<div dir="ltr">Greetings from Popenguine-Ndayane, republic of Senegal.<div>Welcome on board to all the new members.<br></div><div>Good job ! </div><div>Wel done the team !!!<br></div><div>Warm regards</div><div>Olévié</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 6 avr. 2023 à 11:26, Esther Sandrine Ngom 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Caleb, </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for the email and detailed informations.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards <br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 6 avr. 2023 à 01:14, Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Npoc-discuss <<a href="mailto:npoc-discuss@icann.org" target="_blank">npoc-discuss@icann.org</a>> a écrit :<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><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 welcoming our new members below.</font></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">Organizational Members:</font></b><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>• <b>Advocacy Unified Network</b>- NCSG, NPOC represented by Bhattacharya Arindam <br>• <b>Africa Media and Information Technology Initiative</b>- NCSG, NPOC-represented by Ibrahim Haruna Gazzali<br>•<b> Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation (CCA Foundation)</b> - NCSG, NPOC represented by Mohammad Mostafizur Rahaman AP<br>•<b> Digital Agenda for Tanzania Initiative</b>- NCSG, NPOC-represented by Peter Mmbando<br>•<b> Finnish Internet Association (NCSG/NPOC)</b>-represented by Julf Helsingius<br>• <b>Fundacao Estudar-</b> NCSG, NPOC-represented by Cindyneia Cantanhede<br>• <b>India Internet Foundation</b> NCSG, NPOC represented by Anupam Agrawal<br>• <b>Internet Society Cameroon Chapter-</b> NCSG, NPOC represented by Esther Sandrine Ngom AF<br>• <b>Internet Society Ghana Chapter</b>- NCSG, NPOC-represented by Francis Acquah Amaning<br>• <b>ISOC Benin Chapter</b>- NCSG, NPOC-represented by Harold Adjaho<br>• <b>ISOC Palestine</b> (NCSG/NCUC)-represented by Zaher Qasssrawi<br>•<b> ISOC Uganda</b> (NCSG/NPOC)-represented by Joan Katambi<br>• <b>Lebanese Cyberspace Association-</b>NCSG, NPOC-represented by Amin Hacha AP<br>•<b> Libyan Internet society</b>- NCSG, NPOC- represented by Omar Shuran AF<br>• <b>Media Rights Agenda (MRA)</b>-NCSG, NPOC-represented by Idowu Adewale<br>• <b>Nigerian Youth IGF</b>-NCSG, NPOC-represented by Morisola Alaba<br>• <b>Organization for Digital Africa</b>- NCSG, NPOC- represented by Nazarius Kirama AF<br>• <b>PPDC</b> (NCSG/NPOC)-represented by Simeon Favour<br>• <b>West Africa ICT Action Network </b>(NCSG/NPOC)-represented by Peterking Quaye<br>• <b>Women in Technology (WITIN)</b>- NCSG, NPOC-represented by Martha Alade<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><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 organizations like yours. (Suggestion: read the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/beginners-guides-2012-03-06-en" style="margin:0px" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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://npoc.org/our-membership/" style="margin:0px" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer" 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, concerns,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><br></div><div><br></div><span>-- </span><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font 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