Fwd: Application For New GNSO Constituency in The NCSG -- PIA-CC

[Mary.Wong at LAW.UNH.EDU]

It seems that most of us share the same sentiments as regards both the
rigidity of the ICANN constituency structure and the resulting
"solution" for the new applicant constituency. Since the closing date
for public comment on this is Saturday 17 November, can those members
who volunteered to work on this confirm that a comment along the lines
of what's been suggested will be submitted? 

I think it's important that NCSG as a whole, i.e. both NCUC and NPOC,
submit a comment on this, together. 

Cheers 
Mary


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From:  
Alain Berranger <alain.berranger at GMAIL.COM> 

To: 
<NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> 

Date:  
11/14/2012 9:42 AM 

Subject:  
Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Fwd: Application For New GNSO Constituency in The
NCSG -- PIA-CC 

Adam et al, 



As I see it, CCAOI is an NFP Indian Trust and represents varied groups
in India such as connectivity and content providers, public Internet
access points, private Cybercafes owners, social mission telecentres and
Internet users related to all of the above. It is an unique hybrid/mixed
bag organization and does not fit neatly anywhere in ICANN as a member.
It certainly fails to meet NCSG membership criteria and would not be
admissible for NPOC membership as a result. In fact, it looks to me that
there is no obvious place for CCAOI to become an ICANN member, as our
current structure stands. 



If ( a big if given the NCSG charter that regulates NPOC's activities!)
NPOC was allowed to use a single membership criteria of NFP status, as
it advocates, then yes, CCAOI would be admissible as an NPOC member. 



I will comment elsewhere on the new Constituency application, but will
say right away that the first cut analysis by Dave Cake meets with my
agreement: the business side into CSG and the non-commercial side into
NCSG. 



Alain 



Alain

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Adam Peake wrote:



Shouldn't the ISP constituency be involved in this discussion? 



>From the application documents, looks like they are trying to create an
association, rather than being an already established group. 



Perhaps as a member of NPOC rather than a new constituency? 



Adam 






On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Marc Perkel wrote:



I agree - Non-Commercial means non-commercial. So the for profit can go
somewhere else.

On 10/10/2012 8:42 PM, Andrew A. Adams wrote:



ICANN's Silo model indeed produces a problem for this group. I think
what
they really need to do is split themselves for the purposes of ICANN
formal
structures into two groups: "non-profit Public Internet Access" and
"Cyber-cafes and other commercial shared computer access providers",
apply
for NCSG/CSG group membership but agree amongst themselves that they
will
coordinate strongly between them on promoting the clear common
interests such
a group has.

I'm afraid I could not support the inclusion of for-profit access
providers
in an NCSG constituency as it violates the non-commercial principle of
SG
membership.

  
 



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