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The '''Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency''' ('''NPOC''') is a new constituency within the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]]'s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ([[NCSG]]). NPOC represents the interests of domain name registrants who belong to non-profit and non-government organizations (NGO's - Civil Society). NPOC participates in ICANN community discussions on policy issues related to the Internet and [[Domain Name System]] (DNS), as such issues have a significant impact on the operations of these organizations and their delivery of services that are beneficial to various communities. NPOC was approved by the [[ICANN Board]] on June 24, 2011.<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/ NPOC Website]</ref> [[Amber Sterling]] served as Interim Chairman until April 2012 when elections results for the period 2012-2013 were announced.  A [http://www.npoc.org/ '''notice'''] of Election was issued to its member on January 9, 2012 and election of NPOC Officers was conducted on March 5, 2012. A list of 2012-2013 elected NPOC Executive Committee members is available [http://www.npoc.org/ '''here'''].

The '''Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency''' ('''NPOC''') is a new constituency within the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]]'s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ([[NCSG]]). NPOC represents the interests of domain name registrants who belong to non-profit and non-government organizations (NGO's - Civil Society). NPOC participates in ICANN community discussions on policy issues related to the Internet and [[Domain Name System]] (DNS), as such issues have a significant impact on the operations of these organizations and their delivery of services that are beneficial to various communities. NPOC was approved by the [[ICANN Board]] on June 24, 2011.<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/ NPOC Website]</ref> [[Amber Sterling]] served as Interim Chairman until April 2012 when elections results for the period 2012-2013 were announced.  A [http://www.npoc.org/ '''notice'''] of Election was issued to its member on January 9, 2012 and election of NPOC Officers was conducted on March 5, 2012. A list of 2017-2018 elected NPOC Executive Committee members is available '''[http://www.npoc.org/governance/current-leadership/ here]'''.

At [[ICANN 43]], the NPOC met with the [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group]] 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."

At [[ICANN 43]], the NPOC met with the [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group]] 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."

===Structure===

===Structure===

The NPOC is composed of Executives, Members, and Policy and Communications Committees. The constituency is to elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretariat and Committee Chairs. The officers and members of each committee shall be elected by the constituency members. Each term will last a year and any elected officer cannot serve more than more than five years within a ten years period. The rules and responsibilities of the elected officers are defined in the NPOC Charter.<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/images/NPOC_Charter_Approved_06-24-2011.pdf NPOC Petition and Charter]</ref>

The NPOC is composed of Executives, Members, and Policy and Communications Committees. The constituency is to elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretariat and Committee Chairs. The officers and members of each committee shall be elected by the constituency members. Each term will last a year and any elected officer cannot serve more than five years within a ten years period. The rules and responsibilities of the elected officers are defined in the NPOC Charter.<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/images/NPOC_Charter_Approved_06-24-2011.pdf NPOC Petition and Charter]</ref>

2017-2018 NPOC Executive Committee members are the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/?p=npocexecom NPOC Executive Committee]</ref>:

2017-2018 NPOC Executive Committee members are the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/?p=npocexecom NPOC Executive Committee]</ref>:

* NPOC Constituency Chair:[[Joan Kerr]]of [[Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities]]

* NPOC Constituency Chair: [[Joan Kerr]] of [[Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities]]

* NPOC Constituency Vice-Chair: Raoul Plommer

* NPOC Constituency Vice-Chair: [[Raoul Plommer]]

* Secretariat: [[Olévie Kouami]] of [[INTIC4DEV]]

* Secretariat: [[Olevie Kouami|Olévie Kouami]] of [[INTIC4DEV]]

* Membership Committee Chair: Ganghadar Panday

* Membership Committee Chair: [[Ganghadar Panday]]

* Communications Committee Chair: Juan Manuel Rojas

* Communications Committee Chair: [[Juan Manuel Rojas]]

* Policy Committee Chair: Poncelet Ileleji

* Policy Committee Chair: [[Poncelet Ileleji]]

* Acting Treasurer: Sam Lanfranco

* Acting Treasurer: [[Sam Lanfranco]]

   

   

NPOC´s Elected Constituency Chair, [[Alain Berranger]] of [[Fundacion Chasquinet]] resigned his post on May 25, 2013.

NPOC´s Elected Constituency Chair, [[Alain Berranger]] of [[Fundacion Chasquinet]] resigned his post on May 25, 2013.

Current NPOC's representatives at the NCSG Executive Council are Raoul Plommer and Ganghadar Panday.

Current NPOC's representatives at the NCSG Executive Council are [[Raoul Plommer]] and [[Ganghadar Panday]].

===Members===

===Members===

The current members of NPOC as of March 14, 2013 include:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/members.html Members]</ref>

The current members of NPOC as of March 14, 2013 include:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/members.html Members]</ref>

* ALSAC / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - United States

* {| class="wikitable" |+EDIT ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Organisation ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name of Representative |- |Africa2.0 |Farell FOLLY |- |Africa Leadership forum |Patrick Aderinwale Ayodele |- |AGEIA DENSI (Argentina) |Martin P. Silva Valent |- |AGEIA DENSI Colombia |Juan Manuel Rojas |- |AlterMundi |Nicol?s Ech?niz |- |American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char (ALSAC) /St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |Bryann Jackson |- |ASCD |Mazna Malanga |- |Asociaci?n Centro de Estudios, Capacitaci?n y An?lisis en Derechos Humanos |Marie-laure Lemineur |- |ASOCIACI?N POR LOS DERECHOS CIVILES |AGUSTINA CALLEGARI |- |Assocation of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |Amber Sterling |- |Association des Usagers d?Internet en C?te d?Ivoire |B?renger BOHI |- |Australian RedCross Society |Bruce Moore |- |AVTIC |YONLI ALIDA GISELE |- |Babul Films Society |Gangadhar Panday |- |Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication |Bazlur Rahman |- |British Red Cross |Michael Meyer |- |Cameroon League for Development |James Mbungyuh Tseyah |- |Canadian Society for International Health |Sam Lanfranco |- |CTIC Foundation |Brendan Doyle |- |Engineering Academy of Armenia |Artak Barseghyan |- |Fondazione Rosselli Americas |Danilo Piaggesi |- |Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities |Joan Kerr |- |Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) |Norbert GLAKPE |- |Fundacion Chasquinet |Klaus Stoll |- |Fundacion Omar Dengo |Eduardo Monge |- |gedaref digital city org. |Ahmed mahmoud Eisa |- |Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation |Krishna C. Mishra |- |Graduate Management Admission Council |Merrily Wolf |- |Human Rights Campaign (HRC) |Robert Falk |- |IC Volunteers |Viola Krebs |- |IMT AVH UPCH |Lady Murrugarra |- |International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) |Stuart Hamilton |- |International Institute for Communication and Development |Andrei Barburas |- |International Secure Electronic Transactions Organization |Jorge Restrepo |- |International Youth Action Against Terrorism |Samuel Akinsola |- |Internet Society (ISOC) Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter |Jahangir Hossain |- |Internet Society Belgium |Rudi Vansnick |- |Internet Society France |Matthieu Camus |- |Internet Society Nepal |Bikram Shrestha |- |Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter |Cintra Sooknanan |- |INTIC4DEV - Institut des TIC pour le d?veloppement |KOUAMI Ayaovi Ol?vi? Agb?nyo |- |ISOC Armenia |Grigori Saghyan |- |ISOC Costa Rica Chapter |Carlos Raul GUTIERREZ |- |ISOC Washington DC |David Vyorst |- |ISOC-Yemen |Ahmed Almarwani |- |Ivorian Initiative for Evaluation (2IEval) |Samuel KOUAKOU |- |J Initiative (JI) |Awo Aidam Amenyah |- |March of Dimes |Anne Chehebar |- |Media For Change |Subi Chaturvedi |- |OP3FT |Tom Mackenzie |- |Open Knowledge Finland |Raoul Plommer |- |Our Rights (OR) |Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA |- |Pakistan Network Operators' Group (PaNOG) |Shakeel Ahmed |- |REPAOC |(Guy) Aho TETE BENISSAN |- |Society for Appraisal & Women Empowerment in Rural Areas-SAWERA |Ms Hina Gul |- |St. John Ambulance |Sue Killen |- |Swathanthra Malayalam Computing |Anivar A Aravind |- |The Association of NGOs, The Gambia (TANGO) |Madi Jobarteh |- |Tranquil Space Foundation |Tim Mooney |- |Water Environment Research Foundation |Gina Street |- |Women's Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC |Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi |- |YMCA of The Gambia |Poncelet O Ileleji |- |Young Life |Jan Morton |}

* American Council on Education (ACE) - United States

* American Red Cross (ARC) - United States

* ASCD - United States

* Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) - United States

* Australian Red Cross Society - Australia

* Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio Communication (BNNRC) - Bangladesh

* British Red Cross Society - United Kingdom

* Center for Study, Analysis and Training in Human Rights (CECADH) - Costa Rica

* Centre for Science and Media Studies - India

* Church of God in Christ, Inc. - United States

* Fondazione Rosselli Americas - United States

* Fundacion Chasquinet - Ecuador

* Fundacion Omar Dengo - Costa Rica

* Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation (GKPF) - Spain

* Goodwill Industries International - United States

* Human Rights Campaign - United States

* IICD - The Netherlands

* Institut des Technologies de I'Infromation et de la Communication pour le Developpement - Togo

* International Baccalaureate Organization - Switzerland

* International Communications Volunteers (ICV Volunteers) - Switzerland

* International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societes (IFRC) - Switzerland

* Internet Society Armenia Chapter - Armenia

* Internet Society Belgium Chapter - Belgium

* Internet Society Trinidad & Tobago Chapter - Trinidad & Tobago

* March of Dimes - United States

* National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) - United Kingdom

* Reseau des Plates-formes nationales d'ONG d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (REPAOC) - Senegal

* St. John Ambulance - United Kingdom

* Tranquil Space Foundation - United States

* The Association of NGOs (TANGO) - The Gambia

* Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) - United States

* World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - United States

* YMCA of The Gambia - The Gambia

==ICANN 53 Buenos Aires (June 2015)==

==ICANN 53 Buenos Aires (June 2015)==