Congratulations to all new members.
Welcome onboard.--
On Sunday, February 22, 2015, 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. 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 are also planning a NCSG webinars to discuss or introduce a specific topic, the next will be about IANA stewardship transition update.
> A lot of public comments and important reports to cover (priority-wise) https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public and much more in the coming weeks. For example you can read out lastest comments from NCSG here https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg . you can also check the recordings of NCSG sessions during Singapore meeting here https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg
> We are going to have our regular monthly confcall in March and it is open to all members. That is a good opportunity to to interact with NCSG officers and other members. You will receive the confcall details in near future.
> 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 https://ncsg.is . Navigating there will give flavor 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 get involved https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved
> List of working groups and members involved there 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/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record
> There is a one-stop page to find all information about GNSO and also about GNSO activities 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:
> *Organisations:
>
> ISOC-Yemen, Ahmed Almarwani, Yemen
> Internet Society Nepal, Bikram Shrestha, Nepal
> gedaref digital city org, Ahmed Mahmoud Eisa, Sudan
> J Initiative (JI), Awo Aidam Amenyah, Ghana
>
> *Individuals:
>
> Zakir Syed, Pakistan
> Mikhail Komarov, Russia
> David Post, United States
> Hanane Boujemi, Netherlands
> Gigi Johnson, United States
> Andrew Donnellan, Australia
> Michael R. Romo, United States
> Rogerio Mariano, Brazil
> John Carr, UK
> Isaque Manteiga Joaquim, Mozambique
> Jia He, China
> Mathias Etheyemon HOUNGBO, Bénin
> Anri van der Spuy, South Africa
> Aisyah Shakirah Suhaidi, Malaysia
> Onica Nonhlanhla Makwakwa, South Africa
>
> 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
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