<div dir="auto">Welcome new members</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 27, 2017 4:20 PM, "Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
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I am happy to welcome in the NCSG list our new members who were<br>
approved in the last meeting of the NCSG EC.<br>
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Other decisions made by the EC were already reported by Monika,<br>
so I don't need to repeat them here, cf.<br>
<a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1702&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&P=154580" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/<wbr>scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1702&L=<wbr>NCSG-DISCUSS&F=&S=&P=154580</a><br>
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The new members were successfully added to this mailing list and<br>
should able to read this welcome message and follow the discussions<br>
from now on.<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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While a lot discussion takes place on this list, there is 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>
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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>
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These links may also be of interest:<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:<br>
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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>
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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>
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So, let's all welcome our latest members:<br>
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Individuals:<br>
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Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Nepal<br>
Sarata Omane, Ghana<br>
Yolanda Mlonzi, South Africa<br>
Kassahun Gebremariam, USA<br>
Louise Marie Hurel, Brazil<br>
Viviane Vinagre, Brazil<br>
Patricia Vargas-Leon, USA<br>
Hanan Khatib, Jordan<br>
Mariel Aranda, Paraguay<br>
Boucetta Cherifa, Tunisia<br>
Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram, India<br>
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Organizations and their representatives:<br>
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International Media Support (IMS), Andreas Reventlow, Denmark<br>
Telecommunities Canada/Télécommunautés Canada, Marita Moll, Canada<br>
Internet Society Chapter of Chad, Youssouf Abdelrahim, Chad<br>
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Welcome!<br>
<br>
Tapani Tarvainen<br>
NCSG Chair<br>
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Tapani Tarvainen<br>
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