The ICANN TLG (Technical Liaison Group)
The ICANN TLG (Technical Liaison Group) consists of four organizations:
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),
- International Telecommunications Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T),
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
The purpose of the TLG is to connect the ICANN Board with appropriate sources of technical advice on specific matters pertinent to ICANN's activities. Each TLG organization is entitled to appoint two representatives. The eight TLG representatives are responsible for deciding where to direct a technical question from ICANN when ICANN does not ask a specific TLG organization directly.
ICANN TEG (Technical Experts Group)
In addition to the TLG, ICANN manages a Technical Experts Group. The TEG is focused on forward-looking technical and technological issues, particularly as those issues impact the use of the Internet's system of unique identifiers that, in the view of TEG members, ICANN's board and staff should take into consideration when considering ICANN's strategies and operations. The TEG meets at most ICANN meetings with Board members, TLG members, and invited participants. The agendas focus on specific issues of technology that the group as a whole believe need to be brought to the Board's attention so they may make more informed decisions.
17 November 2013 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Summary of the meeting
26 March 2014 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Summary of the meeting
25 June 2014 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Edited notes of the meeting
15 October 2014 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Summary of the meeting
11 February 2015 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Edited transcript of the meeting
24 June 2015 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Edited notes of the meeting
9 March 2016 – Meeting of the Technical Experts Group, Edited transcript of the meeting.
