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Request for Appointment of Candidates to Participate on the Customer Standing Committee (CSC)

2 June 2016

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Yesterday, ICANN sent a letter [PDF, 217 KB] to the ICANN Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and the Registry Stakeholder Group to request that these organizations initiate their internal processes to appoint candidates to serve as members and liaisons on the Customer Standing Committee (CSC).

The CSC will provide operational oversight of the performance of the IANA naming function, a role currently performed by NTIA. In its oversight role, the CSC will monitor the performance of the IANA naming function against agreed service level targets. Additional information regarding the CSC and the request for appointment are available here.

Those interested in participating on the CSC are encouraged to express their interest through one of the appointing organizations specified above.