[npoc-voice] Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Notes from NCSG-EC Teleconference on 8 November 2011

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleagues,

I want to state I disagree with the decision to exclude the USOC. For 4
reasons:

1) Its vision: to enable America's athletes to realize their Olympic and
Paralympic dreams.
2) its mission: To support U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes in
achieving sustained competitive excellence and preserve the Olympic ideals, and
thereby inspire all Americans.

3) It is a not-for-profit with IRS exemption under 501 c 3

4) fundraising is an activity of all not-for-profits, including sponsoring,
and thus does not make a not-for-profit a commercial organization. I think
you are confusing the USOC per se with the various olympic games hosting
organizations set up for Lake Placid, Los Angeles games, etc...

Alain

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Robin Gross <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The new NCSG Executive Committee held its first tele-conference on Tuesday
> and we made great progress, particularly with respect to establishing a
> process for handling NCSG membership applications and dealing with the NPOC
> applications that had come in since the election.  So below are my notes
> from the EC meeting's discussion.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
> *NCSG-EC Teleconference - 8 Nov. 2011*
> Transcript & mp3 recording:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings
> Attendance: Michael Carson, Rafik Dammak, Robin Gross, Milton
> Mueller, Klaus Stoll
>
> NCSG-EC Mtg Discussion Agenda:
>
> - Review of NCSG membership application procedures
>
> - Review of pending NCSG membership applications
>
> - Establishment of NCSG Financial Committee
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> *MEETING NOTES:*
> *
> *
> *These 8 orgs were approved for NCSG membership:*
> ALSAC / St. Jude****
> Australian RedCross Society****
> Church of God in Christ****
> Goodwill Industries****
> International Baccalaureate Organization****
> The Association of NGOs, The Gambia (TANGO)****
> Water Environment Research Foundation****
> YMCA of The Gambia
>
> *These 3 orgs were determined ineligible for NCSG membership*:
> 1.  Kaswesha Community Resource Center
> Reason provided for non-approval: Not the exclusive user of at least one
> domain name (a requirement for eligibility under NCSG Charter Section
> 2.2.1).
> They were invited to re-apply when they have a noncommercial domain name.
>
> 2.  Civil Society Movement Against Tuberculosis in Sierre Leone (CISMAT-SL)
> Reason provided for non-approval: Not the exclusive user of at least one
> domain name (a requirement for eligibility under NCSG Charter Section
> 2.2.1).
> They were invited to re-apply when they have a noncommercial domain name.
>
> 3.  US Olympic Committee:
> Reason provided for non-approval: USOC is substantially a major sports
> licensing business and NCSG is devoted to the protection of noncommercial
> interests.
> They were invited to join ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency as
> the more appropriate place to protect their interests.
>
> *These 7 orgs are undergoing further evaluation:*
> Child Protection Alliance <http://www.cpagambia.gm/>
> Information Technology Association of the Gambia <http://www.itag.gm/>
> National Coalition for the Homeless <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/>
> National Grange of the Order of Patrons of 
> Husbandry<http://www.nationalgrange.org/>
> Pilots N Paws <http://www.pilotsnpaws.org/>
> Tranquil Space Foundation <http://www.tranquilspacefoundation.org/>
> Young Life <http://www.younglife.org/>
>
>
> ** Attached to this email is a flow chart to explain the agreed process
> for handling NCSG Membership Applications going forward.
>
> *A few notes on the procedures for handling NCSG Membership Applications*:
>
> Completed NCSG Membership applications should be submitted by the
> Applicant to the email address join-ncsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for consideration
> by the entire NCSG Executive Committee.
>
> NCSG-NCUC Membership application forms are available on the NCSG 
> wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Membership> (for
> individuals and for organizations).
>
> Members of the NCSG-EC have 2 weeks to conduct the required due diligence
> on the applications (more flexible if a holiday).
>
> Decisions to approve membership applications require the full consensus of
> the voting members of the NCSG Executive Committee (NCSG Charter 2.4.2).
>
> Verification of a named official representative's authority to represent
> an organizational applicant should be independently verified by the EC
> (NSCG Charter 2.2.4.1).
>
> Aggregate voting / representation is not permitted for organizations.
>  Each organization must be represented by a different person.  No single
> person (or group of persons, i.e., a law firm) can represent two or more
> organizations in NCSG at the same time.  This policy discourages attempts
> to game the system through aggregating membership votes.
>
> Organizations with a nonprofit legal structure are nonetheless ineligible
> for membership in NCSG if they are substantially a commercial or business
> activity and their interests are more appropriately represented in one of
> the commercial stakeholder groups (NCSG Charter 2.2.2).
>
> An organization's official representative to NCSG cannot be a GNSO Council
> Representative for the Intellectual Property Constituency (or other officer
> or member of the IPC or CSG).  Outside trademark lawyers are discouraged as
> the official representative for an org to NCSG since NCSG is devoted to
> protecting noncommercial interests.
>
> ON A SEPARATE ISSUE:
> The EC is in the process of establishing a *NCSG Financial Committee* (as
> per NCSG Charter 2.1. & 2.6.) and is looking for volunteers from among the
> NCSG membership - people with fundraising expertise and time to devote to
> NCSG fundraising activities and ICANN resource allocations.  So please let
> an EC member know if you'd like to be considered for membership on the NCSG
> Financial Committee.  Thank you!
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> Robin Gross, Executive Director
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Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
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Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
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