We are so excited to have you all in NCSG! We believe that  your skills and
talent will make NCSG reach new heights. Welcome aboard new buddy!

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On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> 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.
>
> 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 latest 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
>
>
> 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 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:
>    - Some tips to get involved *https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+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
>       <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record>*
>       - 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:
>
>    - Abhijith Jayanthi, India
>    - Wen Zhai, China
>    - Mariia Parubets, Germany
>
> 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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