Hi everyone, We are very glad to take part of this group. I'd like to link a short video (2min) which summarizes the work we are doing here in Argentina. It's translated to many languages, just turn subtitles on: http://youtu.be/luI5eEMa6BQ Cheers! NicoEchániz AlterMundi.net On 07/10/2015 09:50 AM, 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 <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: > o Some tips to > _https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved_ > o List of working groups and members involved > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups > o Policy comments and statements > here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development > o Recordings and transcripts of latest > meetings: _https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record_ > o 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: > > * *Organizations* > > 1. 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