<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251348"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251426">Welcome to all new members, individuals and organizations</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251350"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251354"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251353"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28423" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:small;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251359">JUAN MANUEL ROJAS P.<br style="color:rgb(69, 69, 69);"></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251352" style="font-size: small;">Communications Committee Chair. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) - ICANN</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28423" dir="ltr" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:small;">Cluster Orinoco TIC member</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28423" dir="ltr" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:small;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501217102303_251356">Master IT candidate, Universidad de los Andes</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28423" dir="ltr" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:small;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28423" dir="ltr" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:small;">Cel. +57 3017435600<br>Twitter: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/jmanurojas" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_28445" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:blue;outline:none;cursor:text;background:transparent;">@JmanuRojas</a><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467397914851_29244" style="color:rgb(69, 69, 69);"></span></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><br><br><br><br></div> </div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> El Lunes, 31 de julio, 2017 10:40:03, Karel Douglas <douglaskarel@GMAIL.COM> escribió:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4301600378"><div><div dir="ltr">WELCOME ALL!<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4301600378yqt5428620601" id="yiv4301600378yqt06211"><div class="yiv4301600378gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4301600378gmail_quote">On 31 July 2017 at 11:23, Wisdom Donkor <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv4301600378gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Congratulations and welcome to you all.</div><div class="yiv4301600378gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="yiv4301600378m_290297618515238092gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small;"><b>WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)</b><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:small;">E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist<b><br clear="none"></b></div><div style="font-size:small;">ICANN Fellow / Member, UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:small;">Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,</div><div style="font-size:small;">OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Memember, ITAG Member<br clear="none"></div></div><div><div style="font-size:small;"><div>Email: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a></div><div>Skype: wisdom_dk</div><div>facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk<br clear="none"></div><div>Website: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.data.gov.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">www.data.gov.gh</a><br clear="none"></div><div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.isoc.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">www.isoc.gh</a> / <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.itag.org.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">www.itag.org.gh</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv4301600378h5">
<br clear="none"><div class="yiv4301600378gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank" href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv4301600378gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear all,<br clear="none">
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Martin Silva Valent, Argentina<br clear="none">
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Brock Gunter-Smith, Canada<br clear="none">
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Elolo Emmanuel Agbenonwossi, Togo<br clear="none">
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Daniel K. Nanghaka, Uganda<br clear="none">
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Lokesh Gujjarappa, India<br clear="none">
Gangesh Varma, India<br clear="none">
Zina Brahim Mahamat, Chad<br clear="none">
Vrikson Acosta, Venezuela<br clear="none">
Oliana Sula, Albania<br clear="none">
Shavkat Sabirov, Kazakhstan<br clear="none">
Claire Craig, Trinidad and Tobago<br clear="none">
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