Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC)

The home of civil society organizations and individuals in ICANN's GNSO

Welcome

The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations and individuals in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). With real voting power in ICANN policy making and Board selection, it develops and supports positions that favor noncommercial communication and activity on the Internet.

The NCUC is open to noncommercial organizations and individuals involved in education, community networking, public policy advocacy, development, promotion of the arts, children's welfare, religion, consumer protection, scientific research, human rights and many other areas. See our charter for membership eligibility (including proposed revisions allowing individual members). Please complete an application and join us today, and get involved in protecting the communication and activities we value on the Internet!

Members

  • Mark Bannon
  • Kim von Arx
  • George Asare Sakyi
  • Tracy Hackshaw
  • Andres Piazza
  • Roy Balleste
  • Nuno M. Garcia
  • Liu Yong
  • Scott Johnson
  • BHAVANA SINGH
  • Debra Hughes
  • Michael Sprague
  • José Murilo Junior
  • Anivar Aravind
  • Edward Hasbrouck
  • Neal McBurnett
  • Qasim Y. Khan
  • sergio salinas porto
  • Grace Mutung'u
  • Timothe Litt

Latest Activity

Tracy Hackshaw Recently returned from successful participation as an ISOC Ambassador at IGF 2009
yesterday
Robin Gross added a blog post
Please mark your calendars for the November NCUC Online Meeting for Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UTC (other times below). Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UCT = 00:00 Singapore / Hong Kong / Perth 01:00 Seoul / Tokyo 08:00 California 10:00 Mexico Cit...
on Friday
Robin Gross updated an event
November 2009 NCUC Monthly Online Constituency Meeting: 24 November 16:00 UTC at Cyberspace via Elluminate online meeting software
November 24, 2009 all day
Please mark your calendars for the November NCUC Online Meeting for Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UTC (other times below). Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UCT = 00:00 Singapore / Hong Kong / Perth 01:00 Seoul / Tokyo 08:00 California 10:00 Mexico Cit...
on Friday
Mark Bannon is now a member of Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
on Wednesday
Kim von Arx might attend Robin Gross's event
November 2009 NCUC Monthly Online Constituency Meeting: 24 November 16:00 UTC at Cyberspace via Elluminate online meeting software
November 24, 2009 all day
Please mark your calendars for the November NCUC Online Meeting for Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UTC (other times below). I'll send out a draft discussion agenda and link to participate in the online meeting about a week before it will be held. ...
November 17
Kim von Arx is now a member of Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
November 17
Robin Gross added an event
November 2009 NCUC Monthly Online Constituency Meeting: 24 November 16:00 UTC at Cyberspace via Elluminate online meeting software
November 24, 2009 all day
Please mark your calendars for the November NCUC Online Meeting for Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UTC (other times below). I'll send out a draft discussion agenda and link to participate in the online meeting about a week before it will be held. ...
November 12
November 9
 

Special Announcements

You've arrived at the NCUC's new website! Pardon our dust while we migrate content and members to it. You can still see the old website.

NCUC's membership has reached 172 members from 55 different countries, including 80 noncommercial organizations and 92 individuals. This represents more than a 284% increase in membership since 2008. Thank you, new members, for joining NCUC and bringing your energy and expertise to benefit noncommercial users in Internet policy!


NCUC-NCSG Transition Plan to ICANN Board of Directors
Working proposal currently under discussion and further development (29 Oct. 2009)

NCSG Special Trademark Interest (STI) Review Team and Advisors

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Blog Posts

Robin Gross

Draft Discussion Agenda and Link to Participate in 24 November NCUC Online Meeting

Please mark your calendars for the November NCUC Online Meeting for Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UTC (other times below).

Tuesday 24 November at 16:00 UCT =
00:00 Singapore / Hong Kong / Perth
01:00 Seoul / Tokyo
08:00 California
10:00 Mexico City
11:00 New York
14:00 Sao Paulo
16:00 London / UTC
17:00 Roma
18:00 Istanbul
19:30 Tehran

Link to Participate in Meeting:
https://sas.elluminate.com
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Posted by Robin Gross on November 21, 2009 at 8:00am

Robin Gross

Meeting Notes from 27 October 2009 NCSG Meeting in Seoul, Korea

ICANN 36 (SEOUL): CONSTITUENCY DAY – NCSG MEETING
ICANN Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group


Tuesday October 27, 2009

The Chair called the meeting to order shortly after 9 a.m.

1. CONSTITUENCY BUSINESS

1.1 Introduction

The meeting began with introductions. This is the largest in-person showing of NCUC (now NCSG) members at face-to-face (F2F) ICANN meetings, and displays a diversity of geographical representation as well as an increasing number of new members. Several members also partici… Continue

Posted by Robin Gross on November 2, 2009 at 6:00am

Robin Gross

NCUC - NCSG Transition Plan Proposed to ICANN Board of Directors

NCUC - NCSG Transition Plan Proposed to ICANN Board of Directors

Unanimously Approved by NCUC Executive Committee Representatives and all 6 NCSG GNSO Counselors on 29 October 2009.

A Proposal for creating and transitioning into the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) 29-Oct-proposed-NCSG-transition-plan.pdf(.pdf)

On 27 October 2009 we went into the NCUC-NCSG meetiContinue

Posted by Robin Gross on November 1, 2009 at 7:00am

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