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    And I do not think that the views of either NPOC or of NCUC on this
    particular subject are institutionally entrenched. <br>
    <br>
    I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of NPOC members would have
    views aligned with that of the majority of NCUC members on that
    particular matter (you can of course formulate this the other way
    around). <br>
    <br>
    Nicolas<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22/09/2014 2:57 PM, Milton L Mueller
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Yes,
            I stand corrected. Lori is right, around IPR/name protection
            issues there have been some differences between NPOC
            founders and NCUC. However, we don’t need constituency
            structures to reflect those differences, we could have ad
            hoc special interest groups or caucuses to promote a
            particular view.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Milton
              L Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laura
              J and L. Douglas Meredith Professor
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Syracuse
              University School of Information Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/"><span
                  style="color:blue">http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/</span></a>
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                Lori Schulman [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:lori.schulman@ascd.org">mailto:lori.schulman@ascd.org</a>]
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2014 1:55 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Milton L Mueller;
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:npoc-voice@icann.org">npoc-voice@icann.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: New member admission process and
                member databases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear
            All,
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
            am speaking as an individual representative of ASCD on this
            string and not as member of the NPOC-EC or NCSG-EC.    The
            NPOC EC is drafting its own response. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
            think that Martin’s points are valid as there is confusion
            as to the difference and meaning of the constituencies. 
             The organizational structure adds to that confusion. 
            Milton’s vast institutional knowledge certainly adds some
            clarity about how the situation has evolved but I want to
            point out a few things.  First of all, Section 5.1.1 and
            5.1.2 of NPOC charter requires that members be organizations
            not individuals.  So, NPOC cannot start admitting
            individuals at any time.   NPOC was organized by a group of
            concerned nonprofits because there are points were NCUC and
            nonprofit organizational interests diverged…primarily in the
            area of the protection of organizational names.  While we
            are aligned very closely with issues regarding access and
            free speech, there are areas of concern regarding the
            security of the internet as it related to the misuse of
            organizational names for fundraising and fraud.  Some of the
            rights protection mechanisms that were being considered for
            commercial entities were of strong interest to nonprofits
            particularly those with a global brand presence.  There were
            other issues as well and a lot of negotiating.  I was not
            part of the those negotiations at the time.  However, there
            are others who were from the nonprofit org side who may want
            to chime in about what those discussions entailed and why
            the outcome is what it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Whether
            or not constituencies are still a good idea is certainly a
            topic for discussion.  My own feeling is that while
            nonprofit orgs may have some similar concerns to commercial
            entities in the name space there are many areas where they
            diverge when it comes to talking about access and
            accountability.     There is a need for a home for nonprofit
            organizations as organizations.  For years, NCUC was that
            home.  However, there was enough interest generated within
            the orgs themselves that NPOC was born.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Lori<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#76923C">Lori
                        S. Schulman</span></b><span
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                      · General Counsel<br>
                      1703 North Beauregard Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Alexandria,
                      VA  22311-1714<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">P
                      703-575-5678 ·
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                NCSG-Discuss [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Milton L Mueller<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2014 1:14 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: New member admission process and
                member databases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Some
            useful history for you. Prior to the GNSO reorganization,
            constituencies _<i>were</i>_ the basic organizational units
            of the GNSO. However, the noncommercial users constituency
            (NCUC) was outnumbered by commercial user constituencies 3
            to 1, and thus had no influence whatsoever.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In
            order to balance representation, some board-inspired reforms
            came up with the idea of broader stakeholder groups, which
            would be balanced between contracted parties (registrars and
            registries) and non-contracted or “user” parties (commercial
            and noncommercial stakeholder groups).
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Under
            the new system Stakeholder Groups (SGs) became key units of
            the ICANN regime and as such commanded certain staff and
            support resources. We told ICANN staff at the time that it
            made no sense to continue to have constituencies AND SGs.
            Indeed, none of the contracted parties have “constituencies”
            any more. NCUC fought like hell to have an integrated SG so
            that we could avoid the organizational complexity and end
            user confusion that would come from a two-tiered process. We
            only partially succeeded, due to some really silly political
            reasons that we don’t have time to go into here.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">One
            of the problems with constituencies is that if you succeed
            in creating one, you command support resources. So there is
            kind of an artificial incentive to break off from larger
            groups and form your own “constituency” so that you can be
            its officer and get travel support and whatever. In the
            commercial SG, which already had 3 existing constituencies,
            they refused to dissolve into the larger SG. As a result,
            Commercial SG constituencies have turned into protected
            fiefdoms which have actually outlawed the creation of any
            new constituency groupings that are not approved by the
            existing ones!
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There
            are, in fact, no significant differences in the issue and
            policy perspectives of NPOC and NCUC. NCUC admits individual
            users, but most of its members are still organizations – and
            NPOC could decide to admit individual users tomorrow.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
            think your analysis of the problem has it backwards. The
            constituencies are the problem, not the SG structure. We
            should abolish constituencies, as the contracting parties
            already have. We should have an integrated SG, and allow ad
            hoc interest groups to form within it around specific policy
            issues
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
            best way to resolve these problems is to dissolve
            constituencies altogether and make the noncommercial/civil
            society presence in GNSO an integrated Noncommercial
            Stakeholders Group.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
                  NCSG-Discuss [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Pablo Silva Valent<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2014 11:57 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-Discuss] New member
                  admission process and member databases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks
                all for the comments. They were helpful.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
                do understand how it works now, what I am saying is that
                for me it seems dysfunctional, and that NCUC members and
                NPOC members have different stakes to defend, and
                creating this third instance (the NCSG) where everything
                mixes up seems unnecessary messy, although I can see a
                role of umbrella for the NCSG.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There
                is a conceptual mistake in the design of the NCSG. NCUC
                and NPOC are different stakeholders, since they identify
                different kinds of stakes, the reality of non for profit
                is completely different from an individual user, even
                when they are both non-commercial. In addition, even
                though the GNSO demands to have a NCSG, the proper way
                to deal with this NPOC/NCUC diversity is no to mix them
                but to allow them to define themselves, something that
                ion the current process is diluted.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In
                other words, what we call constituencies in this case
                should be the main consensus builder, since they are the
                closest to the stakeholders. Having the NCSG build
                consensus for them does not really make it rough, it
                makes it confusing by disregarding the real stakeholder
                group voice, the constituencies voice. The NCSG should
                be the result of the different consensus reached in the
                constituencies. I can understand creating new
                constituencies for a better structure, but I cannot see
                useful to have individual members in the NCSG that don’t
                belong to either NCUC or NPOC, if another constituency
                is necessary to hold another specific type of voices
                then another one should be build.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span
                style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Martín.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Martín P. Silva Valent<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Abogado / Lawyer<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">+54 911 64993943<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com"
                      target="_blank">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">--------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">2014-09-22 12:23 GMT-03:00 Rafik
                Dammak <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Martin,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">I hope that I can clarify
                          the situation here for you . as laywe, I think
                          you will find some time to read the NCSG
                          charter which explain the principles and give
                          you better understanding :  <a
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                            href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Charter"
                            target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Charter</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I just
                              never fully understood why NCUC and NPOC
                              do not handle their own application
                              process.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">NCUC and NPOC handle their
                          applications process, NCSG only approve NCSG
                          members who may or not want to join
                          constituencies, it is up to NCUC and NPOC to
                          approve them as their members. <o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Why do
                              people need to be NCSG first?
                            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It would
                              seem more useful that the NCSG where just
                              an umbrella for NPOC and NCUC to help
                              coordinate the NCUC and NPOC leaders.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">yes we need NCSG, in fact
                          constituencies cannot exist without it, they
                          can be created and disbanded while the SG
                          remains. it is not just in umbrella, a concept
                          which may lead to the misunderstanding. it has
                          the committees populated with representation
                          from  constituencies and also elected officers
                          like the NCSG chair and also the election of
                           GNSO councillors to represent the whole
                          stakeholder group.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                      </div>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">I think you observed
                           several times how many policies are discussed
                          and statement done at the SG level.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                      </div>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">the stakeholder group model
                          also exist in other parts of GNSO such the
                          contracted party (registries and registrars
                          )where there is no constituency per se.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The present
                              way of having NCSG members that are also
                              NCUC and NPOC creates a double
                              representation that can be confusing,
                              misleading and dysfunctional. Am I clear
                              with this idea?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">there is confusion here, a
                          NCSG member can be just a NCSG member without
                          joining constituencies or joining both or just
                          1 ot them  . joining a constituency may be
                          important for a member to work on some topic
                          if s/he wants but it is not mandatory.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">there is no double
                          representation but more diversity of
                          representation and affiliation. I don't think
                          you disagree with this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I think the
                              NCSG should not act like a stakeholder
                              itself but as a coalition of the
                              stakeholder that make part of it,
                              therefore, the NCSG would just be the
                              place where NCUC and NPOC community
                              leaders meet to take things up. If not, it
                              seems that the decision made in the NCUC
                              or in NPOC through the consensus are not
                              valued.
                            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">if NCUC or NPOC want to
                          make their statements or own positions, they
                          are not prevented to do so. having NCSG ensure
                          having a more common positions and avoid
                          building silos that won't communicate with
                          each other and weaken them  . at NCSG we work
                          to build a position that have consensus of
                          larger group, don't you think that is really
                          strong? constituencies can also send their own
                          statement to defend other points than a common
                          position if they want.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It makes no
                              sense that the same members that debate
                              and reach consensus in NCUC and NPOC
                              separately are the ones that debate about
                              the same decision and reach a new and
                              different consensus in the NCSG. The
                              decision of NPOC and NCUC should be
                              considered equal inside the NCSG and the
                              NCSG decision should be a higher hierarchy
                              consensus that brings together the already
                              consensus made in NCUC and NPOC (a
                              consensus of consensus in an upper level
                              than the bottom stakeholder). I believe
                              than the current process takes away
                              consensus from the real bottoms, NPOC and
                              NCUC, and brings a dysfunctional dynamic
                              where NCUC and NPOC voices, especially
                              NPOC’s, are diluted for no real reason
                              thanks to a double representation of NCUC
                              and NPCO members in the NCSG as NCSG
                              members.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">the constituencies have the
                          same representation in the executive and
                          policy committees, so they are able to provide
                          their positions via their representatives who
                          should liaise with their constituencies, in
                          particular for the latter regarding the
                          policies.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">at NCSG ,we allow all
                          members to communicate and debate  together
                          and so  avoid a silo effect that will prevent
                          members of different groups from discussing
                          with each other.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">we have real bottom-up
                          process here: the individual and
                          organizational members who can participate
                          directly at NCSG level and expressing their
                          ideas . don't you think that is really
                          powerful and avoid voices trapped in
                          structures level?<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Just and
                              idea, don't bite my head off!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">no worry, all comments are
                          welcome, it is learning space for everybody.
                          hope that clarified things for you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Rafik <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal">2014-09-22 11:10
                              GMT-03:00 Avri Doria <<a
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                                target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">agree completely.<br>
                                    <span style="color:#888888"><br>
                                      avri</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                        On 22-Sep-14 04:40, Tapani
                                        Tarvainen wrote:<br>
                                        > Which brings me to one
                                        technical issue I've been
                                        harping about<br>
                                        > to various people privately
                                        for some time: I see little
                                        point<br>
                                        > in maintaining three
                                        distinct member databases, when
                                        two<br>
                                        > are (required to be)
                                        subsets of the third. It would
                                        be much<br>
                                        > easier to maintain just
                                        NCSG member database and have<br>
                                        > constituency membership
                                        there as an attribute<br>
                                        > (of course still leaving it
                                        up to each constituency to<br>
                                        > decide who they accept as
                                        their members, they just would<br>
                                        > not need to maintain
                                        members' contact info &c
                                        separately).<br>
                                        > This would make for an easy
                                        workflow for the three ECs,<br>
                                        > one place for members to
                                        check their membership details,
                                        &c.<o:p></o:p></p>
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