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The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations in ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). With real voting power in ICANN, it develops and supports Internet policies that favor noncommercial communication and activity on the Internet, and it participates in the selection of ICANN Board members.

The NCUC is open to noncommercial organizations involved in education, community networking, public policy advocacy, development, promotion of the arts, children's welfare, religion, scientific research, human rights and many other areas. See our charter for membership eligibility. Please join us, and get involved in protecting the communication and activities we value on the Internet!

At the Paris meeting, the NCUC decided to open up nonvoting membership to individuals. If you have registered domain names for personal, family or noncommercial use; if you are an Internet user who is primarily concerned with the public interest aspects of domain name policy, and is not represented in ICANN; or you are employed by or a member of a large noncommercial organizations (universities, colleges, large NGOs) and it is too complicated or lack the standing to join on an organizational basis, you can participate as an individual. Application form

What's  New

bulletNCUC provisionally open to individuals! Application form
bulletICANN Board moves to Reform GNSO representational structure
bulletNCUC Comments on new gTLD report, June 13, 2007
bulletSummary of national laws affecting data privacy

Key Site Links

bulletDownload a membership application form
bulletFor Organizations
bulletFor Individuals
bulletReview our discussion list archives
bulletExamine our policy statements and record of activities

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Last updated: 06/13/07.