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'''NCSG''' stands for '''Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group'''. It is an integrated committee of [[ICANN]]’s Generic Name Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). The main purpose of the NCSG is to represent the views and interests of those who engage in non-commercial activities on the Internet. It was created after ICANN had found that there was not adequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/ncsg_approved_charter NCSG Approved Charter]</ref> The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on July 30, 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref>

'''NCSG''' stands for '''Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group'''. It is an integrated committee of [[ICANN]]’s Generic Name Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). The main purpose of the NCSG is to represent the views and interests of those who engage in non-commercial activities on the Internet. It was created after ICANN had found that there was not adequate representation of non-commercial and non-profit organizations within ICANN processes.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/ncsg_approved_charter NCSG Approved Charter]</ref> The provisional charter of the NCSG was adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on July 30, 2009; at that time it was also stipulated that the NCSG must submit a permanent charter by the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]].<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+charter NCSG Transitional Charter]</ref> It has subsumed the [[NCUC|non-Commercial Users Constituency]], which was the original non-commercial voice in ICANN processes.

===Restructuring===

===Restructuring===

The group is the larger umbrella organization of multiple constituencies and interest groups, such as the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC).<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/non-commercial/ GNSO NCSG Page]</ref> The NCSG was the result of a major [[GNSO]] restructuring effort, involving the creation of 4 new [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] approved by the [[ICANN Board]] in August, 2008. The groups were intended to be broad organizations to better create internal balance between new constituencies; in this way, the number of consituencies can be in constant flux while important, general concerns are still being tended to and represented via the Stakeholder Groups.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Non-Commercial+Stakeholder+Group+Commons Community.ICANN.org]</ref>  

The group is the larger umbrella organization of multiple constituencies and interest groups, such as the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC).<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/non-commercial/ GNSO NCSG Page]</ref> The NCSG was the result of a major [[GNSO]] restructuring effort, involving the creation of 4 new [[SG|Stakeholder Groups]] approved by the [[ICANN Board]] in August, 2008. The groups were intended to be broad organizations to better create internal balance between new constituencies; in this way, the number of consituencies can be in constant flux while important, general concerns are still being tended to and represented via the Stakeholder Groups.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Non-Commercial+Stakeholder+Group+Commons Community.ICANN.org]</ref>