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'''[[ncsg.is|NCSG]]''' stands for '''Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group '''. It is an integrated committee of the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]’s Generic Name Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). The main purpose of the NCSG is to represent the views and interests of those who engage in non-commercial activities on the Internet. It was created after ICANN had found that there was not adequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/ncsg_approved_charter NCSG Approved Charter]</ref> The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on July 30, 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref> It has subsumed the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]], which was the original non-commercial voice in ICANN processes.

'''NCSG''' stands for '''Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group '''. It is an integrated committee of the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]’s Generic Name Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). The main purpose of the NCSG is to represent the views and interests of those who engage in non-commercial activities on the Internet. It was created after ICANN had found that there was not adequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/ncsg_approved_charter NCSG Approved Charter]</ref> The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on July 30, 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref> It has subsumed the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]], which was the original non-commercial voice in ICANN processes.

At [[ICANN 43]], the NCSG met with the [[NPOC|Non-Profit Operations Constituency]] and later issued a joint-statement in which they declared that some of their previous outstanding contentions had been resolved and that the two groups were looking forward to fruitful engagement in the future. They wrote that, "Initial positive steps were made in order to begin to build trust between the two NCSG constituencies and we are all committed in working together for the promotion of non-commercial interests in the Internet.  We believe we can work out our differences and our governance issues internally."<ref>[https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1203&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&X=72A0BB47502C777E7E&Y=mueller%40syr.edu&P=68905 Listserv.syr.edu]</ref>

At [[ICANN 43]], the NCSG met with the [[NPOC|Non-Profit Operations Constituency]] and later issued a joint-statement in which they declared that some of their previous outstanding contentions had been resolved and that the two groups were looking forward to fruitful engagement in the future. They wrote that, "Initial positive steps were made in order to begin to build trust between the two NCSG constituencies and we are all committed in working together for the promotion of non-commercial interests in the Internet.  We believe we can work out our differences and our governance issues internally."<ref>[https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1203&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&X=72A0BB47502C777E7E&Y=mueller%40syr.edu&P=68905 Listserv.syr.edu]</ref>