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'''ICANNWiki''' is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the Internet community's collaborative development of wiki articles on [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance-related topics. The wiki provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees, and those who follow the discussions from afar. It is an open platform governed by wiki values, such as Neutral Point of View, transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, Oregon, USA.  

'''ICANNWiki''' is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the Internet community's collaborative development of wiki articles on [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance-related topics. The wiki provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees and Internet citizens at large. It is an open platform governed by wiki values, such as Neutral Point of View, transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, Oregon, USA.  

In a sense, ICANNWiki's site resembles some public libraries; it is free to enter, and open to any visitor wanting to spend time browsing around for a good and interesting read. Unlike most libraries, however, a number of the visitors to ICANNWiki are also the authors of the content hosted by ICANNWiki. Sometimes these authors build upon each other's work. The staff members of ICANNWiki are in many cases the authors of articles as well.  

In a sense, ICANNWiki's site resembles some public libraries; it is free to enter, and open to any visitor wanting to read and contribute. Unlike most libraries, however, visitors to ICANNWiki may author any content hosted by ICANNWiki. We encourage authors to create ''new'' work as well as build upon other's work. ICANNWiki staff members are in many cases the authors of articles as well.  

The Internet Governance space is known for being highly technical and obscure, making it difficult to develop a general understanding of the issues involved. These issues are pertinent to the daily lives of all Internet users, as well as those who stand on the other edge of the digital divide, still waiting for Internet access. ICANNWiki works with the community to break the harder concepts down into understandable, fully-referenced, fact-based, and neutral articles. <ref> This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>   

The Internet Governance space is known for being highly technical and obscure, making it difficult to develop a general understanding of the issues involved. These issues are pertinent to the daily lives of all Internet users, as well as those on the other edge of the digital divide, still waiting for Internet access. ICANNWiki works with the community to break these complex concepts down into understandable, fully-referenced, fact-based, and neutral articles. <ref> This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>   

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<div style="color: #000; background-color: #f6f6f6; padding: 5px 10px; border: 1px solid #0d8323; text-align:center;">Learn more about supporting our mission by downloading the <br /><big>[[Media:ICANNWiki.pdf|ICANNWiki Info Sheet]]</big></div></div>

The ICANNWiki team's time is spread across 4 main areas:

The ICANNWiki team's time is spread across 4 main areas:

* '''ICANN Meetings''' - There are 3 ICANN meetings held per year, often in very disparate locations as per ICANN's mandate to be a global organization. Generally, two ICANNWiki team members travel to the meetings in order to interact with the participants. We teach people about the site and its usage, create and edit articles, take photographs for caricatures, and sometimes conduct video interviews. While travel costs and booth materials are one of the project's largest expenditures, the opportunity to work directly with the community, in a face-to-face mode, is important.

* '''ICANN Meetings''' - There are 3 ICANN meetings held per year, often in very disparate locations as per ICANN's mandate to be a global organization. Generally, two ICANNWiki team members travel to the meetings in order to interact with the participants. We teach people about the site and its usage, create and edit articles, take photographs for caricatures, and sometimes conduct video interviews. While travel costs and booth materials are one of the project's largest expenditures, we feel the opportunity to work directly with the community, in a face-to-face mode, is important.

* '''Content Creation & Editing''' - We are always hard at work incorporating information as it is released from ICANN and other news sources into existing articles, or building new articles from scratch as the need arises. ICANNWiki insists upon on neutral and documented information and edits pages as they are created or updated by community members. This has always been a significant undertaking for staff, but with the launch of the New gTLD Program, we've seen the site traffic and activity explode by the thousands of pages.

* '''Content Creation & Editing''' - We strive to incorporate information from ICANN and other news sources into existing articles in a timely fashion. If we see that an informational need is unmet, we build new articles from scratch and elicit the community to contribute as well. ICANNWiki insists upon on neutral and documented information and edits pages as they are created or updated by community members. This has always been a significant undertaking for staff, and with the launch of the New gTLD Program, we've seen the site traffic, pages and its activity increase exponentially.

* '''Community Building''' - Community Building begins with the newcomers. Once we have helped them into the world of Internet Governance, we often see them return the favour by contributing edits to ICANNWiki content. ICANN veterans and career [[DNS]] folks are often the most educated about ICANN topics. We encourage these seasoned participants to help edit articles, assisting those who do not yet have an advanced perspective or understanding. The ICANN community is vast and diverse, so even long-time participants find themselves in need of information about the work being done by other groups at ICANN.

* '''Community Building''' - Community Building begins with the newcomers. Once we have helped them into the world of Internet Governance, they often return the favor by contributing edits to ICANNWiki content. ICANN veterans and career [[DNS]] folks are often the most educated about ICANN topics. We encourage these seasoned participants to help edit articles, assisting those who do not yet have an advanced perspective or understanding. The ICANN community is vast and diverse, so even long-time participants find themselves in need of information about the work being done by other groups at ICANN.

* '''Sponsorship Outreach''' - ICANNWiki depends on the generous support of sponsors. Without them, we would not be able to do what we do.   

* '''Sponsorship Outreach''' - ICANNWiki depends on the generous support of sponsors. Without them, we would not be able to do what we do.   

== Philosophy ==

== Philosophy ==

ICANNWiki strives to be a valuable and neutral Internet resource containing information on all aspects of the ICANN community. The ICANN community is not limited to ICANN itself, but includes all those associated with, or affected by ICANN's decisions.

ICANNWiki strives to be a valuable and neutral Internet resource containing information on all aspects of the ICANN community. The ICANN community is not limited to ICANN itself, but includes all those associated with, or affected by ICANN's decisions.

ICANNWiki is a global commons that brings all groups of the ICANN community together to communicate and share knowledge in an open, and transparent manner.

ICANNWiki is a global commons that brings all groups of the ICANN community together to communicate and share knowledge in an open, and transparent manner.

==History==

==History==

ICANNWiki was originally founded by [[Raymond King]] in 2005, with help from [[Brandon CS Sanders]] and [[John Stanton]], with the belief that a public wiki could be a real benefit to the greater [[ICANN]] community. The project debuted at the [[ICANN 24]] in Vancouver, British Columbia.  

ICANNWiki was originally founded by [[Raymond King]] in 2005, with help from [[Brandon CS Sanders]] and [[John Stanton]], with the belief that a public wiki could be a real benefit to the greater [[ICANN]] community. The project debuted at the [[ICANN 24]] in Vancouver, British Columbia.  

The site was relaunched in 2010, and a considerable effort has gone into improving articles and standards. ICANNWiki has always been supported by the community, whether from the thousands of people who have contributed to articles on the site, or through company sponsorships. A wiki is a medium for peer production, where the act of using the site together will create a valuable common asset. This lasting work, made up of the industry's collective intelligence, can then be used to further our common mission of making the Internet a better place to live and work.

The site was relaunched in 2010, and a considerable effort has gone into improving articles and standards. ICANNWiki has always been supported by the community, whether from the thousands of people who have contributed to articles on the site, or through company sponsorships. Our wiki is a medium for peer production, where the act of using the site together will create a valuable common asset. This lasting work, made up of the industry's collective intelligence, can then be used to further our common mission of making the Internet a better place to live and work.

== Sponsorship ==

== Sponsorship ==

===Be a Builder===

===Be a Builder===

This value is much more than building wiki pages that are aesthetically-pleasing or highly-informative and useful (although all these are valuable qualities), but building the ways in which people work together to create, and the ways ideas interlace and adhere. The building is as much about the process of building something valuable as it is about the finished product (especially considering we have no defined endpoint).

This value is much more than building wiki pages that are aesthetically-pleasing or highly-informative and useful (although all these are valuable qualities), but building the ways in which people work together to create, and the ways ideas interlace and adhere. The building is as much about the process of creating something valuable as it is about the finished product (especially considering we have no defined endpoint).

'''Be A Builder''' involves building quality content; it is important to keep the other values in mind during the process of building, since creation typically involves creative destruction.

'''Be A Builder''' involves building quality content; it is important to keep the other values in mind during the process of building, since creation typically involves creative destruction.