[npoc-voice] Re: KASWESHA APPLICATION

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear James,

Thanks. Not to worry... never too late to share!!!...

Best regards, Alain

*"Share! That is the key word, that is the essential word!" - Senegalese
author Ken Bugul*

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:12 PM, James Njoroge Gitau <kaswesha@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Dear Alain & Colleagues
>              I regret having forgot to include our organization domain
> name (http://www.kaswesha.kbo.co.ke/) in our first application and i
> hereby re-submit the application duly filled. I feel sorry for any
> inconvenient caused.
>
> Regards;
>
> James Njoroge Gitau
>
> Nairobi Kenya
>
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Alain Berranger <
> alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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!
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> IP JUSTICE
>>> Robin Gross, Executive Director
>>> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
>>> p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
>>> w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
>> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, 
>> http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
>> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business,
>> www.schulich.yorku.ca
>> NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
>> interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
>> O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824
>> Skype: alain.berranger
>>
>>
>
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Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
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interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824
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