Hi all, Thanks kindly for the warm welcome. These are issues of significant interest to myself, and to the Centre for Law and Democracy. I look forward to engaging with all of you. Best, Michael Karanicolas Senior Legal Officer Centre for Law and Democracy On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Nicolás Echániz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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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