<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>I am sharing this and I think that is good opportunity to learn more about policy-making process and in particular on how to be involved on ICANN working groups when you are newcomer to ICANN world.</div>
<div><br></div><div>there will be several sessions. it started as pilot session and it was definitely successful.</div><div>I would encourage those who made a year resolution to be more involved within NCSG or just joined us to attend that open session and get insight about GNSO working group, procedures and process and being in the board quickly.</div>
<div>In addition to that, the officers and NCSG active members in the different working group will for sure provide assistance, support and answer your questions .</div><div><br></div><div>Please find more details below.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Glen de Saint Géry</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: 2014-01-30<br>
Subject: Continuation of GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Sessions<br>To: "marie-laure Lemineur (<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>>, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>, William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>><br>
Cc: "<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>
<div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dear Marie-Laure, Rafik and Bill,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I know you have new members joining so you may be particularly interested in this announcement:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Glen<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jan14-en.htm" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jan14-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Continuation of GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Sessions<u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Following a successful GNSO WG Newcomer Open House session <a href="http://www.ispcp.info/policy-resources/gnso-working-groups-newcomer-open-house/" target="_blank">pilot session</a> in December of last year, we would like to continue with these sessions to allow for new GNSO WG participants to come together and ask any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and would like to offer this opportunity to come together, talk and answer any questions you may have.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To allow for maximum participation in these calls, the proposed schedule is as follows:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday 6 February at 12.00 UTC<br>
Thursday 6 March at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 3 April at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 1 May at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 5 June at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 3 July at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 7 August at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 4 September at 20.00 UTC<br>
Thursday 2 October at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To convert to your local time zone, please see <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" target="_blank">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you are interested to join the next meeting on 6 February or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know (<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>) and they will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Glen de Saint Géry <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO Secretariat <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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