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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   ICANN Last modified: Thursday, January 08, 2004  Short for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit organization that has assumed the responsibility for IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract. ICANN was created by the late Jon Postel in the fall of 1998 in response to a policy statement issued by the US Department of Commerce. This statement called for the formation of a private sector not-for-profit Internet stakeholder to administer policy for the Internet name and address system. Thus far ICANN has taken various measures to oversee the domain-name registration system's transition from government hands to private hands and to coordinate its decentralization and the integration into a global community. ICANN's diverse board consists of nineteen Directors, nine At-Large Directors, who serve one-year terms and will be succeeded by At-Large Directors elected by an at-large membership organization. None of the present interim directors may sit on the board once the permanent members are selected.   ICANN Home Page  Excellent resource containing an organizational overview, FAQs, events, committees, supporting organizations, related links, and news items. ICANN Proposal Contains links to articles of incorporation, bylaws, and biographies of initial Board of Directors. ICANNWatch Presents issues, news, and ICANN's actions regarding the Domain Name System. Domain.com Domain name registration, Web hosting, e-mail services, domain search, and SEO services. Related Categories Internet Standards Organizations World Wide Web Related Terms IANA IEEE Internet Architecture Board root server system Books ICANN Products Shop by Top Models: Artificial Neural Networks - Icann 2006: 16th International Conference, Athens, Greece, September 10-14, 2006 Proceedings 2 store offers from $96 - $103 Slavka Antonova - Powerscape of Internet Governance - How Was Global Multistakeholderism Invented in Icann? 1 store offers from $111 - $111