DNS Business Development Workshop Course Overview This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the Domain Name System (DNS) industry and business drivers to enable entrepreneurs to understand potential business opportunities in this industry. The course will focus on practical issues where appropriate, with case studies and listings of available resources and vendors in the industry. Ample time will be included for networking opportunities and identifying available resources for on-going assistance after the conclusion of the course. The course will occur over a 5 day period, with an early end on the last day to accommodate travel schedules

1. Introduction to ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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The pre-ICANN era
Prior to the establishment of
ICANN, the naming and
numbering system was
administrated primarily by Jon
Postel at the Information
Sciences Institute (ISI), at the
University of Southern
California (USC)

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 Formed in 1998, ICANN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to
keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable
 ICANN coordinates:
 Allocation and assignment of three sets of unique identifiers of the
Internet: domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters
 Operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system
 Policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these
technical functions
What does ICANN do?

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ICANN Evolution
Memorandum of Understanding with
USG
More Board than staff
Office in Los Angeles
7 generic top-level domains
No Registrars
1998 Today
MoU expired
307 staff in 25 countries
Hub offices in Los Angeles, Istanbul
and Singapore
Engagement offices in Brussels,
Washington DC, Montevideo,
Beijing, Seoul, Geneva
500+ generic top-level domains &
1000+ registrars
USG announced its intention to
transition its IANA stewardship role
to the multi-stakeholder community

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ICANN Structure

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 Attend ICANN public meeting in person or remotely
 https://meetings.icann.org
 Join ICANN’s online public comments forum
 https://www.icann.org/public-comments
 Apply for an ICANN fellowship
 https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-
en
 Participate in the quarterly stakeholder calls
 https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-13-en
 Join one of ICANN constituencies
 https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/how-2012-02-25-en
Participation in ICANN

8. ICANN is part of the
Internet Governance
Ecosystem

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Thank You!
https://www.icann.org
gplus.to/icann
weibo.com/ICANNorg
flickr.com/photos/icann
slideshare.net/icannpresentations
twitter.com/icann
facebook.com/icannorg
linkedin.com/company/icann
youtube.com/user/icannnews
Engage with ICANN