<div dir="ltr">Welcome to all the new members.<div><br></div><div>Thanks Caleb</div><div><br></div><div>Peace</div><div><br></div><div>Poncelet<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="monospace">Poncelet O. Ileleji<br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Jokkolabs Banjul - Lead</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Sait Matty Road, Bakau, Adjacent to Swedish Consulate</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">KMC, The Gambia</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">P O Box 4496 Bakau,KMC, The Gambia</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Skype: pons_utd</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Tel Direct Office: +220 4495115</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Tel Mobile/Whatsapp: +220 9912508<br></font></b></div><div><a href="http://www.jokkolabs.co" target="_blank"><b><font face="monospace">www.jokkolabs.net</font></b></a></div><div><b><font face="monospace">LinkedIn: Jokkolabs Banjul<br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Facebook: Jokkolabs Banjul</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace">Twitter: @jklBanjul</font></b></div><div><b><font face="monospace"><br></font></b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 2:16 PM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele <<a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear NPOC Members,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default">On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee, <font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please join me in <span>welcoming</span> our new members below.</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0cm"><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#134f5c">Internet Society, Nigeria Chapter, Nigeria, Bukola Oronti<u></u><u></u></font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#134f5c">Ghana School on Internet Governance, Ghana, Sarata Oname<u></u><u></u></font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#134f5c">Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation, Ghana, Wisdom Donkor</font></span></li></ul></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">As you are aware, </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)</span><span style="margin:0px">, is the home for not-for-profits which have a domain name and want to participate in the making of policy that influences the current internet infrastructure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">As the
Membership Committee Chair
, I am happy to provide any necessary help for our new and old members to become fully engaged within our Constituency and our Stakeholder Group to facilitate the onboarding process into our community - and you will find many members willing to do the same! <br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">To better understand how to do that, you need to first understand ICANN´s complex structure. As you already know from the application process, NPOC is part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), which means that we represent the non-commercial interests of the internet community. Specifically, those of non-for-profits. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">We believe that non-for-profits have to play a central role in creating, discussing, and reviewing top-level domain names policy and so have outlined some </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">key steps</span><span style="margin:0px"> you can take to familiarize yourself with the process and get involved:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">1. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Understand what a domain name is</span><span style="margin:0px">: Learn more about the domain name system (DNS) and the problems, challenges, and opportunities they bring to the operation of organisations like yours. (Suggestion: read the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/beginners-guides-2012-03-06-en" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">Beginners Guides</span></a><span style="margin:0px">) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">2. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Read the NPOC toolkit:</span><span style="margin:0px"> Learn more about NPOC’s work within ICANN, the NPOC structure, current working groups, the role of the NPOC Executive Committee (ExCom), including a glossary of acronyms, which we know can be very tricky! (Suggestion: read</span><a href="https://www.npoc.org/about/what-is-npoc/beginners-guide-to-npoc/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Beginners Guide</span></a><span style="margin:0px">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">3. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Learn about the policy-making process:</span><span style="margin:0px"> Understand how to help create and review policy, via the online working groups, public comments and open discussions; or at the ICANN Meetings that take place three times every year (Suggestion: Watch</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPS_0Ut2FRk&list=PLQziMT9GXafXm-5MHQ5YIcRNy5rdUCRhS&index=1" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">Policy Development Process Video</span></a><span style="margin:0px">]</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">4. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Get to know the other non-for-profits members of NPOC:</span><span style="margin:0px"> You never know what opportunities for collaboration and conversation exist. (See</span><a href="https://www.npoc.org/about/members/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">our Members</span></a><span style="margin:0px">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">5. Understand the ICANN complex structure:</span><span style="margin:0px"> start by checking the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chart-2012-02-11-en" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">organizational structure</span></a><span style="margin:0px"> for more information about the ICANN hierarchy, then go through ICANN free-of-charge certified courses, available on </span><a href="https://learn.icann.org/#/catalog" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">ICANN Learn</span></a><span style="margin:0px">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">We also encourage you to follow our activity online:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC website: </span><a href="http://www.npoc.org/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">www.npoc.org</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC DISCUSS list: </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN - Follow us and stay tuned!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Wiki: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">Besides this, here are a list of other resources which may be useful:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">ICANN acronyms: </span><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=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">How to get involved: </span><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=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">List of working groups and their members:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><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=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">Policy comments and statements:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><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=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><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=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">I know that this can be overwhelming, so allow me to invite you to a short introductory discussion or our next membership meeting when the call is announced, where you can ask all your questions and discuss how you can get involved. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">If you have any questions, comments, concern,s or feedback please don’t hesitate to contact me directly, we will gladly help you!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">Let’s start working together!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">Best wishes,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Caleb Ogundele</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">Membership Committee Chair </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">on behalf of the Executive Committee Team</span></p></font></div></div><div><br></div></div>
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