Template:Process

Usage

• The following code creates a Process template floating to the right of an article.
• Choose a single option from the choices within curly brackets { and }, but do not keep the curly brackets. For example: status = Active.
• Every parameter other than "type" and "formed" is optional.

{{Process|
|logo = LogoFile.{png / svg} (Optional: internal address of the process logo file)
|process = {IGF / ICANN / etc. } <!-- REVIEW -->
|model = {Multistakeholder / Single stakeholder}
|start = {YYYY/MM/DD} (Required: start date of process)
|ending = {YYYY/MM/DD} (Optional: end date of process)
|process_status = {Active / Paused / Concluded}
|governing_body = Name of the entity responsible for oversight of the process
|secretariat = If it exists, the standing administrative secretariat
|frequency = {One-off / Ad-hoc / Periodic / Continuous}
|scope_geo = {Global / Regional / National}
|country = Only when applicable, name of the country or territory
|website = https://example.org
|has_previous = The process which historically directly precedes this one 
|has_next = The process which historically directly succeeds this one 
|platform name = user handle (for social media, see more in Template:SocialMediaExplanation. Each platform in its own line, repeat for each platform)
}}

Template for documenting multistakeholder or single‑stakeholder processes (e.g., IGF, ICANN policy tracks).

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Logo	logo	File name for the process logo (PNG or SVG format)	String	optional
Process / Series	process	Name or umbrella series of the process (e.g., IGF, ICANN)	String	optional
Model	model	Governance model: Multistakeholder or Single stakeholder	String	optional
Start date	start	Date the process began; will normalize to Month DD, YYYY	String	required
End date	ending	Date the process concluded (if applicable); will normalize to Month DD, YYYY	String	optional
Status	process_status	Current status: Active, Paused, or Concluded	String	optional
Governing body	governing_body	Entity providing oversight for the process	String	optional
Secretariat	secretariat	Standing administrative secretariat (if any)	String	optional
Frequency	frequency	One‑off, Ad‑hoc, Periodic, or Continuous	String	optional
Geographic scope	scope_geo	Global, Regional, or National	String	optional
Country	country	Name of the country or territory (if applicable)	String	optional
Website	website	Official website URL	String	optional
Previous process	has_previous	Page name of the directly preceding process	String	optional
Next process	has_next	Page name of the directly succeeding process	String	optional
Social: Facebook	facebook	User handle	String	optional
Social: Instagram	instagram	User handle	String	optional
Social: LinkedIn	linkedin	User handle	String	optional
Social: Telegram	telegram	User handle	String	optional
Social: Threads	threads	User handle	String	optional
Social: TikTok	tiktok	User handle	String	optional
Social: X/Twitter	x	User handle	String	optional
Social: YouTube	youtube	User handle	String	optional

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