2.1.4.3.2 Third-party outreach and education

As is discussed in our look at the election on a region-by-region basis, substantial responsibility for outreach moved outside ICANN to (in varying degrees) media outlets, corporations, non-profit organizations, and even governments. While the tenor and effect of third-party outreach varied considerably by region and by nation, the lack of a strong, centralized outreach effort meant that third-party efforts could exert significant influence over the number and character of registrants.

ICANN did not offer overt support to these outreach efforts. A number of them complain that ICANN declined even to link to their online resources from members.icann.org. Given the electorate's large size and decentralized character, placement on a high-visibility page such as the official members' site could have energized some of the self-organizing efforts of groups worldwide, particularly regarding voters new to the ICANN process. Concerns about favoritism could likely have been defused by offering equal space to all outreach efforts.

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