I am one of the leaders supporting the proposed Not-for-Profit Organization Constituency. First and foremost the proposed NPOC is not an attempt to merely expand trademark owners rights. I have been a lurker on this list serve for a while now and I believe that the NCSG does not promote various opinions and discussions from its "dynamic representation of various social classes". The NPOC would allow not-for-profit organizations to affiliate and respond to various DNS issues, as it pertains to our organizations. Debra Hughes, another leader of the NPOC, reached out to all GNSO council members. Rafik even joined one of our outreach webinars. Further, it is my understanding that ICANN has strongly encouraged (if not mandated) membership expansion. This new constituency would be a vehicle for new members to join the ICANN conversation. Amber Sterling Business Development Specialist Association of American Medical Colleges -----Original Message----- From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Konstantinos Komaitis Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [council] FYI - New GNSO Constituency Notice of Intent - Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency That is very true - because we have been so very good at stopping the expansion of trademarks outside our circles now we will have to do the same within our own one. It is embarrassing for a constituency that calls itself non-commercial to promote the ICANN-led protection of trademarks and seek to justify it. KK Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Law Lecturer, Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses University of Strathclyde, The Law School, The Lord Hope Building, 141 St. James Road, Glasgow, G4 0LT UK tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Reg ulation-isbn9780415477765 Selected publications: http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 Website: http://domainnamelaw.ning.com/ -----Original Message----- From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kimberley Heitman Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [council] FYI - New GNSO Constituency Notice of Intent - Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency > I do not understand very well. Why option to form a nonprofit group? Are > we not in a dynamic representation of various social classes? Have you noticed the proponents all have an interest in trademarks? A cynic might think that it is an attempted takeover of the public interest constituency by trademark owners, launched from the home of astro-turfing. ----------------------- Kimberley James Heitman www.kheitman.com -----------------------