NCSG Policy Discussion on 2011-10-18 - a couple of follow-up points

[Milton L Mueller]

Alain:
This is an easy question to answer.  First, the NCSG EC did not "reject" the name. some of us objected to it because it did not identify any feature of characteristic that was different from the "Noncommercial Users Constituency." Most people thought of, and still think of, NCUC as the home for non-profit organizations devoted to noncommercial causes. In trying to articulate a differentiating feature, Amber and Debbie said that their organizations were different because they had distinct "operational concerns" and we mutually agreed to alter the name. In my experience, people are still confused by NPOC, but at least there is some difference in the name.


2) I think Bill Drake - please correct me if I got the wrong speaker - said he was puzzled by the meaning of the terminology "Not for Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC)"... In fact, so am I... I recall we had originally proposed "Not for Profit Organizations Constituency (NPOC)". The latter was rejected by NCSG-EC. Those on the list who were party to this "compromise" may explain to the rest of us how that was arrived at and why that name was chosen?

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