<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43720"><span>Welcome All.</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43721"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43734"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43741"><span style="font-size:small;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43740"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);">Regards</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">,</span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43739"><span style="font-size:small;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43738"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdolsabor" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43737"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(157, 24, 17);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43736">Abdul Saboor Malik</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(157, 24, 17);"> </span></a></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43735"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43733"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508229183224_43732"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px;"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px;"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, 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"> On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:28 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">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" 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" 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" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/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" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home </a>or<br>more easy to remember ncsg.is. 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" 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" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups</a><br><br>Policy comments and statements:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development</a><br><br>Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:<br><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings+Record" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/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" 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" 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" 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" 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/" 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" 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><br>Individuals:<br><br>Vincent Nhyira-Addo, Ghana<br>Bouchoura Nassir Ousselat, Chad<br>Nouradine Abdelkerim Youssouf, Chad<br>Padmini Baruah, India<br>Yosr Jouini, Tunisia<br>Adarsh B U, India<br>Mubashir Sargana, Pakistan<br>Randolph Musa Johnson, Liberia<br>Oumar Ousman Oumar, Chad<br><br><br>Organizations and their representatives:<br><br>Bolo Bhi, Pakistan, Saleha Zahid<br>African Center for Science and International Security, Ghana, Hubert Foy<br>Action pour l'Éducation et la Promotion de la Femme au Tchad, Chad, Gabdibé Gab-Hingonné<br>Internet Without Borders, France, Félix Blanc<br>R Street Institute, United States, Joe Kane<br><br><br>Welcome!<br><br>Tapani Tarvainen<br>NCSG Chair<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Regarding the mailing list:<br><br>Here is some important information about your new subscription, which we<br>recommend that you preserve for future reference. 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