> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:16:18 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Welcoming new members to Non-commercial Stakeholder Group : October 2015 at Dublin Meeting
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> I am very happy to join Rafik in welcoming our new members.
>
> At the same time I'd like to congratulate Rafik for his last meeting
> as NCSG chair and indeed for his remarkably succesful two years in the
> role.
>
> Well done! My only concern is that I'll have hard time
> filling Rafik's boots: you've set a high bar for me.
>
> Tapani (aka Rafik 2.0)
>
> On Oct 21 22:03, 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. We are at Dublin meeting with ongoing discussion
> > about ICANN accountability and we had our sessions yesterday
> > https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/tue-ncsg.
> >
> > 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 ICANN
> > accountability proposal http://goo.gl/xqUxHC . you can also check the
> > recordings of NCSG confcalls https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg .
> >
> >
> > 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+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:
> >
> > *Individual*
> >
> > 1. Bram Fudzulani, Malawi
> > 2. Coppens Pasteur NDAYIRAGIJE, Burundi
> > 3. Mahdi Taghizadeh, Iran
> > 4. Soumya Iyer, India
> >
> > *Organization*
> > 5. Wikimedia Foundation, D. Victoria Baranetsky, USA
> >
> > I will send other updates later and please feel free to contact me directly
> > offlist.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Rafik Dammak
> >
> > Outgoing NCSG Chair
> >
> > follow NCSG : @NCSG_ICANN & ncsg.is &
> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/
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