<div dir="ltr"><div>Welcome on-board.<br><br></div>Regards.<br><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Juan Macías Sierra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:juanmacias.sierra@gmail.com" target="_blank">juanmacias.sierra@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"><div>Dear NCSG Chair, </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much for that warm welcome to NCSG. </div><div>I will keep an eye on the discussions, activities and resources developed by this Group in order to contribute positively to its objectives. </div><div>If I have doubts related to NCSG activites or how to get more involved in the working grups, I will no hesitate to contact you.</div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div>Juan Daniel Macías Sierra</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_7058951678849956457gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="2">Juan Daniel Macías Sierra</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="2">@JMaciasSierra<br></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-03-12 1:09 GMT-06:00 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 yesterday.<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-c<wbr>omments#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, 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/d<wbr>isplay/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wi<wbr>ki+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/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomstake/How+To+<wbr>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/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomstake/Getting+<wbr>Involved+in+Working+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/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomstake/Policy+<wbr>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/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomstake/Meetings<wbr>+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/gn<wbr>so.icann.org/files/gnso/presen<wbr>tations/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/icann<wbr>meeting</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/scrip<wbr>ts/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/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomstake/NCSG+Eve<wbr>nts+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/grou<wbr>ps/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/resource<wbr>s/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en</a><br>
<br>
So, let's all welcome our latest members:<br>
<br>
Individuals:<br>
<br>
Sogand Ghorbani, Iran<br>
Juan Macías, México<br>
Ihtisham Khalid, Pakistan<br>
<br>
Organizations and their representatives:<br>
<br>
European Digital Rights (EDRi), Belgium, Maryant Fernandez<br>
<br>
Welcome!<br>
<br>
Tapani Tarvainen<br>
NCSG Chair<br>
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