Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group - 2014 | Generic Names Supporting Organization

Mission & Principles:

The purpose of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) is to represent, through its elected representatives and its Constituencies, the interests and concerns of noncommercial registrants and noncommercial Internet users of generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs).

The purpose of the Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) is to represent, through its elected representatives and its Constituencies, the interests and concerns of noncommercial registrants and noncommercial Internet users of generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs). It provides a voice and representation in ICANN processes to: non-profit organizations that serve noncommercial interests; nonprofit services such as education, philanthropies, consumer protection, community organizing, promotion of the arts, public interest policy advocacy, children's welfare, religion, scientific research, and human rights; public interest software concerns; families or individuals who register domain names for noncommercial personal use; and Internet users who are primarily concerned with the noncommercial, public interest aspects of domain name policy.

Membership information on how to join the NCSG can be found on the NCSG Wiki that includes a direct link to the NCSG Membership Application.

NCSG Executive Committee & GNSO Council Representatives:

NCSG Member Name	GNSO Council	Executive Committee	Policy Committee	Finance Committee
Chair Robin Gross (SOI) – USA October 2011 – October 2013		✔	✔	✔
David Cake (SOI) – Asia Pacific October 2012 – end AGM 2014	✔		✔
Rafik Dammak (SOI) – Africa October 2011 – November 2013		✔
Avri Doria (SOI) – North America October 2012 – November 2014			✔
Maria Farrell (SOI) – Europe October 2012 – November 2014	✔		✔
Dorothy K. Gordon / Observer (SOI) October 2011 – October 2013		✔	✔	✔
Poncelet IIeleji (SOI) NPOC Appointee			✔
Wolfgang Kleinwächter (SOI) – Europe October 2011 – October 2013	✔		✔
Joy Liddicoat (SOI) – Asia Pacific October 2011 – October 2013	✔		✔
Milton Mueller (SOI) October 2011 – October 2013		✔		✔
Magaly Pazello (SOI) – Brazil October 2012 – October 2014	✔		✔
Wendy Seltzer (SOI) – North America October 2011 – October 2013	✔		✔
Cintra Sooknanan (SOI) October 2013		✔
Klaus Stoll (SOI) October 2011 – October 2013				✔
Rudi Vansnick (SOI) NPOC Appointee			✔