A big welcome to all new members!

Mamadou

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:27:58 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Update] Welcoming new members to Non-commercial Stakeholder Group : February 2015
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    Thanks you for adding.

    

    

    

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    Le 22/02/2015 11:01, Maria Farrell a
      écrit :

    
    
      
        Thanks Rafik and the committee. And a big welcome to all
          our new members!

          

        
        Maria

      
      

        On 22 February 2015 at 09:40, 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
                                                      

                                                      
                                                    
                                                  
                                                  Andrea Calderaro,
                                                    Italia
                                                  James Gannon,
                                                    Ireland
                                                
                                                
                                                  I will send other updates later and
                                                      please feel free
                                                      to contact me
                                                      directly offlist.

                                                  
                                                
                                              
                                              
                                                
                                                  
                                                    

                                                    
                                                  
                                                      Best Regards,
                                                  

                                                    
                                                  
                                                    Rafik Dammak
                                                  
                                                    

                                                    
                                                  NCSG
                                                      Chair
                                                  

                                                    
                                                  follow
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