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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22-Feb-15 18:36, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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      Hi,<br>
      <br>
      Welcome to the new members.<br>
      Would be nice to have some sort of (self)introduction of the new
      members.<br>
      I think a first introduction to many of the currently active
      members can be found in their online Statements of Interest (SOI)<br>
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    and those SOI can be found at: 
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=14713457">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=14713457</a><br>
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      I will be happy to help with webinars and whatever to help get the
      new members who wish to be active, up to speed.<br>
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      avri<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22-Feb-15 04:03, Rafik Dammak
        wrote:<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr"><span>Hello Everybody.</span><br>
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                                      <div> <span><br>
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                                      <div>I am glad to welcome in the
                                        NCSG list
                                         our new organizational and
                                        individual members who
                                        were  approved by the NCSG EC
                                         this month. </div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span>They were successfully
                                          added to this mailing list and
                                          so able to read this welcoming
                                          and follow the discussions.</span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div>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.  I had mail exchange
                                        and even skype calls for those
                                        who asked, so please feel free
                                        to contact me if you want more
                                        information or asking for
                                        clarifications.</div>
                                      <div><br>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>There are opportunities to
                                        learn about policy development :
                                        with the quarterly GNSO Working
                                        Group newcomers Webinar, for
                                        which the schedule will be
                                        shared in due time. we are also
                                        planning a NCSG webinars to
                                        discuss or introduce a specific
                                        topic, the next will be about
                                        IANA stewardship transition
                                        update.</div>
                                      <div><br>
                                      </div>
                                      <div><span>A lot of public
                                          comments and important reports
                                          to cover (priority-wise) </span><a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public"
                                          target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public</a> <span> and

                                          much more in the coming weeks.
                                          For example you can read out
                                          lastest comments from NCSG
                                          here </span><span><a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg">https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg</a>
                                          . you can also check the
                                          recordings of NCSG sessions
                                          during Singapore meeting here
                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg">https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg</a>  </span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span>We are going to have
                                          our regular monthly confcall
                                           in March and it is open to
                                          all members. That is a  good
                                          opportunity to to interact
                                          with NCSG officers and other
                                          members. You will receive the
                                          confcall details in near
                                          future.</span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span>Some information, you
                                          should keep somewhere:</span></div>
                                      <div>
                                        <ul>
                                          <li><span>While a lot
                                              discussion happen here,
                                              there are several
                                              information in our
                                              wikispace which is updated
                                              regularly, please check
                                              here :</span><br>
                                          </li>
                                        </ul>
                                      </div>
                                      <div><span><a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
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><a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          href="https://ncsg.is"
                                          target="_blank">https://ncsg.is</a> 
                                        . Navigating there will give
                                        flavor of what we did and are
                                        doing.</div>
                                      <div>
                                        <ul>
                                          <li><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><br>
                                          </li>
                                          <ul>
                                            <li><span>Some tips to get
                                                involved </span><u><a
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved"
                                                  target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved</a></u></li>
                                            <li><span>List of working
                                                groups and members
                                                involved there </span><a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
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><span> </span></li>
                                            <li>Policy comments and
                                              statements here: <a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development"
                                                target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development</a> </li>
                                            <li>Recordings and
                                              transcripts of latest
                                              meetings: <u><a
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record"
                                                  target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record</a></u></li>
                                            <li><span>There is a </span><a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm"
                                                class="" rel="nofollow">one-stop

                                                page</a><span> to find
                                                all information about
                                                GNSO and also about </span><a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting"
                                                class="" rel="nofollow">GNSO

                                                activities</a><span> during

                                                ICANN meeting.</span><br>
                                            </li>
                                          </ul>
                                        </ul>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <ul>
                                          <li>Also to catch-up with
                                            ongoing discussion in the
                                            mailing list archive : <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS"
                                              target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS</a>  </li>
                                          <li><span>Also you can find
                                              the NCSG calendar here: </span><a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar"
                                              target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar</a><span>  </span></li>
                                          <li><span>Finally, don't feel
                                              overwhelmed by ICANN
                                              acronyms, you will find
                                              most of them in this
                                              glossary <a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en"
                                                target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en</a> </span></li>
                                        </ul>
                                      </div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span>Please welcome warmly:</span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>*Organisations:</div>
                                        <div>
                                          <ul>
                                            <li><br>
                                            </li>
                                            <li>ISOC-Yemen, Ahmed
                                              Almarwani, Yemen</li>
                                            <li>Internet Society Nepal,
                                              Bikram Shrestha, Nepal</li>
                                            <li>gedaref digital city
                                              org, <span class=""> </span>Ahmed

                                              Mahmoud Eisa, Sudan<span
                                                class=""> </span></li>
                                            <li>J Initiative (JI), Awo
                                              Aidam Amenyah, Ghana</li>
                                          </ul>
                                          *Individuals:<br>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <ul>
                                          <li><br>
                                          </li>
                                          <li>Zakir Syed, Pakistan</li>
                                          <li>Mikhail Komarov, Russia</li>
                                          <li>David Post, United States</li>
                                          <li>Hanane Boujemi,
                                            Netherlands</li>
                                          <li>Gigi Johnson, United
                                            States</li>
                                          <li>Andrew Donnellan,
                                            Australia</li>
                                          <li>Michael R. Romo, United
                                            States</li>
                                          <li>Rogerio Mariano, Brazil</li>
                                          <li>John Carr, UK</li>
                                          <li>Isaque Manteiga Joaquim,
                                            Mozambique</li>
                                          <li>Jia He, China</li>
                                          <li>Mathias Etheyemon HOUNGBO,
                                            Bénin</li>
                                          <li>Anri van der Spuy, South
                                            Africa</li>
                                          <li>Aisyah Shakirah Suhaidi,
                                            Malaysia</li>
                                          <li>Onica Nonhlanhla Makwakwa,
                                            South Africa</li>
                                        </ul>
                                        <span>I will send other updates
                                          later and please feel free to
                                          contact me directly offlist.</span><br>
                                      </div>
                                      <div> <span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span> Best Regards,</span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div> <span>Rafik Dammak</span></div>
                                      <div> <span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span>NCSG Chair</span></div>
                                      <div><span><br>
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div><span><i>follow NCSG :
                                            @NCSG_ICANN & <a
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                                          <br>
                                          <span>You can  also tell
                                             LISTSERV how you  want it
                                            to  confirm the  receipt of</span><br>
                                          <span>messages that you send
                                             to the list. To send
                                            yourself a  copy of your own</span><br>
                                          <span>messages, send a
                                            SET NCSG-DISCUSS REPRO
                                            command.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>Alternatively, to have
                                            LISTSERV send  you a short
                                            acknowledgement instead</span><br>
                                          <span>of  the entire  message,
                                            send  a  SET NCSG-DISCUSS
                                             ACK NOREPRO  command.</span><br>
                                          <span>Finally,  you  can turn
                                             off  acknowledgements
                                             completely with  the  SET</span><br>
                                          <span>NCSG-DISCUSS NOACK
                                            NOREPRO command.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>This  list is  available
                                             in digest  form.  If you
                                             wish  to receive  the</span><br>
                                          <span>digested version  of the
                                            postings,  then issue a SET
                                             NCSG-DISCUSS DIGEST</span><br>
                                          <span>command.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>You can also set the
                                            digest delivery option on
                                            the list subscription page</span><br>
                                          <span>at: </span><a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS"
                                            target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span>NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span>.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>Following  instructions
                                            from  the list  owner, your
                                             subscription options</span><br>
                                          <span>have been  set to
                                            "REPRO"  rather than  the
                                            usual LISTSERV  defaults.
                                            For</span><br>
                                          <span>more information  about
                                            subscription  options, send
                                            a  QUERY NCSG-DISCUSS</span><br>
                                          <span>command to </span><a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU"
                                            target="_blank">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><span>.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>You may  also check your
                                            current  settings on the
                                            list  subscription page</span><br>
                                          <span>at: </span><a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS"
                                            target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=<span>NCSG</span>-DISCUSS</a><span>.</span><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <span>More information on the
                                            tools  and options available
                                            for list subscribers</span><br>
                                          <span>may  be   found  in  
                                            the  official   L-Soft
                                             online   documentation  at:</span><br>
                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as"
                                            target="_blank">http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as</a></span></div>
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