<div dir="ltr"><div>Welcome to my good friend Mamadou, my colleague Lillian in ISOC-Uganda and everyone else<br><br><br><br><br></div>Robert<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<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><font face="arial, sans-serif">I am glad to welcome in the NCSG list our new organizational and individual members who were approved by the NCSG EC this month.</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>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><font face="arial, sans-serif">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. There are opportunities to learn about policy development with the monthly </font>GNSO Working Group newcomers webinar, the next will be held the 5th June 12:00 UTC.</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: lCANN accountability , ICANN strategy plan, whois issues or DNS industry in developing regions , and much more in the coming weeks. For example you can read out last comment from NCSG about IANA process here : </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/2IrhAg" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/2IrhAg</a> </u></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and draft comment about ICANN accountability here </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xz9-BCYY8sMWgACs1OWxDypfQH_DXlzaqlCw-OqlAiY/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xz9-BCYY8sMWgACs1OWxDypfQH_DXlzaqlCw-OqlAiY/edit</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>We are going to have our monthly confcall next week and it is open to all members. We will also have ICANN meeting in London in few weeks. Those are good opportunities to to interact with NCSG officers and other members.</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>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><div>ISOC Costa Rica Chapter,Carlos Raul GUTIERREZ, Costa Rica</div><div>Fundación Vía Libre, Enrique A. Chaparro, Argentina</div><div>Our Rights (OR), Vernatius Okwu EZEAMA, Nigeria</div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">*Individuals:</font></div>
<div><div>Becky Lentz, Canada</div><div>Mamadou LO, Sénégal</div><div>Hanen Idoudi, Tunisia</div><div>Mohamed Mehdi AIDOUDI, France</div><div>Ganeswar Sahoo, Italy</div><div>Lillian Nalwoga, Uganda</div><div>Mishi Choudhary, India</div>
<div>Melaku Girma, Ethiopia</div><div>Fabro Steibel, Brazil</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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