Thank Mary for including part of NPOC's position in the statement. Two small points: i) NPOC is not "another NCSG Constituency" it is the other Constituency; ii) the full NPOC statement is: * a) that the IOC and RC receive exemption; and b) that any organization would receive the same treatment if they pass the "International Legal Personality" test. Hence, the proposal: Would receive new gTLD protection "Any organization operating globally in the public interest and enjoying International Legal Personality in the country where its Headquarters are located, and its members."* Alain On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:27 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear members, > > The attached statement was just submitted by the NCSG Policy Committee > (PC) as a public comment relating to the pending proposals for IOC/RCRC > protections at the top level during this first round of new gTLDs. As you > know, a motion on the proposal is due to be voted on by the GNSO Council at > a special meeting this coming Monday (26 March). In drafting our comment, > we wanted to highlight and support the fact that a number of individual > NCSG members as well as the Non Profit Operational Concerns Constituency > (NPOC) submitted either comments or a relevant proposal, and we wanted > therefore also to supplement those comments and proposals. > > The NCSG PC is comprised of the following voting members: all 6 NCSG > Councilors, the NCSG Chair and two representatives each from every formal > constituency (currently, NCUC and NPOC). In addition, the PC also includes > non-voting observers: 1 each from any constituency-in-formation (currently, > the proposed Consumer Constituency) and others as may be invited from time > to time by the PC (currently, Avri Doria, the previous NCSG Chair). The > PC's decisions are made and actions taken on the basis of rough consensus. > > Cheers > > Mary > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH > 03301USAEmail: [log in to unmask]: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: > http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on > the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: > http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > As of August 30, 2010, Franklin Pierce Law Center has affiliated with the > University of New Hampshire and is now known as the University of New > Hampshire School of Law. Please note that all email addresses have changed > and now follow the convention: [log in to unmask] For more > information on the University of New Hampshire School of Law, please visit > law.unh.edu > > > -- 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 Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org interim Membership Committee Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger