[Ncsg-discuss] [Announcement] Welcome to New NCSG Members, February 2026

[Bradan Fleming]

Thanks for the welcome!

I'm admittedly not that familiar with ICANN / NCSG ongoings yet, but I
look forward to getting involved. :-)

Best,
Bradan Fleming

On Sat, 2026-02-21 at 17:58 +0900, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Dear NCSG members,
> 
> The NCSG Executive Committee has approved several applications to join NCSG after starting  its new term and I would like to welcome the new members. 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.
> 
>  We will also have more information about the ICANN85 meeting in Mumbai where you can join remotely.
> 
> I would like to invite you all to wish NCSG incoming members a warm welcome:
> 
> Individual Members
> 
> Emanuel Lukawiecki
> Aung Myint Myat
> Bradan Fleming
> Sadichchha Silwal
> Mariana Vidotti
> Bibek Silwal
> Rhea Subramanya
> Chia I Cheng
> Koami Messan Zankou
> Thoko Miya
> Abbas Sibai
> 
> Organizational Members
> 
> One4All Alliance, Representative is Koami Messan Zankou 
> Girlhype - Women In Tech. Representative is Thoko Miya
> 
> 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.
> 
> The chair of the NCSG Policy Committee will be sharing updates on public comments and opportunities to participate in working groups and policy discussions. As usual, we have several drafts in progress that will be shared for review and input.
> 
> 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. You will also see we have several public consultations to respond to and volunteers drafting comments on behalf of NCSG. 
> 
> Feel free to reply to this thread and present yourself to other members and ask any questions.
> 
> Below follows some useful resources/links:
>  * NCSG website https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview
>  * List of working groups and members involved: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116560501/NCSG+Participation+in+Working+Groups+Teams 
>  * Policy comments and statements: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116557294/Policy+Development
>  * Recordings and transcripts of latest meetings:  https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/pages/116567216/Meeting+Records
>  * Mailing list archive: https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=NCSG-DISCUSS
> Best regards,
> 
> Rafik Dammak
> NCSG chair