Thanks Milton... Alain On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ** ** > > ** ** > > Alain:**** > > This is an easy question to answer. First, the NCSG EC did not “reject” > the name. some of us objected to it because it did not identify any feature > of characteristic that was different from the “Noncommercial Users > Constituency.” Most people thought of, and still think of, NCUC as the home > for non-profit organizations devoted to noncommercial causes. In trying to > articulate a differentiating feature, Amber and Debbie said that their > organizations were different because they had distinct “operational > concerns” and we mutually agreed to alter the name. In my experience, people > are still confused by NPOC, but at least there is some difference in the > name. **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > 2) I think Bill Drake - please correct me if I got the wrong speaker - said > he was puzzled by the meaning of the terminology "Not for Profit Operational > Concerns (NPOC)"... In fact, so am I... I recall we had originally proposed > "Not for Profit Organizations Constituency (NPOC)". The latter was rejected > by NCSG-EC. Those on the list who were party to this "compromise" may > explain to the rest of us how that was arrived at and why that name was > chosen?**** > > ** ** > -- 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 Trustee, GKP Foundation, www.globalknowledgepartnership.org Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger