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    <p>Welcome everyone!</p>
    <p>Caleb, that is such a nice message!</p>
    <p>Anriette</p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Anriette Esterhuysen - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anriette@apc.org//anriette@gmail.com">anriette@apc.org//anriette@gmail.com</a></pre>
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      <div dir="ltr">Welcome on board.  Don't be shy to reach out to
        some familiar names you will see actively on the mailing list if
        you have any questions or mentorship.
        <div>It's a big community where we welcome you with a big open
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        <div>Caleb Ogundele</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at
          10:14 AM Hakikur Rahman <<a
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                  Olorundare <<a
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                  Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:54:55 +0600<br>
                  Subject: Re: [Announcement] Welcome to New NCSG
                  Members, April 2026<br>
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                            style="font-size:18px">Engr. Kunle
                            Olorundare,</span><i>SMIEEE</i></b><br>
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                      <div
style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><i>President,
                          ISOC Nigeria Chapter</i><br>
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                          Nigerian School on Internet Governance,</i><br>
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                          Nigeria MAG</i><br>
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                          National Chairman, Nigerian Institute of ICT
                          Engineers,</i><br>
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                      <div
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                          National Technical Committee on Smart City and
                          IoT</i><br>
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                          Working Group on </i><i>Workshop Process </i><br>
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                      <div dir="ltr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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                        <div>Kunle Olorundare (MNSE, PRINCE2)<br>
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                    NSCG Chair and Executive Committee,<br>
                    <br>
                    Thank you very much for the warm welcome. I am
                    honored to be among the <br>
                    new members approved to join the Non-Commercial
                    Stakeholder Group.<br>
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                    I truly appreciate the committee for finding me fit
                    to be part of this <br>
                    organization. I have great respect for the NCSG's
                    role within the ICANN <br>
                    ecosystem and I am eager to contribute to our
                    discussions regarding <br>
                    internet governance and policy development.<br>
                    <br>
                    Thank you again for the opportunity to contribute to
                    the group's <br>
                    mission.<br>
                    <br>
                    Best regards,<br>
                    <br>
                    Francis O.<br>
                    Azogi Nigeria Company<br>
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                    On 2026-04-28 16:49, Rafik Dammak wrote:<br>
                    > Dear NCSG members,<br>
                    > <br>
                    > The NCSG Executive Committee has approved
                    several applications to join<br>
                    > NCSG after starting  its new term and I would
                    like to welcome the new<br>
                    > members. They were successfully added to this
                    mailing list and should<br>
                    > be able to read this welcoming message and
                    follow the discussions from<br>
                    > now on on.<br>
                    > <br>
                    > I would like to invite you all to wish NCSG
                    incoming members a warm<br>
                    > welcome:<br>
                    > <br>
                    > Individual Members<br>
                    > <br>
                    >       * Jasmine Ko<br>
                    >       * Kenechukwu Okekenta<br>
                    >       * Mawuko Kudzo Kpatah<br>
                    >       * Ross Heinrich Moutele Ntsiba<br>
                    >       * David Inem<br>
                    >       * Mutegeki Cliff Agaba<br>
                    >       * Dana Cramer<br>
                    >       * Francis Ojeifo<br>
                    >       * Samaila Atsen Bako<br>
                    >       * Abdul Manaf Sulemana<br>
                    >       * Bilal Ibrahim<br>
                    > <br>
                    > Organizational Members<br>
                    > <br>
                    >       * NameHash Labs represented by Tyler
                    Caldonia<br>
                    > <br>
                    > As the NCSG chair, I am happy to provide help
                    and assist our new<br>
                    > members to become involved and active
                    participants in our stakeholder<br>
                    > group and in ICANN in general. They can also
                    count on other members<br>
                    > for onboarding and support. Please feel free to
                    reach me off-list if<br>
                    > you have any questions or you want to have a
                    chat for more<br>
                    > clarification.<br>
                    > <br>
                    > The chair of the NCSG Policy Committee will be
                    sharing updates on<br>
                    > public comments and opportunities to
                    participate in working groups and<br>
                    > policy discussions. As usual, we have several
                    drafts in progress that<br>
                    > will be shared for review and input.<br>
                    > <br>
                    > We held our discussion in this mailing list. In
                    addition to that, we<br>
                    > have our monthly Policy call and sometimes
                    webinars on specific<br>
                    > issues, details will be shared in the mailing
                    list. We also have<br>
                    > several sessions during ICANN meetings and
                    everyone can join remotely.<br>
                    > You will also see we have several public
                    consultations to respond to<br>
                    > and volunteers drafting comments on behalf of
                    NCSG.<br>
                    > <br>
                    > Feel free to reply to this thread and present
                    yourself to other<br>
                    > members and ask any questions.<br>
                    > <br>
                    > Below follows some useful resources/links:<br>
                    > <br>
                    >       * NCSG website<br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
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                    > [1]<br>
                    >       * List of working groups and members
                    involved:<br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116560501/NCSG+Participation+in+Working+Groups+Teams"
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                    >  [2]<br>
                    >       * Policy comments and statements:<br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116557294/Policy+Development"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116557294/Policy+Development</a><br>
                    >       * Recordings and transcripts of latest
                    meetings:<br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116567216/Meeting+Records"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116567216/Meeting+Records</a><br>
                    >       * Mailing list archive:<br>
                    > <a
href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS</a><br>
                    > <br>
                    > Best regards,<br>
                    > <br>
                    > Rafik Dammak<br>
                    > <br>
                    > NCSG chair<br>
                    > <br>
                    > <br>
                    > <br>
                    > Links:<br>
                    > ------<br>
                    > [1] <br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview</a><br>
                    > [2] <br>
                    > <a
href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116560501/NCSG+Participation+in+Working+Groups+Teams"
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        <div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b>
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