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| <P><CENTER><STRONG><FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Arial">Background</FONT></STRONG></CENTER></TD> | |
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| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">The ICANN Bylaws provide for three Supporting | |
| Organizations (SOs) to assist, review and develop recommendations | |
| on Internet policy and structure within three specialized areas. | |
| (See <A HREF="general/bylaws.htm#VI">Bylaws, | |
| Article VI</A>.) The SOs help to promote the development | |
| of Internet policy and encourage diverse and international participation | |
| in the technical management of the Internet. Each SO names three | |
| Directors to the ICANN Board.</FONT></P> | |
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| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">The three SOs are:</FONT></P> | |
| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">1. The <B><A HREF="http://www.aso.icann.org/">Address | |
| Supporting Organization</A></B> (ASO) is concerned with the system | |
| of IP addresses, such as 128.9.128.127, that uniquely identify | |
| the Internet's networked computers.</FONT></P> | |
| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">2. The <B><A HREF="http://www.icann.org/dnso/dnso.htm">Domain | |
| Name Supporting Organization</A></B> (DNSO) is concerned with | |
| the domain name system (DNS), the system of names commonly used | |
| to identify Internet locations and resources. The DNS translates | |
| heirarchically-structured, easy-to-remember names (like www.icann.org) | |
| into IP addresses that have been assigned to specific computers. </FONT></P> | |
| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">3. The <B><A HREF="http://www.pso.icann.org/">Protocol | |
| Supporting Organization</A></B> (PSO) is concerned with the assignment | |
| of unique parameters for Internet protocols, the technical standards | |
| that let computers exchange information and manage communications | |
| over the Internet. <BR> | |
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| <P><CENTER><STRONG><FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Arial">Role</FONT></STRONG></CENTER></TD> | |
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| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">Each of the Supporting Organizations names | |
| three Directors to the ICANN Board. Directors serve three-year | |
| terms, though staggered from one to three years at the outset.</FONT></P> | |
| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">The Supporting Organizations are the primary | |
| source of substantive policy recommendations for matters lying | |
| within their specialized charters, and serve as advisory bodies | |
| to the Board according to the procedures set forth in the <A | |
| HREF="general/bylaws.htm#VI">ICANN Bylaws</A>. | |
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| <P><CENTER><STRONG><FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Arial">Participation</FONT></STRONG></CENTER></TD> | |
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| <P><FONT FACE="Arial">Each SO has adopted or is developing participation | |
| structures appropriate for its effective functioning. To participate | |
| in the activities of an SO, please visit its web page for details | |
| on participation.</FONT></P> | |
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| <P><CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.aso.icann.org/">ASO</A></FONT></CENTER></TD> | |
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| <P><CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.dnso.org/">DNSO</A></FONT></CENTER></TD> | |
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