You are welcome on board in this wonderful ecosystem. Too much to learn, too much to deal with but passionable ... Warm regards -Olévié- 2016-03-16 19:31 UTC+01:00, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]>: > Hello and welcome to all new members! > If you are new to the ICANN community, you might find the attachments in > this > email that was circulated by Maryam Bakoshi last month useful: > https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=NCSG-DISCUSS;9726c4f2.1602 (This > is a permalink to the listserv archives where you are also able to > catch-up on past discussions.) You'll find here a comprehensive list of > introductory readings, policy statements and positions, and past webinar > transcripts. > Best wishes, > Ayden Férdeline > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Remmy Nweke < [log in to unmask] > wrote: > Welcome people > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Wisdom Donkor > Sent: 16/03/2016 12:40 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Welcoming new members to > Non-CommercialStakeholder Group > > Congratulations and welcome on-board. > i can see some familiar names. > WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, > Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www .data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Tapani Tarvainen < > [log in to unmask] > wrote: > 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: > > Elizabeth Goldberg, United States > Bonface Witaba, Kenya > Paula Joana Leon Mora, Spain > Mohammad Ali Gharghi, Iran > Neil Graves, United States > > 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. 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