Information for Newcomers/All

[Olévié Kouami]

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Cheers !
-Olévié-


2015-05-14 17:20 GMT+00:00 Michael Romo <mromo1962 at gmail.com>:

> Maryam,
>
> Thank you! This is very helpful.
>
> Michael Romo
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org>
> wrote:
>
>>   Dear All,
>>
>>  Further to Rafik’s, response, I have aggregated a few links that would
>> be helpful to Newcomers. These links should provide a bit more
>> information/insight.
>>
>>
>>    - GNSO Policy Development Process (summary process of the way in
>>    which the GNSO develops policy consistent with the role of the GNSO as
>>    outlined in Article X of the ICANN Bylaws
>>    <http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X>):
>>    http://gnso.icann.org/en/basics/consensus-policy/pdp
>>    - GNSO Policy Efforts Information Page (lists GNSO Council members,
>>    WG members, briefing and documents, Newcomer Webinars etc) -
>>    http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm#newcomers
>>    - Newcomer Webinars (happens every quarter; reminder emails & remote
>>    participation details will be sent to the list) -
>>    http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04mar15-en.htm
>>    - NCSG Participation in Working Groups & Teams (this page tells you
>>    all the WG’s NCSG members are involved in currently etc) -
>>    https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40928134
>>    - Public Comments (NCSG response to call for public comments) -
>>    https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments-Current
>>
>> When you feel a bit more comfortable and are ready to ‘dive in', you will
>> find information on How to get involved in a Working group (WG) at:
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+In+Working+Groups
>>
>>  The NCSG wiki also contains a wealth of information, please regularly
>> visit the site at:
>> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/NCSG-Wiki+Home
>>
>>
>>  Many thanks,
>>  --
>>
>> Maryam Bakoshi
>>
>> Secretariat ­Support - NCSG, NCUC, NPOC
>>
>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>
>>
>>  Email:  maryam.bakoshi at icann.org
>>
>> Mobile:  +44 7737 698036
>>
>> Skype:  maryam.bakoshi.icann
>>
>>   From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM>
>> Reply-To: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM>
>> Date: Thursday, 14 May 2015 12:42
>> To: NCSG List <NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: Re: [Poll] Reminder topics of interest for the ICANN Board-NCSG
>> session in Buenos Aires
>>
>>   Hi Rao,
>>
>>  I am not sure that you read my response to Arthur but that is ok.
>>
>>  I think some volunteers are already   doing or ready to  mentoring,
>> supporting and helping when they get question or request and that happens
>> during working groups processes. not sure that we need to formalize such
>> process .
>>
>>  I would think instead if someone has some questions, he can send
>> them directly off list  to me  or councillors, officers or any other active
>> members since it may create a more 1-to-1 convenient personalized
>> discussion . I understand that can be hard for anyone to jump and intervene
>> , being worried to ask a "stupid" question. Well there is no stupid
>> question, we are here to support each other in peer basis. we all went
>> through learning curves and had to ask questions and search for answers. a
>> kind of active learning.
>>
>>  for newcomer webinar, we have that idea in pipeline to explain about
>> policy-development process but that will be more complementary to existing
>> effort provided by GNSO for newcomers to get involved in working groups.
>> the confcall is held in quarterly basis and it should be held next month if
>> I am not mistaking.
>>
>>  regarding volunteering for tasks, I think that anyone can take the lead
>> and not waiting to do things that he see relevant ,  share that with the
>> group later on. we can learn from other communities way of doing things
>>
>>  Best,
>>
>>  Rafik
>>
>> 2015-05-14 19:23 GMT+09:00 Rao Naveed Bin Rais <naveedbinrais at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> I also second Arthur as Rafik just did.
>>>
>>>  Referring to one of my earlier posts of March 10, I proposed 2-3
>>> measures in order to get new members engaged quickly. One of the point I
>>> proposed there was to have some volunteers which may act as mentors for the
>>> newcomers (2,3 new members associated with each mentor). The volunteers
>>> could be some active and contributing members. Another point I made there
>>> was to have a call for volunteers (for new members only) and give them some
>>> less important and small tasks to work on so as to boost their confidence
>>> and make them realize that they have started contributing.
>>>
>>>  a+,
>>> Naveed -
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Arthur Gwagwa <arthurgwagwa at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Dear Rafik
>>>>
>>>>  As a new member, I have been finding some of the discussions quite
>>>> bewildering and technical. It looks like I jumped into a discussion that
>>>> has been going on for years, and therefore I am still trying to get the
>>>> head and the tail of it. The paper written by David and Danielle has helped
>>>> me grasp a few basics of what is happening and may be able to participate
>>>> meaningfully in future. Perhaps in future, new members need more support,
>>>> especially provision of  a basic online resource kit.
>>>>
>>>>  Best.
>>>>
>>>> On 7 May 2015 at 14:08, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>  please suggest 2 or 3 topics we should discuss with ICANN board
>>>>> during our joint-session in ICANN meeting.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Best,
>>>>>
>>>>>  Rafik
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: 2015-04-27 20:10 GMT+09:00
>>>>> Subject: [Poll] topics of interest for the ICANN Board-NCSG session in
>>>>> Buenos Aires
>>>>> To: "NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu" <NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>  earlier that usual, we should find out the topics we would like to
>>>>> discuss with ICANN board in Buenos Aires meeting. we will try first to get
>>>>> several suggestions, then later we can narrow them to 3 topics for example.
>>>>> we have deadline for *15th May.*
>>>>>
>>>>>  this will allow more time for us and the board itself to prepare for
>>>>> the session. The ICANN board chair sent also a letter with suggestion for
>>>>> new format for that session, but also for a Board - Stakeholders Groups
>>>>> plenary session with agreed topics. please find more details in the
>>>>> attached document. I do think that is good step to improve the dialogue
>>>>> between the community and the board
>>>>>
>>>>>  so feel free to propose topics and please add 1 or 2 lines to
>>>>> explain what you think we should discuss on those issues.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>  Rafik
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>  Arthur Ernest Gwagwa
>>>> Legal Counsel, The Chambers
>>>> 11th Floor Old Mutual Centre
>>>> Harare, Zimbabwe
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>


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