<div dir="auto">Hi everyone,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for the warm welcome!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I’m really glad to be joining the NCSG community. I come from a cybersecurity background, with a strong interest in network security, DNS abuse mitigation, and internet safety. As a newcomer to the group, I look forward to learning from all of you, following the discussions, and contributing wherever I can.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I’ll also be following the upcoming ICANN87 sessions remotely and hope to connect with many of you!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto">Nageswararao Kanchi.</div><div dir="auto">New NCSG Member</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 4 Oct, 2026, 3:43 pm Frank Asefuah, <<a href="mailto:000023db58b28963-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">000023db58b28963-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you all for the warm welcome. I look forward to learning from all of you. I hope to meet as many of you as I can in Bali. I hope you don’t mind if I ask too many questions. <br id="m_8356248119777783031lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">Frank Asefuah </div><div dir="ltr">ICANN 87 Felllow</div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 27, 2026, at 12:34, Mawuko Kudzo Kpatah <<a href="mailto:000021204613eecf-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">000021204613eecf-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>Warm welcome to all new members. Enjoy your stay here.</div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" width="540px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p style="font-size:8px"></p></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" width="540px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid rgb(68,68,68);padding-bottom:5px"><span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(188,16,81)">Mawuko Kudzo Kpatah<br></span>Snr. IT Tutor/Facilitator, Ghana TVET Service (<a href="https://gtvets.gov.gh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GTVET</a>)  <br>Founder, Makatob IT Securities (<a href="https://www.makatobitsecurities.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MAKATOB</a>)  <span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(188,16,81)"><br></span>Fellow, Ghana School on Internet Governance (<a href="http://ghanasig.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">GhanaSIG</a>)  <br>Fellow, Trust and Safety Africa Academy (<a href="https://tsaacademy.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TSA Academy</a>)<br>Member, Internet Society Ghana Chapter (<a href="https://isoc.gh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ISOC - Ghana</a>)<br>Member, Cyber Security Expert Association Ghana (<a href="https://cyberexpertgh.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CSEAG</a>)<br>CISCO Accredited Trainer - MAKATOB Academy, Moba CyberSafety Academy and Network Training Academy</td><td align="right" valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid rgb(68,68,68);padding-bottom:5px"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:5px 0px 10px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Phone:</span> +233242748118 | +233208965544<div><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Email:</span> <a href="mailto:mawuko.kpatah@ghanasig.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mawuko.kpatah@ghanasig.org</a>, <a href="mailto:mkkpatah@makatobitsecurities.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mkkpatah@makatobitsecurities.com</a></div><div><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Linkedin:</span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuko-kudzo-kpatah/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuko-kudzo-kpatah/</a><a rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a> </div><div><font color="#ff0000">X:</font> <a href="https://x.com/KpatahMawuko" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://x.com/KpatahMawuko</a></div></td><td align="right" valign="top" style="padding:5px 0px 0px"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="#BC1051" style="padding:5px 10px"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bolder">| cybersecurity | Internet governance  |  online safety  |  INFO TECH  |</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p style="font-size:8px"><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 AM Frank Anati <<a href="mailto:00001ec0b277737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ss="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br>The NCSG Executive Committee has approved several applications to join NCSG and I would like to welcome the new members to our community. They were successfully added to this mailing list and should be able to read this welcoming message and follow the discussions from now on on.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I would like to invite you all to wish the NCSG incoming members a warm welcome:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b>In</b><b style="background-color:transparent">dividual Members:</b></div><div dir="ltr"><ul><li><p class="MsoNormal">Nebnonma Sandrine Kabre</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Diana Kozlovska</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Favour Ohemu</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Frank Asefuah</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Kanchi Nageswararao</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Ayeda Francois Daniel</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Ketevan Sepherteladze</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Nana Yaw Abrokwa</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Diego Parentes Fortes Dias de Castro</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Khaoula El Habyb</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Adegboyega Salako</p></li><li><p class="MsoNormal">Diego Parra</p></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr">As the NCSG chair, I am happy to provide help and assist our new members to become involved and active participants in our stakeholder group and in ICANN in general. They can also count on other members for onboarding and support. Please feel free to reach me off-list if you have any questions or you want to have a chat for more clarification.<br><br>The chair of the NCSG Policy Committee Farzaneh Badii will be sharing updates on public comments and opportunities to participate in working groups and policy discussions.<br><br>We held our discussion in this mailing list. In addition to that, we have our monthly Policy call and sometimes webinars on specific issues, details will be shared in the mailing list. We also have several sessions during ICANN meetings and everyone can join remotely, next meeting will be in Bali. You will also see we have several public consultations to respond to and volunteers drafting comments on behalf of NCSG. <br><br>Feel free to reply to this thread and present yourself to other members and ask any questions.<br><br>Below follows some useful resources/links:<br><ul><li>NCSG website<a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview</a></li><li>List of working groups and members involved: <a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116560501/NCSG+Participation+in+Working+Groups+Teams" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116560501/NCSG+Participation+in+Working+Groups+Teams </a></li><li>Policy comments and statements: <a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116557294/Policy+Development" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116557294/Policy+Development</a></li><li>Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:  <a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116567216/Meeting+Records" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116567216/Meeting+Records</a></li><li>Mailing list archive: <a href="https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS</a></li></ul>Best regards,<br><br>Rafik Dammak<div><br></div><div>NCSG chair<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br></div><br><br></div><br><br></div><br><br></div>
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