Kieren Thanks. Looking forward to getting this underway. A few responses:
No one who joins NCUC does so because of the charter. People apply because they are interested in shaping ICANN policy. As with all other constituences, the Executive Committee and chair decide, based on the charter, whether they are eligible.

We linked you to the eligibility list so you know where to look when you are rounding up those tens of thousands of potential members.

You can ask your colleagues over in the policy staff why the charter is written in legalese. It has to be. Anyway, you (or I) can't change it, it requires a 2/3 vote of the constituency and Board approval to make a change. Don't blame that on us, it's an ICANN thang.

We authorize you to "translate" any document on the site you like in your outreach efforts. In fact at one point ALAC had our proposed NCSG charter translated so I presume you can do that, too. ICANN has a pretty efficient document translation infrastructure in place.

I am a bit surprised to see ICANN's Director of Public Participation asking us for reasons to get involved in ICANN via the NCUC. I'd suggest that the bullet points are pretty simple:
* You get to shape domain name policy
* You play a role in selecting ICANN Board members
* You get to learn from and interact with other like-minded noncommercial organizations interested in ICANN policies and issues
* You get free food and drinks from VeriSign if you can get to a quarterly meeting
* You join an exciting community of vibrant movers and shakers

I can't wait to see that counter roll, Kieren.