New NCSG Members

[farzaneh badii]

Welcome to our new NCSG members:


Franco Giandana, Argentina

Eric Osterweil, United States


Please feel free to introduce yourself on the mailing list. We are
preparing for our  elections, so it's an exciting time (new members who
joined us for less than 30 days since the process started will not receive
a ballot, but you can watch the party and attend the candidates' call)

The structure of NCSG and its constituencies might be confusing at first. I
have attached some slides which might make things clearer and your
constituency will also have its own program and introductory materials
about getting engaged.  You can also find out about various committees and
activities by checking their open archive mailing lists, see how the
leaders decide and what they do (referenced in slides)

There is a learning curve but the leadership of NCSG and its constituencies
try hard to make it easier for the new members. Especially the Policy
Committee Chair has done a great job this year and we have had one of our
best years in terms of issuing public comments, which has engaged new
members. So don't hesitate to reach out if you want to help us.

The hottest topic nowadays is the WHOIS policy group (we call it
EPDP-expedited policy development process) that was formed to discuss
compliance with GDPR and privacy laws. NCSG has six appointed members to
the group and 3 alternates. You will periodically hear about the progress
of that group.

There are other policy groups at Generic Name Supporting Organization,
their progress is slow but a bit of patience and knowing that the group
will not be done anytime soon will make engagement more fulfilling.


And I am the chair of NCSG, until ICANN-Barcelona when the new chair takes
over.





Farzaneh
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