# ICANN

The[ **Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)**](https://www.icann.org/) is the organisation responsible for operating the Domain Name System (DNS), which is essentially the equivalent of the Internet’s phone book – holding the registry of all Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and domain names. It is governed by an international, multi-stakeholder community. ICANN holds three [**meetings**](https://meetings.icann.org/en/) each year, rotating among the different regions. For more information, see the following resources:

* Apply for the ICANN Fellowship [**program**](https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram) if you’d like to be introduced to ICANN and want to take part in its work
* [**ICANNWiki**](https://icannwiki.org/) – A non-profit organisation dedicated to providing a community-developed wiki on ICANN and Internet governance
* Generic Names Supporting Organization **(**[**GNSO**](https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies)**)** list of stakeholder groups and constituencies
* GNSO document [**archive**](https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active)
* **GNSO** [**Projects List**](https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project) – a compilation of all active and/or open projects within the GNSO
* [**Join**](https://www.icann.org/community#groups) a group or constituency, such as the Non-Commercial Stakeholders’ Group **(**[**NCSG**](https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg)**)**
* Join a working group – e.g., the Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group **(**[**MEAC-SWG**](https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230)**)**
* Learn about how to write ICANN policy via the Noncommercial User’s Constituency’s (NCUC) Policy Writing [Course](https://www.ncuc.org/policy/policy-writing-course/)
* Participate in meetings [**remotely**](https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation)
* Read the ICANN [**beginners guide**](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/beginners-guides-2012-03-06-en)
* [**Submit**](https://www.icann.org/public-comments) a public comment
* Visit [**ICANN Learn**](http://learn.icann.org/) and take a free course


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