Welcome everybody!  Please don't hesitate to ask questions on the list, 
things can be confusing at first and there are lots of us out there who 
would be happy to help you as you figure out the maze that is ICANN/NCSG!
Stephanie Perrin

On 2015-07-10 8:50, 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 <https://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:
>       o Some tips to
>         _https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved_
>       o List of working groups and members involved
>         https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups
>       o Policy comments and statements here:
>         https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development
>
>       o Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:
>         _https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record_
>       o There is a one-stop page
>         <http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-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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