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WT D outline of consolidated consumer document(s)

WT D outline of consolidated consumer document(s)

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Last updated: Mar 02, 2025 by Aleksey KhapchenkoVersion comment

This collaborative Confluence page is to be used by WT D members to outline/storyboard a new, consolidated At-Large consumer-outreach document(s).

Links to At-Large's already-existing documents aimed at consumer outreach follow:

Consumer Commons wiki page

  • Needs to be updated.
     

Briefing on Consumers Constituency - updated - Nov 2009

Top Five Reasons Your Organization Should Join ICANN

  • Note: The above document is largely outdated. It is available here for historical purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary to ICANN terms


WT D's consolidated consumer document:  Drafts

The following document is a work-in-progress.  It still needs work on both its text and formatting.  (In particular, copy and pasting from Word to the Confluence page is introducing some anomolies, in this case.)

Defending consumers on the Internet_v3

Defending Consumers on the Internet_v2

Defending Consumers on the Internet_v1


Outline/Storyboard ideas

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- How DNS works

- Understanding domain names

  • concepts of a domain name, top level domains, registry, registrar, registrant.
    • Registrants are the individuals or organisations who register or license specific domain names for a specific period of time and for a fee from registrars.
      Registrars are organizations accredited by ICANN that processes the registration for the domain name (once the domain name is available) and transmits the name and registration details to the registry
      operator which operates the registry (the master database) for the generic Top Level Domain (gTLDs). Currently, there are 21 gTLDs including .com, .net and .org

- What is ICANN ?

  • Overview of ICANN Board showing the SO/ACs
  • What ICANN does 
  • what ICANN does NOT do (monitor content on websites, control ccTLDs policies)

- What issues are ICANN doing/dealing with?

  • IDNs
  • gTLDs
  • WHOIS
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- Why participate?

  • ICANN is multi-stakeholder ; the AoC and ICANN's strategic plan has consumer's interests , there
  • if you have an interest on how the policies on DNS and domain names, YOU (an end user, a consumer) can get involved
  • flowchart/graphic showing what SO/ACs may interest you 

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