<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Let me add my voice to welcome new folks.<br>Enjoy the interactions<br>Remmy Nweke<br>@ITREALMS </div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO">Tapani Tarvainen</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">22/02/2016 15:56</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">[NCSG-Discuss] Welcoming new members to Non-Commercial StakeholderGroup</span><br><br></div>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>https://www.icann.org/public-comments#open-public and latest comments<br>from NCSG at https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg .<br>You can also check the recordings of NCSG confcalls<br>https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg .<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><https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home 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>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved<br><br>List of working groups and their members:<br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups<br><br>Policy comments and statements:<br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development<br><br>Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:<br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record<br><br>A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:<br>http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm<br><br>Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:<br>http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting<br><br>To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:<br>https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS<br><br>Often useful is the NCSG calendar you can find here:<br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Events+Calendar<br><br>You can also follow NCSG in Twitter (@NCSG_ICANN)<br>and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/).<br><br>Finally, if you begin to feel overwhelmed by ICANN acronyms, you will<br>find most of them in this glossary:<br>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en<br><br>So, let's all welcome our latest members:<br><br>*Individuals*<br><br>Ishaant Agarwal, India<br>Peter Olugbenga Adeleye, Nigeria<br>Bruce Potter, USA<br>Cindy Konits, USA<br>Khaled Koubaa, Tunisia<br>Auke Pals, The Netherlands<br><br>*Organizations*<br><br>Access Now, USA<br>Africa2.0. 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