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The Commercial Stakeholders Group (CSG) represents the views of commercial Internet users and all relevant sectors of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, including but not limited to large and small business entities, business organizations, ISPs, intellectual property owners, and IP organizations.^[1]

The main mission of the CSG is to see to it that the policies framed by ICANN contribute toward making the Internet a safe place for the Business-to-Business and Business-to-Customers transactions and communications.^[2]

Roles and Responsibilities[edit | edit source]

The CSG monitors ICANN-wide policy and procedural issues, including the Policy Development Process and related Working Groups, for areas of common interest, and provide CSG coordination and action when appropriate. Also when appropriate, the CSG develops and issues statements reflecting the joint opinion of its members on such ICANN-wide matters. It creates Working Groups as needed, made up of members of its member Constituencies, for the consideration of CSG or ICANN-wide issues.

To its member Constituencies, the CSG provides useful advice on adopting or creating any new Constituency-based Charter in order to ensure compliance with the CSG Charter, as well as organizing the sharing of administration or management resources between Constituencies who wish to share them.

The CSG also plans and chairs meetings, including meetings that involve the Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) or other groups. The Commercial Stakeholders Group and ICANN carry out in-meetings on a regular basis. In these meetings, the CSG provides advice and recommendations with respect to the consensus policies within ICANN that relate to enhancing the technical reliability and stable operation of the internet or the DNS.^[3]

Structure[edit | edit source]

The Commercial Stakeholder Group is the umbrella organizations within the GNSO for the Business Constituency, the Intellectual Property Interests Constituency, and the ISP Constituency.

Membership[edit | edit source]

CSG membership is open to all parties recognized under Article X of the ICANN Bylaws, which are:

Internet Service and Connectivity Providers, represented by the Intellectual Property Constituency
Commercial and Business Users, represented by the Business Constituency
Intellectual Property Interests, represented by the ISP Constituency

Members do not have to pay any kind of fee for membership in the CSG.^[4]

Executive Committee[edit | edit source]

The Executive Committee of the CSG consists of one appointed person and one alternate from each constituency. These representatives shall serve a renewable term of one year. The Committee is to act as a liaison between the CSG and the NCPH, the CSG and ICANN, and the CSG and its internal constituencies.^[5]

The current Executive Committee is:

Waudo Siganga - BC
Dean Marks - IPC
Wolf-Ulrich Knoben - ISPCP
Mason Cole BC - Alternate
Heather Forrest IPC – Alternate
Jennifer Taylor-Hodges ISPCP – Alternate

GNSO Council Representatives[edit | edit source]

Six members of the CSG are selected by the CSG Executive Committee to serve as part of the GNSO Council. Two members are drawn from each of the Stakeholder Group's three Constituencies, no more than three of the six may come from the same Geographical Region, and the terms are to be staggered^[6] Current members are:

Mark Datysgeld – LAC/ until AGM 2022
Marie Pattullo – Europe / until AGM 2021
John McElwaine – North America / until AGM 2021
Flip Petillion -– Europe / until AGM 2022
Philippe Fouquart – Europe / until AGM 2022
Osvaldo Novoa LAC / until AGM 2021

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+The '''Commercial Stakeholders Group''' ('''CSG''') represents the views of commercial Internet users and all relevant sectors of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, including but not limited to large and small business entities, business organizations, [[ISP]]s, [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] owners, and IP organizations.<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf CSG Charter]</ref>
-'''CSG''' is the abbreviation for '''Commercial Stakeholders Group'''. The CSG represents the views of the commercial internet users and all the relevant sectors of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24527 singapore41.icann.org]</ref> These commercial internet users include business organizations, small as well as large businesses and intellectual property owners and intellectual property organizations. <ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf bizconst.org]</ref>
+The main mission of the CSG is to see to it that the policies framed by [[ICANN]] contribute toward making the Internet a safe place for the Business-to-Business and Business-to-Customers transactions and communications.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24527 singapore41.icann.org]</ref>
-== Mission ==
+== Roles and Responsibilities ==
+The CSG monitors ICANN-wide policy and procedural issues, including the [[Policy Development Process]] and related Working Groups, for areas of common interest, and provide CSG coordination and action when appropriate. Also when appropriate, the CSG develops and issues statements reflecting the joint opinion of its members on such ICANN-wide matters. It creates Working Groups as needed, made up of members of its member Constituencies, for the consideration of CSG or ICANN-wide issues.
+To its member Constituencies, the CSG provides useful advice on adopting or creating any new Constituency-based Charter in order to ensure compliance with the CSG Charter, as well as organizing the sharing of administration or management resources between Constituencies who wish to share them.
+The CSG also plans and chairs meetings, including meetings that involve the Non-Contracted Parties House ([[NCPH]]) or other groups. The Commercial Stakeholders Group and ICANN carry out in-meetings on a regular basis. In these meetings, the CSG provides advice and recommendations with respect to the consensus policies within ICANN that relate to enhancing the technical reliability and stable operation of the internet or the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf CSG Charter]</ref>
-The main mission of the CSG is to see to it that the policies framed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) contribute towards making internet a safe place for the Business-to-Business as well as Business-to-Customers transactions and communications. <ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24527 singapore41.icann.org]</ref>
+== Structure ==
-== Members ==
+The Commercial Stakeholder Group is the umbrella organizations within the [[GNSO]] for the [[Business Constituency]], the [[Intellectual Property Interests Constituency]], and the  [[ISP Constituency]].
-The membership of the CSG is open to all the parties that have recognition in the Article X of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Some of the members that can participate in the activities of the CSG include the Internet Service and Connectivity Providers, Intellectual Property Interests and Commercial and Business users. The members don’t have to pay any kind of fees to procure a membership in the CSG.<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf bizconst.org]</ref>
+=== Membership ===
-== Roles and Responsibilities ==
+CSG membership is open to all parties recognized under Article X of the [[ICANN Bylaws]], which are:
+* Internet Service and Connectivity Providers, represented by the Intellectual Property Constituency
+* Commercial and Business Users, represented by the Business Constituency
+* Intellectual Property Interests, represented by the ISP Constituency
+Members do not have to pay any kind of fee for membership in the CSG.<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf CSG Charter]</ref>
+=== Executive Committee ===
+The Executive Committee of the CSG consists of one appointed person and one alternate from each constituency. These representatives shall serve a renewable term of one year. The Committee is to act as a liaison between the CSG and the [[NCPH]], the CSG and ICANN, and the CSG and its internal constituencies.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/csg-charter-01nov10-en.pdf CSG Charter]</ref>
+The current Executive Committee is:
-The main responsibility of the CSG is to monitor the wide policies and procedural issues of ICANN, which also includes the Policy Development Process and Working Groups. The CSG also provides useful advices to its member Constituencies, over issues of adopting or creating any new Constituency-based Charter. The CSG also plans as well as chairs the meetings of the Stakeholders Groups including the meetings that involve Non-Contracted Parties House ([[NCPH]]).<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf bizconst.org]</ref>
+* [[Waudo Siganga]] - [[BC]]
+* [[Dean Marks]] - [[IPC]]
+* [[Wolf-Ulrich Knoben]] - [[ISPCP]]
+* [[Mason Cole]] [[BC]] - Alternate
+* [[Heather Forrest]] [[IPC]] – Alternate
+* [[Jennifer Taylor-Hodges]] [[ISPCP]] – Alternate
-== CSG and ICANN ==
+=== GNSO Council Representatives ===
-The Commercial Stakeholders group and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) carry out in-meetings on a regular basis. In these meetings, CSG provides its valuable advice and recommendations with respects to consensus policies of ICANN that mostly relate to enhancing the technical reliability and stable operation of the internet or the Domain Name System [[DNS]]. <ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf bizconst.org]</ref>
+Six members of the CSG are selected by the CSG Executive Committee to serve as part of the GNSO Council. Two members are drawn from each of the Stakeholder Group's three Constituencies, no more than three of the six may come from the same Geographical Region, and the terms are to be staggered<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/ICANN+CSG+Charter+2010.pdf CSG Charter]</ref> Current members are:
+* [[Mark Datysgeld]] – LAC/ until [[AGM]] 2022
+* [[Marie Pattullo]] – Europe / until [[AGM]] 2021
+* [[John McElwaine]] – North America / until [[AGM]] 2021
+* [[Flip Petillion]] -– Europe / until [[AGM]] 2022
+* [[Philippe Fouquart]] –  Europe / until [[AGM]] 2022
+* [[Osvaldo Novoa]] LAC / until [[AGM]] 2021
 == References ==
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-[[category: glossary]]
+==See also==
+* [[NCSG]]
+[[Category: ICANN Bodies]]
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