<div dir="ltr"><div><div>A very warm welcome to all newcomers. Welcome on board<br><br><br></div>Regards.<br></div>Robert<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hello Everybody.</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>I am glad to welcome in the NCSG list our new organisational and individual members who were approved by the NCSG EC during ICANN Singapore meeting. </span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>They were successfully added to this mailing list and so able to read this welcoming and follow the discussions.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">A lot of public comments and important reports to cover, netmundial in Brazil , discussion around the transition of IANA stewardship process , and much more in the coming weeks. For example you can read out last statement about IANA transition here here: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/_ijRAg" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/_ijRAg</a> </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>while most discussion happen here, there are several information in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please check here :</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home</a> or more easy to remember </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://ncsg.is" target="_blank">https://ncsg.is</a> </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>In particular if you want some info on how to participate in working groups and NCSG , please follow the announcements shared here and be in touch with the Policy committee chair and me . Also please check those links too:</span></div>
<div><span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Guide+to+getting+started+in+NCSG" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Guide+to+getting+started+in+NCSG</a></font><br>
</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups</a> <br>
</font></div><div>Policy comments and statements here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development</a> <br>
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<div><span>Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DIH3" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/DIH3</a> </div><div><br></div><div><u><span>Also to catch-up with ongoing discussion in the mailing list: </span><a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS</a> </u></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span>Finally, please welcome warmly:</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">*Organisations:</font></div>
<div>Media For Change, Subi Chaturvedi, India</div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">*Individuals:</font></div><div><div>Beatriz Susana Uitts, USA</div><div>Jeremy Malcolm, Malaysia</div><div>Raitme Citterio, Venezuela</div>
<div>Sherly Haristya, Singapore</div><div>Abdurashid Abdukarimov, Uzbekistan</div><div>Sandra Braman, USA</div><div>Seun Ojedeji, Nigeria</div><div>Lea Kaspar, UK</div><div>Philip Adar, Kenya</div><div>Wisdom Kwasi Donkor, Ghana</div>
<div>Chirag Gupta, USA</div></div></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"><span>I will send other updates later and please feel free to contact me directly.</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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Best Regards,</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span>Rafik Dammak</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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