The NCSG was created after ICANN found that there was inadequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes. The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on 30 July 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting|Annual General Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref> The NCSG has thus subsumed the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]], which was the original non-commercial voice in ICANN processes. | The NCSG was created after ICANN found that there was inadequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes. The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on 30 July 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting|Annual General Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref> The NCSG has thus subsumed the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]], which was the original non-commercial voice in ICANN processes. |