Another good reason why the 501(c)(3) can't be the criteria is that it is a very US centric definition.  

However, getting a good definition of what it means to be a civil society non commercial organization that everyone can agree to is difficult, it is almost like religion.  I see the election as one of the ways that the NCSG will define this relative to the way people vote on the candidates with their implicit understanding of that definition.  So I think having a full conversation on what members mean, and especially what the candidates beleive, is a great idea.

Thanks

avri



On 9 Sep 2011, at 10:52, Marc Perkel wrote:

> Many people in this group know each other very well. Some of us (me) know a few people here well. So in this election, once it becomes a contest, I think we should perhaps talk about what the candidates bring to the table. I think it's important that we make the best decision we can out of the outstanding candidates we have to choose from.
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> For example, since this is the non-commercial constituency and the rest of ICANN is commercial I think we need people who understand that just because someone has a 501c3 IRS status or a .org domain name that doesn't mean they are non-commercial. There are plenty of places for commercial users to express their interests and the non-commercial side is not one of them. So I'd like to see people who see the bright line between commercial and non-commercial be the ones who get elected. I personally feel that the voice of money is a threat to the future of humanity and that someone has to speak for people. And that someone would be us.
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