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[[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''Welcome to the world of ICANN!'''<br />

'''[[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 Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model.

'''[[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 Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model. The following bodies represent the ICANN community, which works closely with the [[ICANN Organization|ICANN Org]] and [[ICANN Board|Board]] to do its part in [[Internet Governance]].

==[[SO|Supporting Organizations]]==

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===[[RZERC|Root Zone Evolution Review Committee]]===

:The Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) reviews architectural changes to the content, hard- and soft-ware systems, and distribution mechanisms used in the [[DNS]] [[root zone]].

~~===[[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.~~

~~===[[ICANN Board]]===~~

~~:The ICANN Board of Directors is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.~~

~~===[[ICANN Staff]]===~~

:ICANN Staffers, including [[ICANN Officers]], ensure that policies and advice can be developed by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and approved and implemented by the ICANN Board in accordance with the [[ICANN Bylaws]] and ICANN's commitment to the [[Multistakeholder Model]].

~~====[[ICANN Officers]]====~~

:*The Office of [[Contractual Compliance]] gathers information from and enforces the contractual compliance of registries and registrars through complaint-driven informal and formal resolution processes, ICANN-initiated monitoring, or random auditing.

~~:*The [[OCTO]] seeks to improve knowledge about the technical operation of the Internet's system of unique identifiers.~~

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 [[Image:icons_101.png|frameless|50px|left]]'''Welcome to the world of ICANN!'''<br />
-'''[[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 Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model.
+'''[[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 Address]]es and [[Autonomous System Numbers]], and the structures that underlie them. It runs on an international, multi-stakeholder model. The following bodies represent the ICANN community, which works closely with the [[ICANN Organization|ICANN Org]] and [[ICANN Board|Board]] to do its part in [[Internet Governance]].
 [[Image:ICANN-Organizational-Structure.png|655px|thumbnail|right|border|ICANN Organizational Chart (Image from ICANN.org)]]
 ==[[SO|Supporting Organizations]]==
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 ===[[RZERC|Root Zone Evolution Review Committee]]===
 :The Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) reviews architectural changes to the content, hard- and soft-ware systems, and distribution mechanisms used in the [[DNS]] [[root zone]].
-===[[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.
-===[[ICANN Board]]===
-:The ICANN Board of Directors is comprised of representatives and liaisons that have been selected by the Nominating Committee, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.
-===[[ICANN Staff]]===
-:ICANN Staffers, including [[ICANN Officers]], ensure that policies and advice can be developed by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and approved and implemented by the ICANN Board in accordance with the [[ICANN Bylaws]] and ICANN's commitment to the [[Multistakeholder Model]].
-====[[ICANN Officers]]====
-:*The Office of [[Contractual Compliance]] gathers information from and enforces the contractual compliance of registries and registrars through complaint-driven informal and formal resolution processes, ICANN-initiated monitoring, or random auditing.
-:*The [[OCTO]] seeks to improve knowledge about the technical operation of the Internet's system of unique identifiers.