Welcome everybody!
Cheers you all.
Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA

On Fri, July 10, 2015 12:50 pm, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
>
> I am glad to welcome in the NCSG list  our new individual members who
> were  approved by the NCSG EC.
>
> They were successfully added to this mailing list and so able to read
> this welcoming and follow the discussions.
>
> I am happy as NCSG chair, to support new and existing members in order to
>  let them be fully involved and participate in our policy discussion and
> for that I am ready to respond to your questions with the help of other
> experienced members and officers.  I had mail exchange and even skype
> calls for those who asked, so please feel free to contact me if you want
> more information or asking for clarifications.
>
> There are opportunities to learn about policy development : with the
> quarterly GNSO Working Group newcomers Webinar, for which the schedule
> will be shared in due time.  We also have our month confcall and the next
> will be in 21st July, more details to be sent later.
>
> A lot of public comments
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public>
> and important reports to cover (priority-wise)  and much more in the
> coming weeks. For example you can read out latest comments from NCSG here
> <https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg> , in particular about the proxy
> and privacy services report (more coverage here
> <https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1507&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&
> P=19679>
> )
> . you can also check the recordings of NCSG sessions during Buenos Aires
> meeting here <https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg>
>
>
> Some information, you should keep somewhere:
>
>
> - While a lot discussion happen here, there are several information in
> our wikispace which is updated regularly, please check here
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home>  or
> more easy to remember ncsg.is  . Navigating there will give flavour of what
> we did and are doing.
>
>
> - In particular if you want some info on how to participate in working
> groups and NCSG , please follow the announcements shared here and be in
> touch with the Policy committee chair and me  . Also please check those
> links too: - Some tips to
> *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved>*
>  - List of working groups and members involved
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Wo
> rking+Groups
>
> - Policy comments and statements here:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development
>
>
> - Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:
> *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record>*
> - There is a one-stop page
> <http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/polic
> y-efforts.htm> to find all information about GNSO and also about GNSO
> activities <http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting> during ICANN meeting.
>
>
>
> - Also to catch-up with ongoing discussion in the mailing list archive :
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS
> - Also you can find the NCSG calendar here:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar
>
>
> - Finally, don't feel overwhelmed by ICANN acronyms, you will find most
> of them in this glossary
> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en
>
>
>
> Please welcome warmly:
>
>
> - *Organizations*
>
>
>
> 1. Electronic Frontier Foundation, Jeremy Malcolm, United States
> 2. Centre for Law and Democracy,Michael Karanicolas, Canada
> 3. AlterMundi, Nicolás Echániz, Argentina
>
>
>
> - *Individuals*
>
>
>
> 1. Mahsa Alimardani, Netherlands
> 2. Yashar Hajiyev, Azerbaijan
> 3. Romina Florencia Cabrera, Argentina
> 4. James Losey, Sweden
> 5. Rim Hayat Chaif, Algeria
> 6. Hamza Ben Mehrez, Tunisia
> 7. Daniel Oppermann, Brazil
>
>
> I will send other updates later and please feel free to contact me
> directly offlist.
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Rafik Dammak
>
>
> NCSG Chair
>
>
> *follow NCSG : @NCSG_ICANN & ncsg.is <http://ncsg.is>*
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