<div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_15b49793add7c65b" alt="Inline image 1" width="410" height="79"><br><br></div>Dear All,<br><div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font color="#000000">I
am pleased to welcome in the following organization(s) as new NPOC
members. The new members applied through Non-Commercial Stakeholder
Group (NCSG) and approved by the NCSG Executive Committee. The new
members are now added to this mailing list and should able to read
this welcome message and follow the discussions and participate in
policy discussion and public comments.<br>
<br>
Please join me in
welcoming our latest members:<br>
<br>
</font><font color="#000000"><b>Organizations
and their representatives:<br>
</b></font><font color="#000000"><br>
</font></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">1) INTERNET SOCIETY CHAPTER OF CHAD (ISOC-CHAD)</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Youssouf Abdelrahim, and <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">2) </span>BEDROC, Annie George – India </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%">
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Information
for New Members:</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Below you find
links to assist you learning more about NPOC, ICANN and participate
in policy development.</font></font></p>
<ul><li>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">NPOC website:
</font></font><a href="http://www.npoc.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">www.npoc.org</font></a></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">NPOC DISCUSS
list: </font></font><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss</font></a></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">NPOC Twitter:
@NPOC_ICANN</font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">NPOC Wiki:
</font></font><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg</font></a></p>
</li></ul><p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">
</font><font color="#000000"><b>These
links may also be of interest:</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">ICANN acronyms:
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_glossary-2D2014-2D02-2D03-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=M1SYxWzomMsJ94D9Xc4rCHI3IRpgz7mdASXzXbCIJS4&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]</u></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
How
to get
involved:<br>
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_How-2BTo-2BGet-2BInvolved&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=ZGye3ScZvDCzwSKMYT8FfKr198LmaP46qRbA77AwQP0&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]</u></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
List
of working groups and their
members:<br>
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Getting-2BInvolved-2Bin-2BWorking-2BGroups&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=sgSsWs6sMytnPmA695XvfrQhAeY_qLKq5BprsyyD4IM&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]</u></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Policy
comments and
statements:<br>
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Policy-2BDevelopment&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=W7BdpcxSvy820uRO6nvUlJoRNOJUAEcaiBlMnDltY_o&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]</u></font></font></a></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">A one-stop
page about ICANN's policy
efforts:<br>
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gnso.icann.org_files_gnso_presentations_policy-2Defforts.htm&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=LWV48H1hFEteHNRjrDFaj-XQH1Ma5bWGPPSx18hFa60&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]</u></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Information
about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN
meetings:<br>
</font></font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_icannmeeting&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=I-m0_bFun3xPF9wQv2JYz3JDm33VqxN3UrxKIfo5ImY&e=" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><u>http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting[gnso.icann.org]</u></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">To
catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive:
</span></font></font><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/</span></font></a></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:0.37cm">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">
</font><font color="#000080">Welcome
on board!<br>
<br>
As the Membership Chair, please feel free to
contact me if you have any questions.<br>
Joan Kerr,</font></font></p><font color="#000080"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">NPOC Membership
Chair</font></font>
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