<div dir="auto">Greetings from Sénégal and warm welcome to the new membres<div dir="auto">Well done dear Caleb.</div><div dir="auto">You're doing an excellent job for the NPOC.</div><div dir="auto">Please, keep it up.</div><div dir="auto">Happy New year 2023 to everybody.</div><div dir="auto">Warm regards</div><div dir="auto">Olévié A. A. Kouami</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le ven. 6 janv. 2023, 16:47, Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Npoc-discuss <<a href="mailto:npoc-discuss@icann.org">npoc-discuss@icann.org</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear New and Existing NPOC Members,<br><div><br></div><div>I just wanted to point out these resources and add this new one to it</div><div><br><b>ICANN For Beginners<br></b><br></div><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/beginners" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.icann.org/en/beginners</a><br><br>Kindly go through the resource and I hope it helps new NPOC members understand the clear mission of ICANN.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you<br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 3:32 PM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele <<a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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 <span>NPOC</span> 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 <span>NPOC</span> Executive Committee, <font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please join me in welcoming our new members below.</font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>India Internet Foundation.</b> (representative to be defined) </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>AGORA Debate Association</b>-. Ioana Stupariu </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Society for the Advancement of Science in Africa</b>-Sam Lanfranco </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Caucasian Journal</b>- -Kaffka Alexander </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Africa Rapporteur Network</b>- -Taiwo Peter Akinremi</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>The IO Foundation</b>- -Jean F. Queralt </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Paradigm Initiative</b>- . Adeboye Adegoke </span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>The Dear Governments Organization</b>-. Emmanuel Ogu </span></li></ul><p></p></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 (<span>NPOC</span>)</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, <span>NPOC</span> 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 organizations 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" rel="noreferrer"><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 <span>NPOC</span> toolkit:</span><span style="margin:0px"> Learn more about <span>NPOC</span>’s work within ICANN, the <span>NPOC</span> structure, current working groups, the role of the <span>NPOC</span> 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" rel="noreferrer"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px"><span>NPOC</span> 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" rel="noreferrer"><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 <span>NPOC</span>:</span><span style="margin:0px"> You never know what opportunities for collaboration and conversation exist. (See</span><a href="https://npoc.org/our-membership/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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"><span>NPOC</span> website: </span><a href="http://www.npoc.org/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="margin:0px">www.<span>npoc</span>.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"><span>NPOC</span> DISCUSS list: </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss" style="margin:0px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="margin:0px">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/<span>npoc</span>-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"><span>NPOC</span> 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"><span>NPOC</span> Wiki: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg" style="margin:0px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><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" rel="noreferrer"><span style="margin:0px">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/<span>npoc</span>-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><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">NB: New Members are in BCC Mode until they are added to the mailing list.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font color="#000000">Mobile: +1-204-558-6904</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div>
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