<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>I am very delighted to be part of this group. I look forward to learning from you all and to know you and your work better. I am currently transitioning jobs but you may read some of my<a href="https://independent.academia.edu/ArthurGwagwa"> work here</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Arthur</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 April 2015 at 11:15, Walid AL-SAQAF <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walid.al-saqaf@ims.su.se" target="_blank">walid.al-saqaf@ims.su.se</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I join Bill in welcoming our new members coming from four continents!<br>
I'm confident that they will all be a great additional addition to our<br>
growing community.<br>
<br>
I too suggest you explore the official website <a href="http://ncuc.org" target="_blank">http://ncuc.org</a> and<br>
also the archived mailing lists at<br>
<a href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo</a> where you can click on<br>
the name of the list you are interested to learn more about. Once on<br>
the list's page, you can click on the first link (the Archives) and<br>
get to see what has been discussed in the past.<br>
<br>
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or post them on this list.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Walid Al-Saqaf<br>
<br>
Coordinator<br>
Membership Affairs Team<br>
NCUC<br>
<br>
> Since most everyone subscribed to NCUC-discuss is also subscribed to<br>
> NCSG-discuss, you probably will have seen Rafik’s message yesterday<br>
> welcoming new NCSG members. The following individuals and organizations<br>
> also elected to join NCUC and have now been added to this list, the<br>
> membership data base, and the web listing<br>
> <a href="http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/" target="_blank">http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/</a>. So we also are delighted to welcome to<br>
> NCUC<br>
><br>
> Organizations:<br>
><br>
> • Centre for Communication Governance National Law University Delhi, Arun<br>
> Sukumar, India<br>
> • Civil Initiative on Internet Policy, Tattu Mambetalieva, Kyrgyz Republic<br>
> • The Heritage Foundation, Brett Schaeffer, USA<br>
> • Kyrgyz Research and Education Network Association, Almaz Bakenov,<br>
> Kyrgyzstan<br>
> • Mérték Médiaelemző Műhely Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. (Mertek Media Monitor<br>
> Nonprofit Ltd.), Gábor Polyák, Hungary<br>
><br>
> Individuals:<br>
><br>
> • Arthur Gwagwa, UK<br>
> • Alyssa Mihai, Canada<br>
> • Cagri Emer, Australia<br>
> • Edwin Opare, Ghana<br>
> • Jimmy Rosario, San Domingo<br>
> • Karel Douglas, Trinidad and Tobago<br>
> • Mark Ayling, UK<br>
> • Muhammed Njie, Gambia<br>
> • Timothy Nii Martey Mensah, Ghana<br>
> Greetings to all, great to have you on board. Please feel free to introduce<br>
> yourself to colleagues here and share any particular interests and<br>
> activities related to NCUC, ICANN, etc.<br>
><br>
> Just a reminder, the ncsg-discuss list is for stakeholder group-wide<br>
> discussions, mostly with respect to GNSO issues and processes, while this<br>
> ncuc-discuss list is for the constituency only and focuses on our internal<br>
> views on these and other ICANN/Internet governance, as well as our<br>
> intra-organizational development and community engagement.<br>
><br>
> In addition to the NCSG pointers Rafik provided in his post, if you have the<br>
> time and interest in getting a bit more background, you might want to poke<br>
> around in<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.ncuc.org" target="_blank">www.ncuc.org</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo</a> (open archives of current<br>
> constituency mail lists)<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
><br>
> Bill<br>
><br>
> *********************************************************<br>
> William J. Drake<br>
> International Fellow & Lecturer<br>
> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br>
> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br>
> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,<br>
> ICANN, <a href="http://www.ncuc.org" target="_blank">www.ncuc.org</a><br>
> <a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (direct), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (lists),<br>
> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org" target="_blank">www.williamdrake.org</a><br>
> Internet Governance: The NETmundial Roadmap <a href="http://goo.gl/sRR01q" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/sRR01q</a><br>
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