Empowered Community

The legal body through which ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN's community groups can enforce their powers over the Board. Its members are the Address Supporting Organization, the ccNSO (glossary)ccNSO Country Code Names Supporting Organization The ICANN body where ccTLD managers develop global ccTLD policy. Full definition of ccNSO, the GNSO (glossary)GNSO Generic Names Supporting Organization The ICANN body that develops policy for generic top-level domains. Full definition of GNSO, the ALAC (glossary)ALAC At-Large Advisory Committee ICANN's advisory committee for the interests of individual internet users. Full definition of ALAC and the GAC (glossary)GAC Governmental Advisory Committee ICANN's committee of governments that advises the Board on public policy. Full definition of GAC. Together they can reject budgets and Bylaws changes and remove Board members. It was created in 2016.