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                            Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [Info] Welcoming new members to Non-commercial Stakeholder Group : May 2015                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top">Welcome to all!<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Anriette Esterhuysen<br clear="none">APC<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 01/06/2015 17:17, Wisdom Donkor wrote:<br clear="none">> We are so excited to have you all in NCSG! We believe that  your skills<br clear="none">> and talent will make NCSG reach new heights. Welcome aboard new buddy!<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)<br clear="none">> ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member<br clear="none">> Web/OGPL Portal Specialist<br clear="none">> National Information Technology Agency (NITA) <br clear="none">> Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI)<br clear="none">> Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana<br clear="none">> Tel; +233 20 812881<br clear="none">> Email: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom_dk@hotmail.com" href="javascript:return">wisdom_dk@hotmail.com</a>
 <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom_dk@hotmail.com" href="javascript:return">wisdom_dk@hotmail.com</a>><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh" href="javascript:return">wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh</a> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh" href="javascript:return">wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh</a>><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">> Skype: wisdom_dk<br clear="none">> facebook: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:facebook@wisdom_dk" href="javascript:return">facebook@wisdom_dk</a><br clear="none">> Website: www.nita.gov.gh <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.nita.gov.gh/" target="_blank">http://www.nita.gov.gh/</a>> / www.data.gov.gh<br
 clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.data.gov.gh/" target="_blank">http://www.data.gov.gh/</a>><br clear="none">> www.isoc.gh <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.isoc.gh/" target="_blank">http://www.isoc.gh/</a>> / www.itag.org.gh<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.itag.org.gh/" target="_blank">http://www.itag.org.gh/</a>> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Rafik Dammak <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     Hi everyone.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     I am glad to welcome in the NCSG list  our new<br clear="none">>     individual members who
 were  approved by the NCSG EC. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     They were successfully added to this mailing list and so able to<br clear="none">>     read this welcoming and follow the discussions.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     I am happy as NCSG chair, to support new and existing members in<br clear="none">>     order to let them be fully involved and participate in our policy<br clear="none">>     discussion and for that I am ready to respond to your questions with<br clear="none">>     the help of other experienced members and officers.  I had mail<br clear="none">>     exchange and even skype calls for those who asked, so please feel<br clear="none">>     free to contact me if you want more information or asking for<br clear="none">>     clarifications.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     There are opportunities to learn about policy development : with the<br
 clear="none">>     quarterly GNSO Working Group newcomers Webinar, for which the<br clear="none">>     schedule will be shared in due time. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     A lot of public comments and important reports to cover<br clear="none">>     (priority-wise) <a shape="rect" href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public " target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public </a> and<br clear="none">>     much more in the coming weeks. For example you can read out latest<br clear="none">>     comments from NCSG here <a shape="rect" href="https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg " target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg </a>. you<br clear="none">>     can also check the recordings of NCSG sessions during Singapore<br clear="none">>     meeting here <a shape="rect" href="https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg " target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/sB3xAg </a>
 <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     Some information, you should keep somewhere:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>       * While a lot discussion happen here, there are several<br clear="none">>         information in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please<br clear="none">>         check here :<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     <a shape="rect" href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home " target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home </a>or more<br clear="none">>     easy to remember <a shape="rect" href="https://ncsg.is " target="_blank">https://ncsg.is </a> . Navigating there will<br clear="none">>     give flavour of what we did and are doing.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>       * In particular if you want some info on how to participate in<br clear="none">>        
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 href="javascript:return">NCSG-DISCUSS-signoff-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>>.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     You can  also tell  LISTSERV how you  want it to  confirm the<br clear="none">>      receipt of<br clear="none">>     messages that you send  to the list. To send yourself a  copy of<br clear="none">>     your own<br clear="none">>     messages, send a SET NCSG-DISCUSS REPRO command.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     Alternatively, to have LISTSERV send  you a short acknowledgement<br clear="none">>     instead<br clear="none">>     of  the entire  message, send  a  SET NCSG-DISCUSS  ACK NOREPRO<br clear="none">>      command.<br clear="none">>     Finally,  you  can turn  off  acknowledgements  completely with  the<br clear="none">>      SET<br clear="none">>     NCSG-DISCUSS NOACK NOREPRO command.<br clear="none">> <br
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 clear="none">>     options<br clear="none">>     have been  set to "REPRO"  rather than  the usual LISTSERV<br clear="none">>      defaults. For<br clear="none">>     more information  about subscription  options, send a<br clear="none">>      QUERY NCSG-DISCUSS<div class="yqt8543451894" id="yqtfd64944"><br clear="none">>     command to <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" href="javascript:return">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" href="javascript:return">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>>.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     You may  also check your current  settings on the list  subscription<br clear="none">>     page<br clear="none">>     at: <a shape="rect" href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS"
 target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS</a><br clear="none">>     <<a shape="rect" href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=NCSG-DISCUSS</a>>.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>     More information on the tools  and options available for list<br clear="none">>     subscribers<br clear="none">>     may  be   found  in   the  official   L-Soft  online   documentation<br clear="none">>      at:<br clear="none">>     <a shape="rect" href="http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as" target="_blank">http://www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.as</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none"></div></td>
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