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<div>Real policy work at ICANN is done in the Working Groups. WG's are the heart of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model and they are where - despite often being outnumbered - NCSG members have done their best work. Once you "survive" a WG, and hopefully had a rewarding experience, participating in additional working groups becomes almost second nature. The tough one is the first one and I'm happy to report that help is on its way.</div>
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<div>What follows is an invitation for everyone, particularly those of you who are interested in helping to formulate policy at ICANN, to join a GNSO Open House call designed to introduce participants to the working group process. You can learns the in's and out's of the WG's from those who administer them along with community members who participate beside you in making them work. I participated in an earlier version of the Open House call and can recommend it with enthusiasm!</div>
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<div>The next GNSO WG Open House call is a week from today (Tuesday) : hope those interested will take advantage of the opportunity it offers. Details follow. We have a number of working groups launching soon - make this the year you join us in expanding the influence of the NCSG and the noncommercial community throughout the GNSO!</div>
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<div>Thanks for considering.</div>
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<div>Ed Morris</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>From</b>: "Nathalie Peregrine" <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org><br />
<b>Sent</b>: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:52 PM<br />
<b>To</b>: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br />
<b>Cc</b>: "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org><br />
<b>Subject</b>: [council] Call for RSVPs: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session | 2 February 2016 at 14:00 UTC</span>
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<p><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Please RSVP via <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1koLwNkVxkljGK49wgmdGFekHBqavejhVdeOs1cHYAC8/viewform?usp=send_form">this form</a>. Remote participation details will be sent on the 1st February 2016.</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session returns on <strong>2 February 2016</strong> and we are pleased to invite you to participate. These informal sessions provide an ideal opportunity for participants to ask questions about the GNSO Policy Development Process and the specifics of taking part in a Working Group.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Of course, even though the open house sessions are intended for newcomers, anyone interested in brushing up their knowledge or looking for an opportunity to engage with others interested in GNSO policy development activities are welcome.</span></span></span></p>
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<div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><b>Reading Materials:</b></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6.72pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: rgb(10, 31, 36);">PDP Manual - </span><span style="color: rgb(10, 31, 36);"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16dec11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16dec11-en.pdf</a></span></span></span></div>
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