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The '''Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)''' is an integrated committee of the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] within the [[Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO). It is the home within the GNSO for civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, public interest groups, and individuals who are primarily concerned with the non-commercial, public interest aspects of domain name policy.

The '''Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)''' is an integrated committee of the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] within the [[Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO). It is the home within the GNSO for civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, public interest groups, and individuals who are primarily concerned with the non-commercial, public interest aspects of domain name policy.

[[File:Dr Farzaneh Badii .jpg|thumb|Dr Farzaneh Badii currently serves as the Chair of the NCSG.]]

[[File:Dr Farzaneh Badii .jpg|thumb|Dr Farzaneh Badii was the previous Chair of the NCSG.]]

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.

With the passage of time, the NCSG has come to be seen as one of the most important stakeholder groups within the ICANN community. It is known for its fierce, evidence-informed advocacy and high levels of bottom-up engagement from its members from around the world.

With the passage of time, the NCSG has come to be seen as one of the most important and influential stakeholder groups within the ICANN community. It is known for its fierce, evidence-informed advocacy and high levels of bottom-up engagement from its members from around the world.

== Constituencies and Interest Groups ==

== Constituencies and Interest Groups ==

===NCSG Elected Councillors===

===NCSG Elected Councillors===

* Europe – [[Tatiana Tropina]] (term expires 2019)

* Europe – [[Tatiana Tropina]] (term expires 2019)

* North America – [[Stephanie Perrin]] (term expires 2018)

* Asia Pacific – [[Elsa Saade]] (term expires 2020)

* Asia Pacific – [[Rafik Dammak]] (term expires 2018)

* Africa – [[Rafik Dammak]] (term expires 2020)

* Latin America -  [[Martin Silva Valent]] (term expires 2018)

* Latin America -  [[Martin Silva Valent]] (term expires 2020)

* Africa - [[Arsene Tungali|Arsène Tungali]] (term expires 2019)

* Africa - [[Arsene Tungali|Arsène Tungali]] (term expires 2019)

* Europe - [[Ayden Férdeline]] (term expires 2019)

* Europe - [[Ayden Férdeline]] (term expires 2019)

===Executive Committee===

===Executive Committee===

* [[Farzaneh Badii]] (Chair)

* [[Stephanie Perrin]] (Chair)

* [[Robin Gross]]

* [[Robin Gross]]

* [[Monika Zalnieriute]]

* [[Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix]]

* [[Raoul Plommer]]

* [[Raoul Plommer]]

* [[Gangadhar Panday]]

* [[Juan Manuel Rojas]]

 

 

== Adopted Elephant ==

== Adopted Elephant ==