Hi Ayden,

I believe your observation is explained by the fact that among the new
members there're several people who've been in NCSG as representatives
as an organization and now applied for individual membership.

Tapani

On Jul 31 14:32, Ayden Férdeline ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> 
> May I clarify please: quite a few of the names below of new NCSG members I have already seen posting to our mailing lists. Were they not already NCSG members, or were they just associated with our constituencies? Thanks.
> 
> Best wishes, Ayden
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Welcoming new members to Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group
> > Local Time: July 31, 2017 4:06 PM
> > UTC Time: July 31, 2017 3:06 PM
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Dear all,
> > I am happy to welcome in the NCSG list our new members who were
> > approved by the NCSG EC.
> > They were successfully added to this mailing list and should able to read
> > this welcome message and follow the discussions from now on.
> > As NCSG Chair I"m here to support new and existing members in order to
> > help them be fully involved and participate in our policy discussion.
> > So, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
> > There are many opportunities to learn about policy development:
> > NCSG"s monthly policy call, the quarterly GNSO Working Group newcomers
> > Webinar, and many other calls, mailing lists and web resources.
> > You can see currently open public comment periods at
> > https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public and latest comments
> > from NCSG at https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg .
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> > https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg .
> > While a lot discussion takes place on this list, there is lots of stuff
> > in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please take a look at
> > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home or
> > more easy to remember ncsg.is. Browsing there will help you get an
> > idea of what we have done and are doing.
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> > working groups and NCSG, please follow the announcements here and be
> > in touch with the Policy committee chair and me.
> > These links may also be of interest:
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> > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved
> > List of working groups and their members:
> > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups
> > Policy comments and statements:
> > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development
> > Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:
> > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record
> > A one-stop page about ICANN"s policy efforts:
> > http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm
> > Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:
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> > To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:
> > https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS
> > Often useful is the NCSG calendar you can find here:
> > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar
> > You can also follow NCSG in Twitter (@NCSG_ICANN)
> > and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/).
> > Finally, if you begin to 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
> > So, let"s all welcome our latest members:
> > Individuals:
> > Martin Silva Valent, Argentina
> > Koliwe Majama, Zimbabwe
> > Brock Gunter-Smith, Canada
> > Krishna Seeburn, Mauritius
> > Johan Helsingius, Netherlands
> > Elolo Emmanuel Agbenonwossi, Togo
> > Muriel Alapini, Benin
> > Daniel K. Nanghaka, Uganda
> > Banele Kunene, South Africa
> > Him Yeung, United States
> > Khouzeifi Issakha Doud-Bane, Chad
> > N Hemaprasad, India
> > Michael Karanicolas, Canada
> > Tshepiso Sehume, South Africa
> > Motlotlegi Seothaeng, South Africa
> > Lokesh Gujjarappa, India
> > Gangesh Varma, India
> > Zina Brahim Mahamat, Chad
> > Vrikson Acosta, Venezuela
> > Oliana Sula, Albania
> > Shavkat Sabirov, Kazakhstan
> > Claire Craig, Trinidad and Tobago
> > Organizations and their representatives
> > Cluster Orinoco ITC, Colombia, Emerson Duran
> > OCDS - الجمعية الثقافية للتنمية الاجتماعية, Chad, Mahamat Haroun Adoum
> > ICLDNGN - International Center for Leadership Development Nigeria, Nigeria, Aishatu Ibrahim
> > Welcome!
> > Tapani Tarvainen
> > NCSG Chair
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