Country Code Names Supporting Organization

The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the policy-development body for a narrow range of global issues regarding country code top-level domains (ccTLD) within the ICANN structure.

Established under the bylaws of ICANN, it is responsible for developing and recommending global policies relating to ccTLD to the ICANN Board of Directors, including the name-related activities of ccTLDs and coordinating with other ICANN Supporting Organizations, committees, and constituencies under ICANN.

External links

ccNSO Home

ICANN's structure and its Board of Directors

Supporting Organizations (6 representatives on the Board)	Address ASO Generic Names GNSO Country Code Names CCNSO

Advisory Committees (5 representatives)	At Large ALAC Root Server System RSSAC Security & Stability SSAC Technical Liaison Group TLG Internet Engineering Task Force IETF

Governmental (1 representative)	Governmental Advisory Committee GAC

Others (9 representatives)	Independent representatives (8), selected through a nominating committee Director and CEO, appointed by the rest of the Board of Directors

More details are available on www.icann.org/en/groups/chart