Mission & Principles
The mission of the Commercial Stakeholders Group, hereafter "the CSG" is to ensure that:
- The CSG represents the views of commercial Internet users and relevant sectors of' the ICT industry, including, large and small business entities, business organizations, Internet connectivity providers, intellectual property owners and intellectual property organizations;
- ICANN policy and ICANN contracts are consistent with the development of an Internet that is a safe place for business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions and communications and is based on high levels of business, user and consumer confidence, including policies that mitigate against undue threats and risks; protect intellectual property; support the stability and resiliency of the Internet, as affected by ICANN's actions in its coordination of the unique identifiers.
Membership to the CSG is coordinated through membership with one of its Constituencies. Please see the Constituency page for more details.
CSG Executive Committee
Claudia Selli (SOI)
Brian Winterfeldt (SOI) / IPC - Alternate
Tony Harris (SOI/ISPCP) / ISPCP – Alternate
GNSO Council Representatives
Susan Kawaguchi (SOI) – North America / October 2017 – AGM 2019
Marie Pattullo (SOI) – Europe / AGM 2019
Paul McGrady (SOI) – IPC / North America / October 2017 – AGM 2019
Heather Forrest – GNSO Chair (SOI) – Asia Pacific / October 2017 – AGM 2018
Philippe Fouquart (SOI) EU (AGM 2018)
Tony Harris (SOI) - ISPCP / Latin AC / October 2017 - 2019
Charter:
- Commercial Stakeholder Group Charter | Board Approved: 11 June 2011
Web Presence:
- Not yet defined
Mailing List:
- TBD