A warm welcome to everybody! one thing not mentioned by Tapani is that Councillors are here to represent you on the GNSO Council, so don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions or concerns about what is going on. (David Cake, Stephanie Perrin, Ed Morris, Amr El Sadr, Marilia Maciel, and Stefania Milan). I have put us all in cc for your convenience. Kind regards, Stephanie Perrin > > Quoting Tapani Tarvainen > <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>>: > > 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, there is 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 > <http://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, five > individuals: > > Dhouha Ben Youssef, Tunisia > Roger Oteng Baah, Ghana > Madeline Carr, United Kingdom > Chenai Chair, South Africa > Alexandre Arns, Gonzales Brazil > > and one organization: > > One world platform foundation, Bosnia and > Herzegovina > (official representative Valentina Pellizzer). > > 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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