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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]] served as Interim Chairman until April 2012 when elections results for the period 2012-2012 were announced.  A [http://www.npoc.org/npocelections.html '''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/npocexecutivecommittee.html '''here'''].

The '''Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns 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).  

 

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 2017-2018 elected NPOC Executive Committee members is available '''[http://www.npoc.org/governance/current-leadership/ here]'''.

 

At [[ICANN 43]], the NPOC met with the [[NCSG|Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group]] (NCSG) 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."

===Background===

===Background===

In June, 2008, the [[ICANN Board]] made recommendations on how to improve the operations and structure of the GNSO. One of its recommendations was the development of new GNSO constituencies in accordance with Article X, Section 5(4) of the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. As there were no specific guidelines stipulated in the ICANN Bylaws on how the community could file a petition for a new constituency, the ICANN Staff helped the community by formulating procedures in accordance with principles within the Bylaws, as directed by the ICANN Board. In October, 2008, two procedures were formulated and adopted by the Internet community: the submission of a Notice of Intent (NOIF) to Form a New GNSO Constituency and a formal Petition/Charter. NPOC submitted its NOIF on June 15, 2010, followed by its Petition/Charter on November 2, 2010, which was subsequently revised on December 7, 2010.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-petition-charter/msg00017.html Staff Summary and Analysis of Comments - NPOC]</ref>

In June, 2008, the [[ICANN Board]] made recommendations on how to improve the operations and structure of the GNSO. One of its recommendations was the development of new GNSO constituencies in accordance with Article X, Section 5(4) of the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. As there were no specific guidelines stipulated in the ICANN Bylaws on how the community could file a petition for a new constituency, the ICANN Staff helped the community by formulating procedures in accordance with principles within the Bylaws, as directed by the ICANN Board. In October, 2008, two procedures were formulated and adopted by the Internet community: the submission of a Notice of Intent (NOIF) to Form a New GNSO Constituency and a formal Petition/Charter. NPOC submitted its NOIF on June 15, 2010, followed by its Petition/Charter on November 2, 2010, which was subsequently revised on December 7, 2010.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-petition-charter/msg00017.html Staff Summary and Analysis of Comments - NPOC]</ref>

===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>

2012-2013 NPOC Executive Committee members are the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/npocexecutivecommittee.html 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: [[Alain Berranger]] of [[Fundacion Chasquinet]]

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

* NPOC Constituency Vice-Chair: [[Lori Schulman]] of [[Water Environment Research Foundation]]

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

* Secretariat: [[Amber Sterling]] of the [[Association of American Medical Colleges]]

* 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: [[Klaus Stoll]] of [[Fundacion Chasquinet]]

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

* Communications Committee Chair: [[Eduardo Monge]] of Fundacion Omar Dengo

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

* Policy Committee Chair: [[Judy Branzelle]] of [[Goodwill Industries International]]

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

* Acting Treasurer: [[Eduardo Monge]] of Fundacion Omar Dengo

   

   

NPOC's representatives at the NCSG Executive Council are Alain Berranger and Lori Schulman. On April 10th, 2012, the following NPOC Executive Committee members were designated to represent NPOC on the NCSG Policy Committee: Judy Branzelle and Lori Schulman <ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00210.html npoc-voice NPOC's new reps on the NCSG-PC]</ref>.

 

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

===Members===

===Members===

The current members of NPOC 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>

* ALSAC / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - United States

 

* American Council on Education (ACE) - United States

* 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

 

* Australian Red Cross Society - Australia

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

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

* Centre for Science and Media Studies - India

 

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

Place: Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB)

 

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

 

* IICD - The Netherlands

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

* International Baccalaureate Organization - Switzerland

 

* International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Socieites (IRC) - Switzerland

* March of Dimes - United States

 

* St. John Ambulance - United Kingdom

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

* Tranquil Space Foundation - United States

 

* The Association of NGOs (TANGO) - The Gambia

* Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) - United States

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

* World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - United States

 

* YMCA of The Gambia - The Gambia

* YMCA of the USA - United States

 

 

 

 

''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.''

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

''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)==

 

Tuesday, February 10, 2015    9-13:00 – Room Moor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What every Civil Society Organization should Know about its use of the Internet and Never Dared to Ask! - Part 2"

 

For remote participants please use the following url : http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-npoc

 

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2014    9-12:30 – Room Directors, Century Plaza

 

 

    NPOC constituency day (Tuesday 24/6)

 

==NPOC meeting during the ICANN 49 (March 2014) in Singapore :==

Multi-stakeholder dialogue on DNS for development

 

 

==NPOC meeting during the ICANN 48 (november) in Buenos Aires, Argentina:==

 

 

 

    NPOC - I-Engage Institute- Supporting the Internet Ecosystem on Thursday 21st

 

 

    NPOC´s Session on "Democratization of Internet Governance I-Inform Alliance Plan of Action" on July 17, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

==ICANN 44 in Prague, Czech Republic: "The impact of the internet and e-Fundraising on Not-for-profits and NGOs"==

 

==NPOC at ICANN 43==

==NPOC at ICANN 43==

NPOC Interim leadership and several NPOC members participated actively at [[ICANN 43]] in San Jose, Costa Rica during GNSO and NCSG working sessions and meetings. NPOC also organized a NPOC Launch Meeting and Panel entitled "NPOC The Newest ICANN Constituency: Vision, Mission and Priorities" during the Stakeholders`s Day <ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00192.html npoc-voice NPOC´s two events at ICANN 43 / info and transcript]</ref>. The session was introduced by [[Debra Hughes]], Senior Counsel, [[American Red Cross]] and the panelists were Dr. [[Gabriel Macaya]], Vice-President, Strategy XXI Century, Costa Rica, and President of [[National Academy of Science of Costa Rica]] (Host of .cr, the ccTLD name for Costa Rica), [[Clotilde Fonseca]], Executive Director, Council for the Promotion of Competitiveness, and Costa Rica and Former Minister of Science and Technology, Costa Rica, [[Eduardo Monge]], Project Development and International Relations Officer, [[Omar Dengo Foundation]], Costa Rica, and [[Alain Berranger]], Member, NPOC Interim Executive Committee.

NPOC Interim leadership and several NPOC members participated actively at [[ICANN 43]] in San Jose, Costa Rica during GNSO and NCSG working sessions and meetings. NPOC also organized a NPOC Launch Meeting and Panel entitled "NPOC The Newest ICANN Constituency: Vision, Mission and Priorities" during the Stakeholders`s Day <ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00192.html npoc-voice NPOC´s two events at ICANN 43 / info and transcript]</ref> <ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31167395/NPOC+EVENTS+AT+ICANN43+IN+SAN+JOS%C3%89version2.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1330705480000 NPOC Events at ICANN 43]</ref>. The session was introduced by [[Debra Hughes]], Senior Counsel, [[American Red Cross]] and the panelists were Dr. [[Gabriel Macaya]], Vice-President, Strategy XXI Century, Costa Rica, and President of [[National Academy of Science of Costa Rica]] (Host of .cr, the ccTLD name for Costa Rica), [[Clotilde Fonseca]], Executive Director, Council for the Promotion of Competitiveness, and Costa Rica and Former Minister of Science and Technology, Costa Rica, [[Eduardo Monge]], Project Development and International Relations Officer, [[Omar Dengo Foundation]], Costa Rica, and [[Alain Berranger]], Member, NPOC Interim Executive Committee.

In this session 2011-2012 results and 2012-2013 priorities were also presented <ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00152.html [npoc-voice] Report on NPOC progress and priorities for 2012-13]</ref>.  

In this session 2011-2012 results and 2012-2013 priorities were also presented <ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00152.html [npoc-voice] Report on NPOC progress and priorities for 2012-13]</ref>.  

==NPOC at ICANN 42==

==NPOC at ICANN 42==

Debra Hughes represented the NPOC Constituency during the [[ICANN 42]] meeting on October 26, 2011 held at Dakar, Senegal. She provided some updates to the ICANN community regarding the recent activities of NPOC and introduced the interim leadership of the constituency, which included: <ref>[http://dakar42.icann.org/meetings/dakar2011/transcript-excerpt-npoc-26oct11-en.htm Transcript Excerpt ICANN 42 Meeting]</ref>

Debra Hughes represented the NPOC Constituency during the [[ICANN 42]] meeting on October 26, 2011 held in Dakar, Senegal. She provided some updates to the ICANN community regarding the recent activities of NPOC and introduced the interim leadership of the constituency, which included: <ref>[http://dakar42.icann.org/meetings/dakar2011/transcript-excerpt-npoc-26oct11-en.htm Transcript Excerpt ICANN 42 Meeting]</ref>

* [[Amber Sterling]]- Chairperson  

* [[Amber Sterling]]- Chairperson  

* [[Alain Berranger]] - Vice Chair  

* [[Alain Berranger]] - Vice Chair  

* [[Michael Carson]]- Representative to the [[NCSG|Noncommercial Stakeholders Group Executive Committee]]

* [[Michael Carson]]- Representative to the [[NCSG|Noncommercial Stakeholders Group Executive Committee]]

During the meeting, Ms. Hughes also informed the participants of the ICANN meeting that NPOC was concerned about the security and stability of the Internet and plans to concentrate on supporting [[DNSSEC]] and other internet security issues. Hughes emphasized that their constituency is ready to be actively involved in the different ICANN activities.

During the meeting, Ms. Hughes also informed the participants of the ICANN meeting that the NPOC was concerned about the security and stability of the Internet and plans to concentrate on supporting [[DNSSEC]] and other Internet security issues. Hughes emphasized that the constituency is ready to be actively involved in the different ICANN activities.

==Comments on ICANN Issues==

==Comments on ICANN Issues==

==Senate Hearing Testimony Regarding New gTLD Expansion==

==Senate Hearing Testimony Regarding New gTLD Expansion==

On December 8, 2011, [[Angela Williams]], General Counsel of YMCA of the USA, testified during a hearing conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the ICANN's new gTLD program. Ms. Williams also represented NPOC and testified that new gTLD program compromises the use of the Internet by increasing the risk of fraud, cybersquatting, and trademark infringement and by significantly escalating the cost to protect against such unlawful activities. She requested the Senate committee and all parties involved to further evaluate the program with the non-profit organizations in mind.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=56a49ede-865f-4bbe-9635-58d0b59add7b Testimony of Angela F. Williams]</ref>

On December 8, 2011, [[Angela Williams]], General Counsel of YMCA of the USA, testified during a hearing conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the ICANN's new gTLD program. Ms. Williams also represented NPOC and testified that new gTLD program compromises the Internet by increasing the risk of fraud, [[cybersquatting]], and trademark infringement by significantly escalating the cost to protect against such unlawful activities. She requested the Senate committee and all parties involved to further evaluate the program with non-profit organizations in mind.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=56a49ede-865f-4bbe-9635-58d0b59add7b Testimony of Angela F. Williams]</ref>

Some people were surprised with the sudden participation of Williams in the Senate Hearing due to the fact the YMCA never had an active role nor participated within the ICANN community. [[Kieren Mc Carthy]] of [[.Nxt|.nxt]] believed that the organizations move is an Intellectual Property lobby. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/06/ip-lobby-ymca Why is the YMCA at Senate hearings? The IP lobby of course]</ref>

Some people were surprised with the sudden participation of Ms. Williams in the Senate Hearing due to the fact the YMCA never had an active role nor participated within the ICANN community.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/06/ip-lobby-ymca Why is the YMCA at Senate hearings? The IP lobby of course]</ref>

==References==

==References==

[[Category:ICANN Bodies]]

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