Greetings from Iran ! Welcome to all Newcomers in NCSG . Cheers, Shabnam Shafiei > On Jul 10, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Welcome everybody! > Cheers you all. > Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA > >> On Fri, July 10, 2015 12:50 pm, Rafik Dammak 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. We also have our month confcall and the next >> will be in 21st July, more details to be sent later. >> >> A lot of public comments >> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public> >> and important reports to cover (priority-wise) and much more in the >> coming weeks. For example you can read out latest comments from NCSG here >> <https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg> , in particular about the proxy >> and privacy services report (more coverage here >> <https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1507&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=& >> P=19679> >> ) >> . you can also check the recordings of NCSG sessions during Buenos Aires >> 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 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 >> *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 >> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Wo >> rking+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/polic >> y-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: >> >> >> - *Organizations* >> >> >> >> 1. Electronic Frontier Foundation, Jeremy Malcolm, United States >> 2. Centre for Law and Democracy,Michael Karanicolas, Canada >> 3. AlterMundi, Nicolás Echániz, Argentina >> >> >> >> - *Individuals* >> >> >> >> 1. Mahsa Alimardani, Netherlands >> 2. Yashar Hajiyev, Azerbaijan >> 3. Romina Florencia Cabrera, Argentina >> 4. James Losey, Sweden >> 5. Rim Hayat Chaif, Algeria >> 6. Hamza Ben Mehrez, Tunisia >> 7. Daniel Oppermann, Brazil >> >> >> 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>* >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------------- >> >> >> Regarding the mailing list: >> >> >> Here is some important information about your new subscription, which we >> recommend that you preserve for future reference. 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