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The '''Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)''' is a Stakeholder Group within the [[Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]]. It represents the interests of the [[gTLD]] [[Registry|Registries]] currently under contract with ICANN and provides them with gTLD Registry Services. It also facilitates communication among the gTLD Registries and voices the views of the [[RyC|Registry Constituency]] to the GNSO Council and the [[ICANN Board]] of Directors, with a special emphasis on ICANN consensus policies, which relate to the technical reliability, interoperability and the stable operation of the Internet or [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

The '''gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Corp. (RySG)''' is a Stakeholder Group within the [[Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]]. It represents the interests of the [[gTLD]] [[Registry|Registries]] currently under contract with ICANN and provides them with gTLD Registry Services. It also facilitates communication among the gTLD Registries and voices the views of the [[RyC|Registry Constituency]] to the GNSO Council and the [[ICANN Board]] of Directors, with a special emphasis on ICANN consensus policies, which relate to the technical reliability, interoperability and the stable operation of the Internet or [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

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== Organization and Membership of the RySG ==

== Organization and Membership of the RySG ==

The membership of the RySG is open to all [[TLD]] Registries. Registries must apply for membership via the application process. Every Registry needs to identify a Voting Delegate and, if desired, alternate Voting Delegates.

The membership of the RySG is open to all [[TLD]] Registries. Registries must apply for membership via the application process. Every Registry needs to identify a Voting Delegate and, if desired, alternate Voting Delegates. The membership application can be found on the RySG website at:  https://www.rysg.info/join-us

===Funding===

===Funding===

The RySG consists of an Executive Committee, which is comprised of a Chair, an Alternate Chair, and a Treasurer. The main responsibilities of the Executive Committee are to facilitate policy coordination meetings, to support the [[GNSO#GNSO Council|GNSO Council]] and the [[ICANN Board]], as requested by ICANN, and to manage and administer elections.  

The RySG consists of an Executive Committee, which is comprised of a Chair, an Alternate Chair, and a Treasurer. The main responsibilities of the Executive Committee are to facilitate policy coordination meetings, to support the [[GNSO#GNSO Council|GNSO Council]] and the [[ICANN Board]], as requested by ICANN, and to manage and administer elections.  

* [[Paul Diaz]], [[PIR]], Chair

* [[Donna Austin]], [[Neustar]], Chair

* [[Samantha Demetriou]], [[Fairwinds Partners]], Vice Chair, Administration

* [[Samantha Demetriou]], [[Verisign]], Vice Chair, Policy

* [[Stephane Van Gelder]], [http://post.milathan.com/ Milathan], Vice Chair, Policy

* [[Beth Bacon]], [[PIR]], Vice Chair, Administration

* [[Karen Day]], Treasurer

* [[Jonathan Robinson]], [[Afilias]], Treasurer

====Secretariat====

====Secretariat====

====ICANN [[Nominating Committee]] Representative====

====ICANN [[Nominating Committee]] Representative====

* [[Jonathon Nevett|Jon Nevett]], (term ends 2018)<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

* [[Jonathon Nevett|Jon Nevett]], (term ends 2018)<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

==Interest Groups==

==Interest Groups==

For the sake of collaborating on vital issues of common interest within the RySG, members self-organize themselves into different Interest Groups. The main responsibilities of these specific Interest Groups is to nominate candidates for GNSO Council Representatives, participate in the GNSO policy development processes, and develop position statements with special emphasis on the ICANN consensus policies.  

For the sake of collaborating on vital issues of common interest within the RySG, members self-organize themselves into different Interest Groups. The main responsibilities of these specific Interest Groups is to nominate candidates for GNSO Council Representatives, participate in the GNSO policy development processes, and develop position statements with special emphasis on the ICANN consensus policies.  

==Registry Constituency==

==Registry Constituency==

Prior to the GNSO restructuring, the Registry Stakeholder Group was known as the '''Registry Constituency'''. It was comprised of the [[Registry|registry]] operators for the [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.name]], [[.com]], [[.pro]], [[.museum]], [[.aero]], [[.coop]] and [[.info]] [[gTLD]]s, which were the only TLDs at the time.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/shanghai/gtld-statement-30oct02.htm gTLD statement; October 30, 2002]</ref>

Prior to the GNSO restructuring, the Registries Stakeholder Group was known as the '''Registry Constituency'''. It was comprised of the [[Registry|registry]] operators for the [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.name]], [[.com]], [[.pro]], [[.museum]], [[.aero]], [[.coop]] and [[.info]] [[gTLD]]s, which were the only TLDs at the time.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/shanghai/gtld-statement-30oct02.htm gTLD statement; October 30, 2002]</ref>

==Affiliated Stakeholder Groups==

==Associations==

Due to the structure of RySG and ICANN following the start of the [[New gTLD Program]], applicants who would potentially become registries if their applications were approved were allowed to join RySG as Observer members. To better represent their own unique perspectives within ICANN, they formed their own [[SG|Stakeholder Group]], the [[NTAG|New Top-Level Domain Applicant Group]] (or NTAG], organized as a Stakeholder Group under RySG. There are smaller groups inside of NTAG as well, created to better represent their members: the [[CTAG|Community Top-Level Domain Applicant Group]] (CTAG) and the [[GTAG|Geographic Top-Level Domain Applicant Group]] (GeoTAG). At the moment, these are much more informal groups.<ref>RySG Biweekly Conference Call, 14 November 2012</ref>

The RySG has two Associations within their membership:  [https://brandregistrygroup.org/ Brand Registry Group] (BRG) and the [http://geotld.group/ GeoTLD Group].

== References ==

== References ==