<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Great seeing new Fellows.<br></div>You shall be very happy in this family.<br></div>Welcome all!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Sonigitu Ekpe <br><br>Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 <br> "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" <br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Arsène Tungali <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" target="_blank">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Welcome to the NCSG family!<br>
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Arsène Tungali,<br>
Executive Director, Rudi International<br>
<a href="http://www.rudiinternational.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.rudiinternational.org</a><br>
<br>
Founder & Director, Mabingwa Forum<br>
<a href="http://www.mabingwa-forum.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mabingwa-forum.com</a><br>
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo<br>
Phone: +243993810967<br>
<br>
2015 Mandela Washington Fellow | ICANN Fellow | ISOC IGF Ambassador | Activist & Youth Leader<br>
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Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)<br>
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> On Feb 22, 2016, at 4:53 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:<br>
><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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-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/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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups</a><br>
><br>
> Policy comments and statements:<br>
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><br>
> Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:<br>
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><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/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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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/" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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>
> 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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