Address Supporting Organization
The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) is a supporting organization affiliated with ICANN. It was founded in 1999. Its members make up the Address Council. The ASO's web site states that the ASO's purpose "is to review and develop recommendations on Internet Protocol (IP) address policy and to advise the ICANN Board."
The ASO is made of up of representatives from each of the five regional internet registries. It nominates two members of the ICANN board of directors.
External links
ICANN's structure and its Board of Directors
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Supporting Organizations
(6 representatives on the Board) |
Address (ASO) · Generic Names (GNSO) · Country Code Names ( CCNSO) |
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Advisory Committees
(5 representatives) |
At Large (ALAC) · Root Server System (RSSAC) · Security & Stability (SSAC)
Technical Liaison Group (TLG) · Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF)
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Governmental
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Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
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Others
(9 representatives) |
Independent representatives (8), selected through a nominating committee
Director and CEO, appointed by the rest of the Board of Directors
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