Dear Rafik

A special thank you to you from me, and also on behalf of everyone in
APC. During you term as chair you have helped me to understand the
ever-confusing world of ICANN. This is a world that I have seen emerge
and grow but which remains hard to grasp for those of us who are not
fully immersed in it.

You were always there when I had a question, and you always provided
clear and easy to understand answers.

So thanks very, very much.

Tapani, really looking forward to working with you. You have been a
voice of calm and reason in the IGF internet rights and principles
context and as the discussion about human rights in ICANN intensifies it
is a really good for NCSG to have chair with expertise in this area.

Best wishes to you both.

Anriette


On 22/10/2015 10:44, Milan, Stefania wrote:
> Dear Rafik
> 
> thanks you so much for your energy, dedication and commitment over these
> intense years.
> 
> You did an amazing job, and you will be missed.
> 
> Stefania
> 
> 
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> *Da:* NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> per conto di Rafik
> Dammak <[log in to unmask]>
> *Inviato:* giovedì 22 ottobre 2015 10.03
> *A:* [log in to unmask]
> *Oggetto:* my last day as NCSG chair
>  
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am sending this last email as NCSG chair , since my term ends with the
> last day of Dublin meeting. Tapani is officially the NCSG chair after
> the ICANN board session this afternoon, I wish him good luck and keen to
> offer him my support for the coming months. 
> 
> I wanted to thank all NCSG members who trusted me for  2 years, also the
> NCSG officers. I really enjoyed serving in such role and hoped to do
> more things. I could do some things, not succeeding on others and some
> that I couldn't do yet. 
> I trust Tapani will do more and being successful to reach the goals he
> set, following his strategy and get inputs. He needs all our support and
> help for the challenges ahead.
> 
> My focus was to improve the operational side of NCSG like membership
> management, being able to influence more policy by regular submitting
> public comment, and more important being able to engage our members and
> let them more involved in policy making process, to communicate and
> collaborate with other groups and communicate better about NCSG
> activities.  That was built in what my predecessors did and I am passing
> this now to the new chair. I will also make a self-evaluation and
> self-criticism in timely manner.  I did the hand-over with Taapni and
> everything should be ok. You will also receive details of recordings of
> NCSG sessions in Dublin meeting and there will be follow-up.
> 
> of course, I will continue my involvement and will be happy to  support
> our members on my personal capacity and respond to your questions.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Rafik Dammak
> 
> former NCSG chair
> 
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