[npoc-voice] NPOC Chair Policy committee statement

[Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>]

Dear colleagues,

Being quite new in the NPOC, I've tried already to participate in as many 
meetings and conf calls within NPOC and NCSG. I'm convinced NPOC has a very 
important role to play in policy within the whole non-commercial community. 
My commitment to NPOC as a policy committee chair will essentially go in the 
direction of making as many as possible statements that would illustrate first 
of all the importance of our constituency. As ICANN is in a converging mode, 
has some difficult programs to execute, NPOC has really important concerns on 
how ICANN will implement some of the scheduled moves and concepts. With the new 
GTLDs program already having been delayed for many reasons, there are still a 
lot of topics that require clarification. 

Where possible in consensus with the other members in the NCSG, I consider NPOC 
should be a driving partner when it concerns policy matters that directly or 
indirectly touches the community NPOC is representing, being the not-for-profit 
structures and organisations. Many communities are based on not-for-profit, all 
requiring attention with regards the rights of their members with regards the 
domain name space. Topics as RAA, Rights & Responsibilities of Registrants, 
WHOIS and some other hot topics are on my radar and will keep us awake as long 
as we have not the feeling our voice is heard and respected. With the 
appropriate committee members we will show ICANN NPOC was not just created to 
be part of ICANN, but will try to be a steering structure that will address 
difficult aspects and will not step away when discussions are hard and 
difficult. Our multi-culture, multi-region membership illustrates we are good 
in the multi-stakeholderism model and perhaps that's another aspect on which we 
would need some focus and energy.

I hope I've illustrated my full commitment and really hope within a period of 6 
months, at the Buenos Aires meeting, we may be recognized as an unavoidable 
partner in the policy discussions.

Kind regards,

Rudi Vansnick
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