The 21 members of the Council govern policy development in the GNSO. Stakeholder Groups appoint 18 of its members. For voting purposes, the Council has two houses, like the US Congress or the British Parliament. The Contracted Parties House holds the Registries and Registrars Stakeholder Groups, while the Non-Contracted Parties House holds the Commercial and Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups. ICANN's Nominating Committee appoints three Council members, two of which are voting members assigned to each House. The third appointee is an advisor to the Council as a whole. The Council also includes formally appointed but non-voting Liaisons and Observers from other groups within ICANN. This elaborate system provides checks and balances so no single interest group can dominate the Council.
ccNSO** Maarten Simon (SOI) ccNSO liaison – EU liaison | GNSO Council Erika Mann (SOI) – NCA – EU (AGM 2019) | ALAC* Cheryl Langdon-Orr (SOI) - ALAC Liaison - AAPAC | |
Contracted Party House {6+1} Carlos Gutierrez (SOI) – EU (AGM 2019) | Non-Contracted Party House {12+1} Syed Ismail Shah (SOI) – AP (AGM 2019) | ||
Registries Stakeholder Group {3}
| Registrars Stakeholder Group {3}
| Commercial Stakeholder Group {6}
| Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group {6}
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Legend
{} Voting
[] Non-Voting
* Non-Voting Liaison – Counted as a Member
** Observer – Not Counted as a Member
*** The GNSO Council Chair is elected for a one year term
AGM = Annual General Meeting
Regions
- AF = Africa
- NA = North America
- EU = Europe
- LAC = Latin America/Caribbean
- AAPAC = Asia/Australia/Pacific