Hi, Below you will find the information about the monthly GNSO working Group newcomer overview. The next will be held the 7th August it is an opportunity for any member who want to be more involved in policy discussion and represent non-commercial interests in GNSO working group. Participating in ICANN can be sometimes intimidating with the flood of acronyms, talk about processes but such sessions can make things more clear and explain how policies are developed. if you have any question , please feel free to contact me . if you are interested, please confirm your RSVP to [log in to unmask] Finally, I would advise reading those material too: - https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+to+get+Involved - Ongoing Policies/ current Working Groups <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> - Procedures <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/procedures> - Working Groups guidelines <http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/31379/#WG> - GNSO basics <http://gnso.icann.org/en/basics/101> - Consensus Polic <http://gnso.icann.org/en/basics/consensus-policy>y Best Regards, Rafik Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of “real work” that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 7 August at 12.00 UTC Thursday 4 September at 20.00 UTC Thursday 2 October at 12.00 UTC Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 7 August or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know ([log in to unmask]) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting!