The NGO and Academic ICANN Study
Funded by the The John and Mary Markle Foundation, "The NGO and Academic ICANN Study" (2001-2002) is an international project to review the nature of public representation in the Internet's domain name management organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The NAIS team began as an ad hoc effort in November 2000 by a global group of researchers to study the 2000 At-Large Election and to answer tough questions about the importance of public representation in ICANN's activities. From November 2000 to August 2001, the NAIS team, with PCMLP as Secretariat, examined the details and effects of the 2000 election on a worldwide scale, consulted with diverse sections of the Internet community, and closely analyzed the roots of ICANN's legitimacy online. The NAIS report, "ICANN, Legitimacy, and the Public Voice: Making Global Participation and Representation Work", was released on August 31, 2001.
