Welcome to everyone and great welcome to some of the people I have previously interacted with in the African space: Mamadou LO, Sénégal Hanen Idoudi, Tunisia Lillian Nalwoga, Uganda Melaku Girma, Ethiopia Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito Tel: (+254)-786-19-19-30 / (+254)-751-804-120 @ekenyanito Skype: ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1 On 27 May 2014 12:42, Tuhaise Robert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Welcome to my good friend Mamadou, my colleague Lillian in ISOC-Uganda and > everyone else > > > > > Robert > > > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Hello Everybody. >> >> I am glad to welcome in the NCSG list our new organizational and >> individual members who were approved by the NCSG EC this month. >> >> 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. There are opportunities to learn about >> policy development with the monthly GNSO Working Group newcomers >> webinar, the next will be held the 5th June 12:00 UTC. >> >> A lot of public comments and important reports to cover: lCANN >> accountability , ICANN strategy plan, whois issues or DNS industry in >> developing regions , and much more in the coming weeks. For example you can >> read out last comment from NCSG about IANA process here : *https://community.icann.org/x/2IrhAg >> <https://community.icann.org/x/2IrhAg> * and draft comment about ICANN >> accountability here >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xz9-BCYY8sMWgACs1OWxDypfQH_DXlzaqlCw-OqlAiY/edit >> >> >> We are going to have our monthly confcall next week and it is open to all >> members. We will also have ICANN meeting in London in few weeks. Those are >> good opportunities to to interact with NCSG officers and other members. >> >> while most 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 https://ncsg.is >> >> 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: >> >> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Guide+to+getting+started+in+NCSG >> >> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups >> >> Policy comments and statements here: >> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development >> Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings: >> https://community.icann.org/x/DIH3 >> >> *Also to catch-up with ongoing discussion in the mailing >> list: https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS >> <https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS> * >> >> Finally, please welcome warmly: >> >> *Organisations: >> ISOC Costa Rica Chapter,Carlos Raul GUTIERREZ, Costa Rica >> Fundación Vía Libre, Enrique A. 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