Congratulations!  Welcome on board.

Peter
On Dec 8, 2015 3:24 PM, "Bikram Shrestha" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Welcome to our family ...
>
> Thank you
> Bikram
>
> Bikram Shrestha
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 8, 2015, at 7:18 PM, Zakir Syed <
> [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> Dear Tapani, Thank you for the update.
>
> Welcome to the new members. Glad to see NextGen and Fellows on the list.
>
> Best,
> Zakir
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>>
> *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 7, 2015 4:41 PM
> *Subject:* Welcoming new members to Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am happy to welcome in the NCSG list our new members who were
> approved by the NCSG EC.
>
> They were successfully added to this mailing list and should able to read
> this welcome message and follow the discussions from now on.
>
> As NCSG Chair I'm here to support new and existing members in order to
> help them be fully involved and participate in our policy discussion.
> So, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
>
> There are many opportunities to learn about policy development:
> NCSG's monthly policy call, the quarterly GNSO Working Group newcomers
> Webinar, and many other calls, mailing lists and web resources.
>
> You can see currently open public comment periods at
> https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public and latest comments
> from NCSG at https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg .
> You can also check the recordings of NCSG confcalls
> https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg .
>
> While a lot discussion takes place on this list, theis lots of stuff
> in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please take a look at
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home or
> more easy to remember ncsg.is. Browsing there will help you get an
> idea of what we have done and are doing.
>
> In particular if you want to know more about how to participate in
> working groups and NCSG, please follow the announcements here and be
> in touch with the Policy committee chair and me.
>
> These links may also be of interest:
>
> General tips:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved
>
> List of working groups and their members:
>
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups
>
> Policy comments and statements:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development
>
> Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record
>
> A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:
>
> http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm
>
> Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:
> http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting
>
> To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS
>
> Often useful is the NCSG calendar you can find here:
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar
>
> You can also follow NCSG in Twitter (@NCSG_ICANN)
> and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/).
>
> Finally, if you begin to 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
>
> So, let's all welcome our latest members:
>
> *Individuals*
>
> Gustavo Jacomelli, United Kingdom
> Ayden Férdeline, United Kingdom
> GZ Kabir, Bangladesh
> Joonas Mäkinen, Finland
> Sana Ali, Canada
> Stacie Walsh, United Kingdom
> Alireza Kashian, Australia
> Shane Kerr, The Netherlands
> Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Brazil
> Pino De Francesco, Ireland
>
> *Organizations*
>
> International Youth Action Against Terrorism, Kenya
>       (official representative Samuel Akinsola)
> Society for Appraisal & Women Empowerment in Rural Areas - SAWERA, Pakistan
>       (official representative Hina Gul)
> OP3FT, France
>       (official representative Tom Mackenzie)
>
> Welcome!
>
> Tapani Tarvainen
> NCSG Chair
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Regarding the mailing list:
>
> Here is some important information  about your new subscription, which we
> recommend that you preserve for future reference. Having this information
> available will make it easier to recognize all the lists to which you are
> subscribed and in case you want  to unsubscribe or temporary disable mail
> delivery.
>
> * The name of the list: NCSG-DISCUSS
>
> * The LISTSERV host name: LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <http://listserv.syr.edu>
>
> The following email addresses are used for the specified purposes:
>
> * To send an email to the list: [log in to unmask]
>
> * To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask]
>
> * To send commands to the LISTSERV server: [log in to unmask]
>
> * To unsubscribe from the list:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> The following URLs may also be useful:
>
> * The list home page:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS
>
> * The list subscription page:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS
>
> ***********************************
> * SETTING A SERVER-LEVEL PASSWORD *
> ***********************************
>
> If you do not already have a password for the LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> <http://listserv.syr.edu> server, we
> recommend that  you set one  now. A LISTSERV  password is linked  to your
> subscribed address  (the email address which received this message)
> and is valid for  all lists to which you are
> subscribed on the LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <http://listserv.syr.edu> server.  The
> same password can be used
> for email  commands as well  as for access to  the web interface  for the
> lists to which you are subscribed.
>
> To set your password for this server, visit:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?GETPW1=.
>
> *****************************************
> * INTERACTING WITH LISTSERV VIA THE WWW *
> *****************************************
>
> Subscription settings  and preferences  can be  set using  LISTSERV's web
> interface. Once  you have set a  server password as explained  above, you
> may log in and set your preferences at:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS.
>
> Contributions  sent to  this  list are  automatically  archived. You  can
> access the list archives at:
> https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS.
>
> You may need to log in to view the archives.
>
> **************************************
> * INTERACTING WITH LISTSERV BY EMAIL *
> **************************************
>
> You may  leave the  list at  any time by  sending a  SIGNOFF NCSG-DISCUSS
> command to:  [log in to unmask], or by  sending a blank  email to:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> You can  also tell  LISTSERV how you  want it to  confirm the  receipt of
> messages that you send  to the list. To send yourself a  copy of your own
> messages, send a SET NCSG-DISCUSS REPRO command.
>
> Alternatively, to have LISTSERV send  you a short acknowledgement instead
> of  the entire  message, send  a  SET NCSG-DISCUSS  ACK NOREPRO  command.
> Finally,  you  can turn  off  acknowledgements  completely with  the  SET
> NCSG-DISCUSS NOACK NOREPRO command.
>
> This  list is  available  in digest  form.  If you  wish  to receive  the
> digested version  of the postings,  then issue a SET  NCSG-DISCUSS DIGEST
> command.
>
> You can also set the digest delivery option on the list subscription page
> at: https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS.
>
> Following  instructions from  the list  owner, your  subscription options
> have been  set to "REPRO"  rather than  the usual LISTSERV  defaults. For
> more information  about subscription  options, send a  QUERY NCSG-DISCUSS
> command to [log in to unmask]
>
> You may  also check your current  settings on the list  subscription page
> at: https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS.
>
> More information on the tools  and options available for list subscribers
> may  be  found  in  the  official  L-Soft  online  documentation  at:
> http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as
>
>