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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. |
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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.
  MAIN ARTICLE: SEE ALSO: |
ICANN Organizational Chart  |
Supporting Organizations (SOs):
which are comprised of Stakeholder Groups (SGs):
which are comprised of Constituencies:
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: