<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39328" dir="ltr">Dear Tapani, Thank you for the update. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39366" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39535" dir="ltr">Welcome to the new members. Glad to see NextGen and Fellows on the list. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39537" dir="ltr">Best, <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39539" dir="ltr">Zakir<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39326" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39324" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39322"><span></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39179" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39178" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39319" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39318" size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 7, 2015 4:41 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Welcoming new members to Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449572899201_39177" class="y_msg_container"><br>Dear all,<br><br>I am happy to welcome in the NCSG list our new members who were<br>approved by the NCSG EC.<br><br>They were successfully added to this mailing list and should able to read<br>this welcome message and follow the discussions from now on.<br><br>As NCSG Chair I'm here to support new and existing members in order to<br>help them be fully involved and participate in our policy discussion.<br>So, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<br><br>There are many opportunities to learn about policy development:<br>NCSG's monthly policy call, the quarterly GNSO Working Group newcomers<br>Webinar, and many other calls, mailing lists and web resources.<br><br>You can see currently open public comment periods at<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public </a>and latest comments<br>from NCSG at <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg </a>.<br>You can also check the recordings of NCSG confcalls<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg </a>.<br><br>While a lot discussion takes place on this list, theis lots of stuff<br>in our wikispace which is updated regularly, please take a look at<br><<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home </a>or<br>more easy to remember ncsg.is. Browsing there will help you get an<br>idea of what we have done and are doing.<br><br>In particular if you want to know more about how to participate in<br>working groups and NCSG, please follow the announcements here and be<br>in touch with the Policy committee chair and me.<br><br>These links may also be of interest:<br><br>General tips:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved</a><br><br>List of working groups and their members:<br><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><br>Policy comments and statements:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development</a><br><br>Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record</a><br><br>A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm</a><br><br>Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting</a><br><br>To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:<br><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><br><br>Often useful is the NCSG calendar you can find here:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar</a><br><br>You can also follow NCSG in Twitter (@NCSG_ICANN)<br>and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/</a>).<br><br>Finally, if you begin to feel overwhelmed by ICANN acronyms, you will<br>find most of them in this glossary:<br><a 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><br><br>So, let's all welcome our latest members:<br><br>*Individuals*<br><br>Gustavo Jacomelli, United Kingdom<br>Ayden Férdeline, United Kingdom<br>GZ Kabir, Bangladesh<br>Joonas Mäkinen, Finland<br>Sana Ali, Canada<br>Stacie Walsh, United Kingdom<br>Alireza Kashian, Australia<br>Shane Kerr, The Netherlands<br>Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Brazil<br>Pino De Francesco, Ireland<br><br>*Organizations*<br><br>International Youth Action Against Terrorism, Kenya<br> (official representative Samuel Akinsola)<br>Society for Appraisal & Women Empowerment in Rural Areas - SAWERA, Pakistan<br> (official representative Hina Gul)<br>OP3FT, France <br> (official representative Tom Mackenzie)<br><br>Welcome!<br><br>Tapani Tarvainen<br>NCSG Chair<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Regarding the mailing list:<br><br>Here is some important information about your new subscription, which we<br>recommend that you preserve for future reference. 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