Civil Society in ICANN
Civil society in ICANN includes not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, non-commercial individual Internet users, and academia.
This page provides access to resources for civil society stakeholders interested in the work of ICANN, and to learn about how the contributions of their peers from around the world shape the organization.
Get Involved
At-Large
Are you interested in how non-commercial Internet users participate in ICANN? The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) / At-Large community provides advice on how ICANN's activities affect the interests of individual Internet users. Learn more about the work of At-Large and how to participate: https://atlarge.icann.org/
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
NCSG is a home for civil society organizations and individuals within ICANN's policy development processes. The NCSG is one of the four stakeholder groups that form ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), where policy for generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs) is developed.
To learn more about the work of civil society in the GNSO visit NCSG http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg
Or see the two constituencies that represent non-commercial interests in ICANN:
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Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) http://www.ncuc.org/
Focusing on policy development, Internet governance policy, protecting noncommercial communication and consumer protection, civil liberties and human rights -
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) http://npoc.org/
Interested in operational concerns related to ICANN and the DNS, such as domain name registration, expansion of the DNS, and DNS and fraud and abuse
What's New From ICANN
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Announcements
Resources
Materials created by and for Civil Society in ICANN are available on a dedicated website
Most civil society content is created by the NCUC http://www.ncuc.org/ NPOC http://npoc.org/ and At-Large https://atlarge.icann.org/
Subscribe to the civil society announcements and information mailing list https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cs-info
Contact
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