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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. 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/home.html NPOC Website]</ref> [[Amber Sterling]] serves as Interim Chairman. Election of NPOC Officers will be conducted on March 5, 2012. The Notice of Election was issued to its member on January 9, 2012. Details regarding the upcoming election can be found [http://www.npoc.org/npocelections.html '''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. 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/home.html NPOC Website]</ref> [[Amber Sterling]] serves as Interim Chairman. Election of NPOC Officers will be conducted on March 5, 2012. The Notice of Election was issued to its member on January 9, 2012. Complete details regarding the upcoming election is available  [http://www.npoc.org/npocelections.html '''here''']

==Background==

==Background==