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.

Please join me in welcoming our latest members:

Organizations and their representatives:

1) INTERNET SOCIETY CHAPTER OF CHAD (ISOC-CHAD)

  Youssouf Abdelrahim, and

2) BEDROC, Annie George – India

Information for New Members:

Below you find links to assist you learning more about NPOC, ICANN and participate in policy development.

• NPOC website: www.npoc.org

• NPOC DISCUSS list: https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss

• NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN

• NPOC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg

These links may also be of interest:

ICANN acronyms: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]

How to get involved:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]

List of working groups and their members:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]

Policy comments and statements:
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]

A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:
http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]

Information about GNSO and about GNSO activities during ICANN meetings:
http://gnso.icann.org/en/icannmeeting[gnso.icann.org]

To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/

Welcome on board!

As the Membership Chair, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Joan Kerr,