<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Hello Everybody.</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">I am glad to send my first email in 2014 to the NCSG list by introducing our <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">new</span> organizational and individual <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">members</span> who were approved by the <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span> EC and welcome them in our group. As proof of diversity, those applicants are from Africa, APAC, Europe, Latin America, North America</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">They were successfully added to this mailing list and so able to read and follow the discussion here.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">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. A good resolution in 2014 should be to be more active within NCSG.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">while most discussion happen here, there are several information in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please check here :</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home</a> .</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">In particular if you want some info on how to participate in working groups and NCSG , please follow the announcement shared here and be in touch with the Policy committee chair and me . Also please check those links too:</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Guide+to+getting+started+in+NCSG">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Guide+to+getting+started+in+NCSG</a></font><br>
</div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups</a> <br>
</font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Finally, please welcome warmly:</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div>
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<td width="102" height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Paula Cristiane Teixeira</font></td>
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<td height="53" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Siva Rama Krishna Tummalapalli</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Serge K. Keller</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Jacob Hurst</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Isoc Ecuador </font></td>
<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Carlos Vera</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">D.P.P. Eranga Samararathna</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Sonigitu Ekpe</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Marília Maciel</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Godfred Ahuma</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Roxana Radu</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Ellen Strickland</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Joana Varon Ferraz</font></td>
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<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Brasil</font></td>
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<td height="19" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Hassan Zaheer</font></td>
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<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Pakistan</font></td>
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<td height="53" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Swathanthra Malayalam Computing</font></td>
<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Anivar A Aravind</font></td>
<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">India</font></td>
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<td height="87" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Internet Society (ISOC) Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter</font></td>
<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Jahangir Hossain</font></td>
<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Bangladesh</font></td>
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<td height="36" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">Chris Dillon</font></td>
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<td align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman">United Kingdom</font></td>
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Best Regards,</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Rafik Dammak</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Here is some important information about your <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">new</span> subscription, which we</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">recommend that you preserve for future reference. Having this information</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">available will make it easier to recognize all the lists to which you are</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
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<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* The LISTSERV host name: </span><a href="http://listserv.syr.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">The following email addresses are used for the specified purposes:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
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<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* To contact the list owner: </span><a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* To send commands to the LISTSERV server: </span><a href="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* To unsubscribe from the list:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS-signoff-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS-signoff-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">The following URLs may also be useful:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* The list home page:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* The list subscription page:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">*****</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* SETTING A SERVER-LEVEL PASSWORD *</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">*****</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">If you do not already have a password for the </span><a href="http://listserv.syr.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"> server, we</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">recommend that you set one now. A LISTSERV password is linked to your</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">subscribed address (the email address which received this message)</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">and is valid for all lists to which you are</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">subscribed on the </span><a href="http://listserv.syr.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"> server. The same password can be used</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">for email commands as well as for access to the web interface for the</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">lists to which you are subscribed.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">To set your password for this server, visit:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?GETPW1=" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?GETPW1=</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">***********</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* INTERACTING WITH LISTSERV VIA THE WWW *</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">***********</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Subscription settings and preferences can be set using LISTSERV's web</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">interface. Once you have set a server password as explained above, you</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">may log in and set your preferences at:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">access the list archives at:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">You may need to log in to view the archives.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">********</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">* INTERACTING WITH LISTSERV BY EMAIL *</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
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<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">You may leave the list at any time by sending a SIGNOFF <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">command to: </span><a href="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">, or by sending a blank email to:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS-signoff-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS-signoff-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">You can also tell LISTSERV how you want it to confirm the receipt of</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">messages that you send to the list. To send yourself a copy of your own</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">messages, send a SET <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS REPRO command.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Alternatively, to have LISTSERV send you a short acknowledgement instead</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">of the entire message, send a SET <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS ACK NOREPRO command.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Finally, you can turn off acknowledgements completely with the SET</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS NOACK NOREPRO command.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">This list is available in digest form. If you wish to receive the</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">digested version of the postings, then issue a SET <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS DIGEST</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">command.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">You can also set the digest delivery option on the list subscription page</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">at: </span><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">have been set to "REPRO" rather than the usual LISTSERV defaults. For</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">more information about subscription options, send a QUERY <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">command to </span><a href="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">You may also check your current settings on the list subscription page</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">at: </span><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">More information on the tools and options available for list subscribers</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">may be found in the official L-Soft online documentation at:</span><br style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<a href="http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as</a></div></div></div>
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