are appointed to the GNSO Council, plus one Voting [[NCA]]. Three representatives are drawn from the Registry Stakeholder Group, and three from the Registrar Stakeholder Group. |
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| + | ====Vice Chair==== |
| + | * [[Jeff Neuman]], North American region, Decemeber 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2012) |
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| + | ====[[Registry Stakeholder Group]]==== |
| + | * [[Jeff Neuman]], North American region, Decemeber 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2012 |
| + | * [[Jonathan Robinson]], European region, term ends after [[Annual Meeting]] 2011 ([[ICANN Dakar]]) |
| + | * [[Ching Chiao]], Asia/Pacific region, December 2010 - [[Annual Meeting]] 2012 |
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| + | ====[[Registrar Stakeholder Group]]==== |
| + | * [[Tim Ruiz]], North American region |
| + | * [[Stephane Van Gelder]], Europe, term ends after 2012 [[Annual Meeting]] (GNSO Council Chair) |
| + | * [[Adrian Kinderis]], Asia Pacific region<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.html GNSO Council]</ref> |
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| + | == Criticism of the CPH == |
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| + | and plays a huge role in creating the dominance of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) in the world of Domain Name systems.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/registrar_stakeholder_group_gnso_works_against_icann_multistakeholder circleid.com]</ref> |
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| == CPH and ICANN == | | == CPH and ICANN == |