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            <div>Hello and welcome to all new members! </div><div><br></div><div>You may find the attachments in this email from Maryam Bakoshi dated 10 February 2016 useful if you are new to the ICANN community: <a href="https://links.mixmax.com/b/EWrfrOW6i10Dt0dip?rn=gI1RWZuIXez5idyV2c0NXasB0UTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI&re=gI1RWZuIXez5idyV2c0NXasB0UTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=NCSG-DISCUSS;9726c4f2.1602</a> (This is a permalink to the listserv archives where you are also able to catch-up on past discussions.)</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes, </div><div><br></div><div>Ayden Férdeline</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thank you Chair for welcoming.<div><br></div><div>Hello everyone, I am glad to join you and can't wait to participate in discussions and give my modest contribution.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Le lun. 22 févr. 2016 à 16:17, Raitme Citterio <<a href="mailto:rcitterio@gmail.com" target="_blank">rcitterio@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Congrats the news members!!</div><div class="gmail_extra"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div>Raitme Citterio<br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-02-22 10:23 GMT-04:30 Tapani Tarvainen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-<wbr>comments#open-public</a> and latest comments<br>
from NCSG at <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/pCTRAg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/<wbr>pCTRAg</a> .<br>
You can also check the recordings of NCSG confcalls<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Ah7xAg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/<wbr>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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-<wbr>Wiki+Home</a> or<br>
more easy to remember <a href="http://ncsg.is" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ncsg.is</a>. 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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/How+<wbr>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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/<wbr>Getting+Involved+in+Working+<wbr>Groups</a><br>
<br>
Policy comments and statements:<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/<wbr>Policy+Development</a><br>
<br>
Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/<wbr>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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/<wbr>gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/<wbr>presentations/policy-efforts.<wbr>htm</a><br>
<br>
Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/<wbr>icannmeeting</a><br>
<br>
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<a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/<wbr>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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+<wbr>Events+Calendar</a><br>
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You can also follow NCSG in Twitter (@NCSG_ICANN)<br>
and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/64248280811/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/<wbr>resources/pages/glossary-2014-<wbr>02-03-en</a><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. South Africa<br>
Renewable Freedom Foundation, Germany<br>
<br>
Welcome!<br>
<br>
Tapani Tarvainen<br>
NCSG Chair<br>
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