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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 Organizations Constituency''' ('''NPOC''') is a constituency within the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]]'s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ([[NCSG]]) and represents the interests of domain name registrants who belong to non-profit and non-government organizations (NGO's - Civil Society).  

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."

In June 2023, the ICANN Board approved the amended Charter for NPOC. One of the main changes is the name to '''Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency''' and other administrative issues.  

===Background===

===Background===

===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/governance/charter/ NPOC Charter]</ref>

2014-2015 NPOC Executive Committee members are the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/?p=npocexecom NPOC Executive Committee]</ref>:

2018-2019 NPOC Executive Committee members are the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/?p=npocexecom NPOC Executive Committee]</ref>:

* NPOC Constituency Chair: [[Rudi Vansnick]] of [[ISOC]] Belgium Chapter

* NPOC Constituency Chair: [[Joan Kerr]] of [http://fbsc.org/ Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities]

* NPOC Constituency Vice-Chair: open vacancy

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

* Secretariat: [[Martin S. Pablo Valent]] of [[AGEIA DENSI]]

* Secretariat: [https://icannwiki.org/Oreoluwa_Somolu_Lesi Oreoluwa Lesi] of [http://www.wtec.org.ng Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)]

* Membership Committee Chair: [[Joan Kerr]]of [[Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities]]

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

* Communications Committee Chair: [[Olévie Kouami]] of [[INTIC4DEV]]

* Communications Committee Chair: [https://icannwiki.org/Caleb_Olumuyiwa_Ogundele Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

* Program Committee Chair: [[Klaus Stoll]] of [[Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation]]

* Policy Committee Chair: [https://icannwiki.org/David_Cake Dave Cake]

* Policy Committee Chair: [[Sam Lanfranco]] of [[York University]]

* Acting Treasurer: [[Rudi Vansnick]] of [[ISOC]] Belgium

   

   

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 [[Rudi Vansnick]] and [[Martin S. Pablo Valent]].

Current NPOC's representatives at the NCSG Executive Council are [[Raoul Plommer]] and [[Juan Manuel Rojas]].

===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 May 10, 2020 [https://members.ncsg.is/npoc_members_public can be found on this link]:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/members.html Members]</ref>

 

* American Council on Education (ACE) - United States

==ICANN 63 Barcelona (October 2018)==

* American Red Cross (ARC) - United States

The Forum was held from 20-25 October, 2018 in the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), https://meetings.icann.org/en/barcelona63

 

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

Date: Tuesday 23rd October, 10.30 am -12.00 pm

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

 

* British Red Cross Society - United Kingdom

Place: Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB)

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

 

==ICANN 61 Puerto Rico (March 2018)==

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

The Forum is held on 10-15 March, 2018 in the Puerto Rico Convention Center, http://icann61.pr/

 

Date: Tuesday 13th March, 15.15 am -16.45 pm

* Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation (GKPF) - Spain

 

 

* IICD - The Netherlands

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

 

Date: Saturday 20th June, 10.30 am -13.10 pm

* 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

Language of event: Spanish with English and Portuguese translation

 

* 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

Please also RSVP if you want to follow the event via a web cast. We will send you the information how to connect as soon as they become available.

 

* The Association of NGOs (TANGO) - The Gambia

''The LAC NGO Caucus on Internet Governance brings together NGOs, Civil Society and other Internet governance stakeholder groups in order to raise awareness and organizational capacity on the Internet related issues they face. The goal of the meeting is to engage in strategic Internet planning and to promote organizational voices in areas of Internet policy formation and implementation relevant to their work and their mission. The NGO Caucus engages with all sectors and does not limit itself to Civil Society as today’s Internet stakeholders have to rely for their growth and development on the co-operation and partnership with a multitude of other highly diverse organizations and sectors. The NGO Caucus is designed to produce win-win policies and practice outcomes.''

 

* YMCA of The Gambia - The Gambia

 

* YMCA of the USA - United States

* YoungLIfe - United States

 

 

Place: Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center, San Martin 1225, Buenos Aires 1104 Argentina. Please meet at the Conference Registration desk 15 minutes before the event.

 

To register for this event please send an email to: rsvp@gkpf.org

 

''ICANN as an organization, its role, function and work is a mystery to the vast majority of Internet users. Sometimes, one has the feeling that as more ICANN becomes important to our every day lives, the less people seem to know about it. This is a great opportunity for everybody who wants to know more about ICANN in particular and Internet Governance in general, to meet with a number of ICANN representatives and stakeholders and to experience a ICANN meeting.''

 

Language of event: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Introduction in Spanish with English translation. Different hosts will use their native language during the walkabout and groups can also be formed according to language preferences of visitors.

 

 

Date: Tuesday, 23rd of June, 12.00pm-13.00pm

 

 

Language of event: Spanish with English and Portuguese translation

 

 

Please also RSVP if you want to follow the event via a web cast. We will send you the information how to connect as soon as they become available.

 

''Engage with, participate in and contribute to the IG multi stakeholder decision making process. The NGO Caucus held some days before was designed to produce win-win policies and practice outcomes. This follow up meeting is designed to develop and implement strategies how to contribute the NGO caucus outcomes to the wider ICANN policy and decision making process. A further aim is also to engage participants with their respective constituencies and stakeholder groups.''

==ICANN 52 Singapore (February 2015)==

==ICANN 52 Singapore (February 2015)==

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